The must-see Nightlife and the culinary experiences in Santiago

Although you may encounter Santiago very Europeanized; cold, commercial focused, big-city atmosphere, there are still some Latin roots to be found! It takes time to truly get a good picture of Santiago because all the neighbourhoods breaths a very different vibe. If you are limited by time, there should be no excuse to not visit Bellavista and Manuel Montt!

Gulden Draak, a Belgian favo.

As I was looking for bartender and waiter jobs when I first arrived, I found plenty of opportunities along the street Manuel Montt. This zone has grown to become a thriving, and diverse culinary centre in Santiago, and offers a great variety of cuisine, pubs, and a stunning selection of craft beers from around the world. The street has attracted professional and enthusiastic entrepreneurs to share their passion for food and drinks, and have thus built up a family friendly, artisanal neighbourhood of cuisine and beverages! And conveniently, at night the area transforms into a very popular nightclub scene! (Be sure to check out the Peruvian cuisine!)

Bellavista is another centre of food, drinks and dance, though with more of an artistic and underground culture feel! Pío Nono and Constitución are the two main streets of the neighbourhood packed with bars, restaurants, and nightclubs (leading up from Plaza Italia). The patios fill up with people enjoying just a beer or two in the afternoon, more so during the evening, and peaks around midnight when the nightclubs fill up!

Keep your eyes open for quality street performers!

But the real charm of Bellavista lies in the shadows of its popular radiance, in the calm and old-fashion local bars, which transcends in their cultural heritage and atmosphere. One I visited recently, endorses the acoustic music from the era of the dictatorship, when this type of folklore was band. The atmosphere takes you far away from the popular scene, and lets you recognize and appreciate a culturally very different scene in Santiago. And the "after" (as they also call it here in Chile) we headed for, lied hidden behind what appeared to be just a normal residence door a few blocks from the main street. But after ringing the door bell, it opened up to a thriving party atmosphere early in the morning!

We ran into a Metal concert !,,!_

Graffiti decorated streets

It is a tremndous advantage to go out with a local Chilean to truly find the best places in town. Still causion is always adviced due to their sometimes dubious and greedy character! ;)

Hope you all have a stellar time! XD