Olán

Av. Seminario 96 (corner Rancagua)

This is a very small restaurant, located just 6 minutes away by walking from El Patio Suizo, you can't make reservations because is SO LOVED by everyone that is always full, so you have to know forehand that if you find a table when you get there, you're lucky, otherwise, you need patience to wait. They have actually 2 restaurants, one Olán is at the right hand side of the street and the other one at the opposite side of the Seminario Ave. Both are known, delicious and full.

The prices are really convenient and the food is very tasty. The dishes are more than enough and a MUST TASTE is their Pisco Sour, is great!! Ceviche is wonderful! the Pepper Steak with rice is marvellous, but the the only thing is that the restaurant is always so full that the service needs patience since they're a bit slow. But after all... we're having vacations! we're having fun! there's no rush!

We totally recomend it!

Atmosphere: totally casual

Prices: convinient

Opened from Mon to Sat lunch and dinner

Sunday only lunch

Update (May 30th, 2010): Olan is still a very good choice, prices went a little bit up, like everywhere else, but food is still great and dishes are very big!

De Cangrejo a Conejo

Av. Italia 805 Providencia ** Santiago

Just around the corner from Patio Suizo is this wonferful restaurant, one of our very favourite restaurants, overhead in sommer. The reason, the gorgeous backyard they have combined with an excelent a la carte menu and a great selection of wines. The name of the restaurant "De Cangrejo a Conejo" means "from Crab to rabbit" and it gives you an idea of how the menu is. They have everything meat, pasta, fish, shellfish, etc. You can chose among 12 dishes combined with different salads and joined by great chilean wines. It's a stylish restaurant and the service is very good as well. You can have lunch there or dinner. For lunch time they have a Menu (12 USD) with main course, a glass of wine, water or sodas, dessert & coffe or tea. If you wanted something else you can always order a la carte.

We really reccomend you to go there!

They open from Mo - Fri from 1 pm to 4 pm for lunch; 8 pm to 1 am for dinner

Sat from 8 pm to 1 am for dinner

cheers!

URL: http://www.decangrejoaconejo.cl

Update: (May 30th, 2010): STILL GREAT!