Bar Liguria
📍 Av. Providencia 1353, 7500575 Santiago, Providencia, Región Metropolitana, Chile
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Google: 4.3 • TripAdvisor: 4
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Bar Liguria, located in the vibrant city of Santiago, Chile, exudes a warm and inviting charm that keeps both locals and visitors coming back for more. With its rich history of over 30 years, this restaurant combines a lively atmosphere with a delightful culinary experience. The spacious dining areas, one intimate and dimly lit, and the other bright and airy with tall ceilings, provide an excellent backdrop for enjoying Latin and Chilean cuisine. Diners rave about the delicious seafood dishes, such as sea urchin and abalone, along with a variety of quality wines available at reasonable prices. The friendly staff adds to the welcoming ambiance, making it a perfect spot for couples, families, or friends looking to enjoy good food and great hospitality.
Signature Dishes
- •Sea Urchin (Erizos)
- •Abalone (Locos)
- •Congrio Frito
- •Mechada Meat with Spaghetti
- •Merluza Fish
- •Ostiones (Scallops Parmesan)
- •Torta de Hojas
Overall rating 4.2 / 5 (7,743 reviews)
Google: 4.3 (4897 reviews)
TripAdvisor: 4 (2846 reviews)
Customer Reviews
I have only been there once, but we tried a total of 4 dishes. All excellent. I had sea urchin (erizos) for the first time. A creamy type of ceviche. I also had abalone (locos) for the first time. It is a small portion, but it was excellent. I like mollusks in general and this might take the cake as the best. The drinks were also great (a basil-based cocktail? It was a 10). There are two main dining areas: one is darker and more suited for an intimate dining experience; the other is larger, brighter, with a very tall ceiling. Highly recommended.
Excellent food and service as usual, and of course a variety of quality wines. All that at very affordable prices. It is no wonder it has been there for over 30 years.
It pains me deeply to leave a negative review for this iconic place. During the 2000s and 2010s I visited Liguria extensively for its authentic Chilean home cooking that elevates traditional recipes to a level of quality found nowhere else. Today, however, things are very different: portions have shrunk drastically and prices have doubled. The same place that was once a meeting point for locals and workers in the area has become a tourist trap and the gentrification of home-cooked staples like cazuela, dishes rooted in rural or working-class traditions that Liguria manages to turn into an armed robbery.
Overpriced, bland and aloof. This is a celebrated restaurant (I went to the location in Providencia, which is supposed to be the best of the three locations), and was very disappointed. The service was not only slow, but uncaring, and the food was very average. I really wanted to like this restaurant, but it did not deliver :)