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Café de especialidad · Santiago

Specialty coffee cafés in Santiago

Roasters from Miraflores and Lastarria to Los Leones and Vitacura.

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Café de especialidad (specialty coffee) came late to Santiago. Until the mid-20th century, coffee was drunk mainly in the few cafés of Santiago, Valparaíso and other large cities, while households made tea, mate or café de trigo (wheat coffee). Instant coffee then spread through homes and restaurants, and imported coffee makers reached Chilean kitchens from the 1990s.1

Instant still leads at home. In a 2025 Corpa survey, 66% of Chilean coffee drinkers preferred instant powder and 28% whole beans, and only 20% said they drink coffee in cafés.2 The specialty trade gathers each July at ExpoCafé, founded in 2018; the 2026 edition at Espacio Riesco was scheduled to host the national qualifiers for the world Barista, Brewing and AeroPress championships.3

Local tip: For an early specialty cup downtown, R3 Coffee on Miraflores opens at 07:30 on weekdays; in Barrio Italia, Original Green Roasters opens at 09:00 on weekdays and Singular at 11:00.

Where these cafés are: Lastarria & Bellas Artes (3), Vitacura (3), Santiago Centro (3), Providencia (3), Las Condes (3), Barrio Italia & Bustamante (2), Ñuñoa (1).

At a glance

18Cafés listed
7With opening hours
07:30Earliest opening
21:30Latest closing
  • Opens earliest: R3 Coffee, from 07:30 (Mon–Fri 07:30–18:00 · Sat–Sun 09:00–13:30).
  • Closes latest: Puelo Specialty Coffee Bar, until 21:30 (Mon–Fri 08:00–21:30 · Sat–Sun 09:00–21:30).
  • Most common features: wi-fi (28%), outdoor seating (22%), brunch (17%).

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Puelo and the roasters of Vitacura

Puelo began as a neighborhood café in Las Nieves, Vitacura, founded by Tomás Guilisasti, Benjamín Bravo and Tomás Bravo. In December 2024 its roastery had been running for three months, and close to 100 subscribers received freshly roasted beans every month.4 Puelo Coffee Roasters won in the Spaces category of the 2025 Coffee Design Awards, with design by Estudio Cenit and Cristóbal Fell.5

Puelo Coffee Roasters is at Avenida Vitacura 3535, open 08:00–20:00 on weekdays and 08:30–20:00 on Saturdays. Puelo Specialty Coffee Bar, at Las Catalpas 1522, stays open until 21:30 every day. Libertario Coffee Roasters is on Avenida Nueva Costanera 3766.

Providencia and Barrio Italia

Providencia is level with Vitacura, Las Condes, the Centro and Lastarria for specialty bars. Singular Coffee Roasters has a branch at Avenida Suecia 161, and We Are Four Coffee Roasters is at Avenida Los Leones 952. Peregrino Coffee Roasters has a Providencia café as well as one at Loreley 114 in Ñuñoa.

In Barrio Italia, Singular's café at Girardi 1569 opens daily 11:00–19:00, and Original Green Roasters at Avenida Rancagua 040 stays open to 21:05 on weekdays. Providencia runs a Ruta del Café here with the Barrio Italia trade association: in 2026 it filled Avenida Italia, Condell, Emilio Vaisse and Girardi on 13 and 14 June, 10:00–21:00, with 27 businesses, free specialty tastings and Avenida Italia closed to cars.6

Downtown: Lastarria, Miraflores and Londres

In Lastarria, 3841 Coffee Roasters is at José Victorino Lastarria 288, and Bloom, at Merced 307, opens 08:00–21:00 every day. R3 Coffee, on Miraflores near the corner of Santo Domingo, is run by its owners, the baristas Julián Lahm and Yoseidy Gutiérrez, who roast coffees from origins such as Colombia, Kenya and Brazil on the second floor.7

R3 Coffee, at Miraflores 537, opens 07:30–18:00 on weekdays and 09:00–13:30 at weekends. R3 Coffee & Roasters, under the same name, is at Londres 42.

What a specialty cup costs in Santiago

As of October 2026, a regular cappuccino in Santiago averages about CLP$3,170, within a typical range of CLP$2,000–4,800.8 Specialty prices sat at the lower end of that band in 2023, when R3 charged CLP$2,000 for an espresso and CLP$2,200 for a cappuccino.7 Puelo's cold brew cost CLP$4,000 the same year.1

Opening times vary more than prices. Singular in Barrio Italia doesn't open until 11:00, Peregrino on Loreley closes at 15:00 on Sundays, and Original Green Roasters shuts at 17:00 on Saturdays and Sundays.

Sources

  1. La ruta del café: siete lugares para tomar los mejores de la ciudad, The Clinic (August 24, 2023), accessed October 2026
  2. Primer estudio sobre la industria del café en Chile: mayoría opta por el instantáneo en polvo, El Mostrador (May 27, 2025), accessed October 2026
  3. De vicio silencioso a objeto de culto: este fin de semana se realizará la nueva ExpoCafé en Espacio Riesco, The Clinic (July 21, 2026), accessed October 2026
  4. Los tres emprendedores detrás de Puelo, el café de barrio que abrió su propia tostaduría, Chócale (December 21, 2024), accessed October 2026
  5. Congratulations to the 2025 Coffee Design Award winners, World of Coffee, accessed October 2026
  6. Providencia realizará nueva edición de la Ruta del Café con degustaciones, talleres y actividades gratuitas, Pauta (June 10, 2026), accessed October 2026
  7. R3 Coffee, el nuevo café de especialidad en el centro de Santiago que se convertirá en tu favorito, La Tercera (May 17, 2023), accessed October 2026
  8. Cost of Living in Santiago, Numbeo (last update October 24, 2026), accessed October 2026
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FAQ

Specialty coffee in Santiago: questions

Where are the specialty coffee roasters in Santiago?

Santiago's specialty roasters are spread over several barrios, none far ahead. Providencia has Singular Coffee Roasters on Avenida Suecia and We Are Four on Avenida Los Leones. Vitacura has Puelo Coffee Roasters on Avenida Vitacura and Libertario on Nueva Costanera. Downtown, 3841 Coffee Roasters is on José Victorino Lastarria, and R3 roasts above its café on Miraflores.

How much does a cappuccino cost at specialty cafés in Santiago?

As of October 2026, a regular cappuccino in Santiago averages about CLP$3,170, with a typical range of CLP$2,000 to 4,800. In 2023, R3 Coffee on Miraflores charged CLP$2,000 for an espresso and CLP$2,200 for a cappuccino, and Puelo's cold brew in Vitacura cost CLP$4,000.

When is the Ruta del Café in Santiago's Barrio Italia?

In 2026, Providencia's Ruta del Café ran on 13 and 14 June, 10:00 to 21:00, on Avenida Italia, Condell, Emilio Vaisse and Girardi, organized with the Barrio Italia trade association. Twenty-seven businesses took part with free specialty coffee tastings, and Avenida Italia was closed to cars on both days.

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