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Food tours Centro · Mercado Central

Santiago Street Food Tour: Downtown and Terremoto

Activity
Food
Walking
2.5 km
Duration
3h 15m
Group size
Runs with one person, any day of the year · max 10
Languages
English, Spanish, Portuguese

Overview

Eat like a Chilean through downtown Santiago: a sweets kit to start, mote con huesillo, a barros luco with pisco, completos, empanada and caldillo at the market, and a terremoto at La Piojera.

Highlights

  • Taste Chile's street-food classics with a local foodie guide
  • Start with a Chilean sweets kit and a mote con huesillo
  • Try empanadas, completos and a Barros Luco with pisco
  • Taste Mercado Central seafood and Neruda's caldillo
  • Finish with a terremoto at legendary La Piojera

Itinerary

Approximate times for the 09:30 departure.

  1. 01

    09:30Meet, welcome and Chilean sweets 15 min

    Paseo Nueva York; welcome + candy kit.

  2. 02

    09:45Mote con huesillo 15 min

    Chile's iconic sweet drink from a street cart.

  3. 03

    10:00Bar Nacional: barros luco and pisco 45 min

    Barros Luco, pastel de choclo, pisco sour.

  4. 04

    10:45Completo at El Portal Exbahamondes 30 min

    The loaded Chilean hot dog.

  5. 05

    11:15Mercado: empanada and caldillo 45 min

    Zunino empanada + caldillo de congrio at Pailas Blanca.

  6. 06

    12:00La Piojera and the terremoto 30 min

    The pipeno-and-ice-cream drink.

  7. 07

    12:30Farewell at Plaza de Armas 15 min

    Walk back to the safe central square.

Included in the price

  • Chilean sweets kitUS$3
  • Mote con huesilloUS$3
  • Barros Luco sandwichUS$7
  • Completo (Chilean hot dog)US$4
  • Chilean empanadaUS$4
  • Caldillo (fish soup)US$6
  • Pisco sourUS$5
  • Terremoto at La PiojeraUS$4

Included valueUS$35

Plus a trilingual local guide · group of 10 at most

Why it costs what it costs

Over 3h 15m, what you eat and drink is included: US$35 you won’t pay on the spot. Plus a local guide who speaks your language and a group that never goes over 10 people.

What’s included

  • Trilingual foodie guide
  • Chilean sweets kit (Super 8, Trencito, Sahne Nuss, Baton)
  • All tastings: mote, barros luco, completo, empanada, caldillo
  • Pisco sour and a terremoto at La Piojera
  • Group photos taken by your guide, sent after the tour
  • Never more than 10 people, even with more bookings: we split the group

Not included

  • Transport, hotel pickup and drop-off (walking tour)
  • Additional food/drinks
  • Gratuities

What to bring

  • Come hungry
  • Comfortable shoes
  • Water

Good to know

Alcohol 18+. Runs Mon-Sat. ~3 km walking.

Booking conditions

  • Runs with 1 people. If a departure does not reach it, we tell you in advance and you choose: another date at no cost, private (paying the difference) or a full refund.
  • Never more than 10 people per group: if there are more bookings on the same day, we split the group.
  • Online booking closes 12 hours before the start.
  • Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start.
  • We meet at a fixed, easy-to-find point (photo and directions below and in your voucher).
  • Pay by card (Mercado Pago), PayPal, bank transfer (CLP, USD or EUR) or Pix; instant confirmation by email.

The route on the map

Approximate locations. Use Ctrl + scroll (or two fingers) to zoom.

Approximate locations. Use Ctrl + scroll (or two fingers) to zoom.

Where we meet

Paseo Nueva York and the Santiago Stock Exchange
Meeting point
Paseo Nueva York · Club de la Unión
Address
Nueva York 11, Santiago Centro
How to get there
Metro Universidad de Chile (Line 1), exit to Nueva York. We meet in front of the Club de la Unión.
Be there at
09:20 · 13:50 (10 minutes before departure)
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Cancellation

Cancel up to 24 hours before the start for a full refund. Later cancellations and no-shows are not refundable.

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