In Valparaiso we recommend the following restaurants, coffee houses and snackbars:
Coffee/salad/sandwich
Cafe con letras (Almirante Montt, Cerro Alegre)
A place to read and have Chilean onces, a great sandwich and some excellent pies
El Jardin (Urriola 564, Cerro Alegre)
Great atmosphere, pleasant living room experience and original Brazilian desserts
El desayunador (cerro Alegre, Almirante Montt 399, eldesayunador.cl)
Breakfast all day long in a typical porteño place
Bogarin (Plaza Victoria, bogarin.cl)
Fresh juices and sandwiches in a traditional Valpo take away
Cafe Latte (El plan/Downtown, Condell 1235)
a bit too classically decorated but nice desserts and cakes
Lunch
ViaViaCafe (Almirante Montt 217, also via Pasaje Dimalow, viaviacafe.cl)
refined lunch at a sharp price in a restored Art Deco house with green patio, Belgian cuisine
Carpe Diem (Cumming 107, between El Plan and Ex-carcel)
low key setting but excellent and sharp priced lunches and … Peruvian food
Kuukai (Molina 328, on Plaza Victoria)
accompany your sushi with a small salad and soup at lunch time
Dining
ViaViaCafe (Almirante Montt 217, also via Pasaje Dimalow, viaviacafe.cl)
Belgian cuisine and international classics in a restored Art Deco house with green patio
Samsara (Almirante Montt 427, Cerro Alegre, samsararestaurante.cl)
Thai food in a contemporary setting, no fake Thai stuff
Le Filou de Montpelier (Almirante Montt 382, Cerro Alegre, lefiloudemontpelier.cl)
A French classic bistro, the first on the hill
Montealegre (Calle Higuera 133, Cerro Alegre, hotelcasahigueras.cl)
Nice setting in an upscale hotel, patio with absolutely great view
Tipical
Porto Viejo (Valdivia 154, Barrio Puerto)
Learn all about Chile’s and Valparaiso´s fish and seafood classics, great value, good service
Caleta Portales (Avenida España, on the beach, caletaportales.cl)
On the beach, great view and all the Chilean fish classics you like
Chorillana places
Chorillana: a stomach bursting pile of fries, fried onions, cheese and meat or seafood, only for the brave and hungry
J. Cruz: praised by some, found disappointing by others. The place is worth a visit for it’s popular charm
Dominos and Mastadonte are supposed to have the real stuff
Empanada places
Empanada: a true Latin-American classic of pastry with a meat, fish or original filling
Around the old market.
Onces
Onces: Afternoon tea with sandwiches, cake and sweets. Most places bring their version.
El Jardin (see above)won the best onces 2010 award
Cafe con letras (see above) have a nice variety of onces
El cafe del poeta serves great sandwiches and deserts