El Quitapenas, Santiago, Chile

Reviewed by Elena Voss · Roavina Travel Editor

Opening hours

Sunday	10:00 – 18:00
Monday	10:00 – 20:00
Tuesday	10:00 – 20:00
Wednesday	10:00 – 20:00
Thursday	10:00 – 18:00
Friday	10:00 – 20:00
Saturday	10:00 – 20:00

Checked 2026-09-04 · Source

Today: Open today, 10:00 – 20:00
Visit duration: 1 hour
Accessibility: Not recorded
Price: Not recorded
Standing: Notable
Rank: Rank 6,132 of 12,954

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Place details and sources

This place is a Restaurant.

Type of place: Restaurant OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09

El Quitapenas is a long-running Chilean bar and restaurant opposite Santiago’s General Cemetery. Public references describe Chilean and Latin American home-style cooking, live music at night, and dishes including cazuela, pastel de choclo, roast pork with potatoes, roast chicken and fried fish.

Practical details

Phone: +56 2 2737 8199
Full address: Av. Recoleta 1485, Santiago, Región Metropolitana, Chile
Sunday: 10:00 – 18:00
Monday: 10:00 – 20:00
Tuesday: 10:00 – 20:00
Wednesday: 10:00 – 20:00
Thursday: 10:00 – 18:00
Friday: 10:00 – 20:00
Saturday: 10:00 – 20:00

Notable dishes

Cazuela de vacuno
pastel de choclo
costillar al horno con papas
pollo asado con papas
rape
picada
ensalada surtida
consomé.

Sources

Checked 2026-09-04

Where it is

Nearby

Within 20 min on foot

1 hr 30 min
15 min walk
Museo de Artes Decorativas (Santiago de Chile)
- Must see
- Museum
20 min
18 min walk
Cerro San Cristóbal
- Must see
- Viewpoint
30 min
20 min walk
Sanctuary on San Cristóbal Hill
- Must see
- Place of worship