Must-see nightlife in Sur Chico

  • Cervecería Artesanal Armin Schmid

    The Lakes District

    If you're within 100km of Osorno and a beer lover, you'll want to readjust your itinerary to visit this improvised temple of suds, the south's most…

  • Chester Beer Brewing Company

    Puerto Varas

    American nanobrewer 'Chester' (real name Derek Way) has been at it since 2006, long before 'craft' was a thing in Chile. His rustic but epic countryside…

  • Lagerhaus

    Sur Chico

    Temuco's top spot for locally crafted cerveza artesanal is this 15-tap hops hideaway tucked into the corner of the Paseo Los Suizos strip mall. Inside, it…

  • El Growler

    Sur Chico

    Sur Chico's best craft-beer destination, El Growler is a collaboration between an Oregonian brewer and his Chilean partner. There are 15 taps, more or…

  • Caffé El Barista

    Puerto Varas

    This stylish Italian-style coffeehouse serves Sur Chico's best espresso from its La Marzocco machine, and draws a healthy breakfast and lunch crowd for…

  • Pub Puerto Varas

    Puerto Varas

    Two veteran hostelers opened this obviously named bar in 2017, finally giving the town what it lacked for decades: a drinking establishment dedicated to…

  • Delirium Tremens

    Sur Chico

    Traverse through doors between an inviting patio and several living-room-like spaces at Villarrica's one spot for craft beer, a five-tap brewpub that's…

  • BeerHouse

    Pucón

    Beggars can't be choosers, so hopheads congregate here, Pucón's only bar dedicated to cervezas artesanales. That said, while there isn't much to choose…

  • Taberna Pirata

    The Lakes District

    The quirkily themed Pirata is Osorno's closest thing to legendary bar – vaguely divey and catering to bohemian locals in the know. It's the city's best…

  • El Randonnés

    Sur Chico

    Steeped in skiing and mountain-bike sports (friendly owner Andrés makes custom-built splitboards), this popular après-ski restobar is a haven for cervezas…

  • Cirus Bar

    Puerto Montt

    By day, it's one of Puerto Montt's best-value lunch destinations. By night, as one local put it, 'It's a great place to find some sinister personalities!'…

  • Madd Goat Coffee Roasters

    Pucón

    Pucón may have got hip to good coffee two decades after everyone else, but it finally has a third-wave coffeehouse to satiate the masses dying from…

  • Gallardía

    The Lakes District

    Occupying a traditional Osorno residence, Gallardía is a rooster-adorned enclave for craft beers (Kross, along with Belgian, Dutch, Spanish and German…

  • Casa Mawen Café

    Puerto Varas

    Occupying a big, beautiful lake-view home, Chilean-owned Mawen is the town's other great coffee spot, with more of a local vibe, a family-friendly…

  • Mama's & Tapas

    Pucón

    Known simply as 'Mama's,' this is Pucón's long-standing bar of note. It boasts an all-wood wall and ceiling space designed by an acoustic engineer to…

  • Magnolia Café

    Puerto Montt

    Cute little cafe tucked away inside Casa del Diamante, which also houses a Bikram yoga center. It's a fine, locals' secret for breakfast (CH$2900 to CH…

  • Bravo Cabrera

    Puerto Varas

    Named after a Patagonian Robin Hood who stole beef from the rich and threw barbecues for the poor, this fashionable restobar is where you'll find upper…

  • BouleBar

    Puerto Montt

    Old Rolling Stone covers and other musical propaganda dot this classic, multiroomed bar lit with candles and featuring several tables and a bar rack made…

  • Bundor

    Sur Chico

    This seven-tap brewhouse in trendy Isla Teja brews commendable Russian Imperial Stouts, Wee Heavies, Oatmeal Stouts and American India Pale Ale, among…

  • Cervecería Petermann

    Sur Chico

    This microbrewery and pizzeria, named after Huilo-Huilo founder, Víctor Petermann, is the end-all, be-all of Huilo-Huilo nightlife in high season and…

  • La Vieja Escuela

    Pucón

    This dark and sexy bar/club/live-music venue – 'The Old School' – caters to sophisticated 30-somethings who've outgrown the guide-versus-backpacker pickup…

  • Black Forest

    Pucón

    Black Forest caters to a slightly more refined drinking crowd content to tuck away in chic lounge environs, soak up cocktails with decent sushi and enjoy…