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EdwardS
Born and raised in Texas. Howdy! Growing up with the flavors of the Tex-Mex culture has greatly inspired me to travel through Latin America. So far I have traveled to Costa Rica,…
Born and raised in Texas. Howdy! Growing up with the flavors of the Tex-Mex culture has greatly inspired me to travel through Latin America. So far I have traveled to Costa Rica, Mexico, and now Chile. It is through my travels that I have come to the conclusion that there is nothing worse than traveling to a foreign city and ending up in a restaurant where everyone else is carrying the same guidebook as you. In fact, many of the best places in Santiago are barely mentioned in guidebooks. I will give you the insight to the cleanest and safest city in America del Sur. Happy trails.
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Il Maestrale
As previously mentioned, Chileans have a very large sweet tooth and no shortage of options to ruin their teeth, but the overwhelming favorite is ice cream. If you are the type of person who likes to stay away from chain restaurants, then there is just the place for you when it comes to ice cream. Tucked away in Patio Bellavista is Il Maestrale. While this shop has less selection than a larger chain, the quality is not lacking. So don't be shy about asking for a sample if you are unsure as to what flavor you want. But the inside scoop here is that they are all wonderful and you can't go wrong with any flavor of ice cream being offered. It is hard to give you a heads up here, because the flavors are always changing. The one thing I can tell you is that there will surely be a flavor there that you have never heard of and if you get a scoop of it you will not be disappointed.