Valparaíso

On the second floor of the Mercado Cardonal cnr Ave Brasil and Uruguay there are a few excellent, cheap and midrange restaurants serving lunch.

Estación Cielo Amierto

A cute cafe on the Cerro Bellavista which has juices, smoothies, and sandwiches.

Beautiful food in a small, romantic setting. Carpaccio with oysters was exquisite, Garbanzo soup was flavorful read: spicey, fresh and probably the best I've ever had.

The most traditional food in Valparaiso is the Chorrillana, a heaping mound of french fries topped with steak, onion, and eggs. You can eat this in the traditional restaurant J Cruz. Fresh seafood is readily available in many small restaurants around the city, especially around the muelle wharf areas, and is considered a must for any seafood lover. Neighboring Viña del Mar features a much larger and more expensive variety of international cuisines, including Thai, Mexican, and Argentine.

Bakeries are located on nearly every block, and produce quite delicious breads that can be had warm and right out of the oven at almost any time throughout the day. They are best enjoyed smothered with palta, which are grown en masse in Chile palta is the Chilean word for avocado, known in most other Spanish-speaking countries as aguacate. In addition to the many types of bread, another widely available snack to keep you settled as you walk the streets are empanadas, a flaky pastry, almost like a croissant, filled with meat or cheese.

Top end

Cafe Turri Paseo Gervasoni by the ascensor conception great views and good food