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Cafés in Lastarria & Bellas Artes

Merced, José Miguel de la Barra and the museum streets between Cerro Santa Lucía and Parque Forestal.

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Barrio Lastarria fills the northeastern corner of the comuna of Santiago, between Cerro Santa Lucía and Plaza Italia and between the Alameda and Parque Forestal.1 By tradition, Bellas Artes runs from San Antonio street to José Miguel de la Barra, and Lastarria proper is the triangle from there east to Plaza Baquedano.1 The narrow, winding streets grew up around the Iglesia de la Veracruz, and the district has been a Zona Típica (protected heritage zone) since 21 February 1996.1

This is the museum quarter. The Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, founded in 1880, has occupied Emile Jéquier's Palacio de Bellas Artes in Parque Forestal since 1910.2 On the Alameda, the Centro Cultural Gabriela Mistral (GAM) opened in September 2010 in the complex built for the UNCTAD III conference of 1972.3 Between the two, Merced has the longest run of cafés, ahead of José Victorino Lastarria.

Local tip: For the earliest weekday coffee in Lastarria, R3 Coffee on Miraflores opens at 07:30; on Sundays, go to Porta or Bloom on Merced, both open from 08:00.

At a glance

55Cafés listed
10With opening hours
07:30Earliest opening
23:45Latest closing
  • Opens earliest: R3 Coffee, from 07:30 (Mon–Fri 07:30–18:00 · Sat–Sun 09:00–13:30).
  • Closes latest: Cañamo Coffee, until 23:45 (Daily 09:00–23:45).
  • Most common features: wi-fi (11%), outdoor seating (7%), specialty (5%).

Cañamo Coffee

  • José Miguel de la Barra 454
  • Daily 09:00–23:45
  • +56226390442
  • Open late
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Coffee chains in Lastarria & Bellas Artes

Getting to Lastarria and Bellas Artes

Three Metro stations ring the district: Universidad Católica on Line 1, Bellas Artes on Line 5, and Baquedano, where the two lines meet; buses run mainly along the Alameda.1 From Universidad Católica it is about a seven-minute walk to Merced 349.4

Cerro Santa Lucía, the Huelén of the valley's indigenous inhabitants, rises 69 m above the surrounding streets.5 In 1872 Benjamín Vicuña Mackenna had it remade as a park, with a road up to a gas-lit summit chapel, fountains and lookouts.5 Plaza Mulato Gil de Castro was laid out in 1981 to save a row of historic facades, starting with the early 19th-century house of the painter Gil de Castro.1

Merced and José Miguel de la Barra

Merced is the café street. Porta, at Merced 158, opens daily 08:00–21:00 and has Wi-Fi and outdoor tables; Bloom, a specialty bar at Merced 307, keeps the same hours. Further along are Emporio La Rosa (291), Abarzúa (337), Bombón Oriental (345) and Café de Julio (372). Sakumu, at 336, closes on Mondays and opens only at 14:00 on Tuesdays.

Inside a galería at Merced 349, Cafetería José & José serves specialty coffee, sourdough rolls and pastries in an old building with an interior patio, daily 08:30–20:00, and makes its own ceramic cups.4 On José Miguel de la Barra, Tomodachi (426), Bocado Coffee Market (432) and Cañamo Coffee (454) sit side by side; Cañamo stays open until 23:45 every day, the latest close in Lastarria.

Roasters on Miraflores and the Alameda

R3 Coffee, on Miraflores near Santo Domingo, is run by its two baristas, Julián Lahm from Brazil and Yoseidy Gutiérrez, who roast beans from Colombia, Kenya and Brazil on the second floor.6 In May 2023 an espresso cost CLP$2,000 there and a cappuccino CLP$2,200.6 At Miraflores 537 it opens at 07:30 on weekdays, the earliest start in the barrio, and closes at 13:30 on weekends. Área Café (419) and Laiv Coffee (630) are on the same street.

Copper Café occupies the terrace and lower floor of the Universidad Católica's Centro de Extensión, a protected neoclassical building at Alameda 390, open weekdays 07:30–19:00 and Saturday mornings.7 Café Triciclo began in 2013 as a coffee tricycle, moved to Barrio Italia and then settled at Vicuña Mackenna 38.8 A second Triciclo is at Santo Domingo 594, and 3841 Coffee Roasters is at José Victorino Lastarria 288.

Monjitas, Rosal and the slow days

North of Merced, Monjitas has Café de las Artes (404), Café Bizarre (470) and Cafe The Clinic (578). On Rosal, Wonderland Café opens 08:00–21:00 from Tuesday to Friday and 10:00–21:00 at weekends, but closes at 15:00 on Mondays. La Huérfana, at Victoria Subercaseaux 295, opens Tuesday to Sunday 11:00–20:00.

Monday is the thin day: Sakumu and La Huérfana are shut and Wonderland keeps short hours. Weekends start later, with R3 opening at 09:00 and Área Café at 10:00, while Porta and Bloom open at 08:00 seven days a week.

Sources

  1. Barrio Lastarria, Wikipedia (Spanish), accessed October 2026
  2. Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes (Chile), Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  3. Gabriela Mistral Cultural Center, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  4. Esta cafetería inserta en una galería en el centro de Santiago es perfecta para ir después del trabajo, En Cancha (updated January 23, 2026), accessed October 2026
  5. Santa Lucía Hill, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  6. 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
  7. Está emplazada en un edificio neoclásico de Santiago: la increíble cafetería que puedes visitar en días nublados, En Cancha (November 26, 2025), accessed October 2026
  8. A Specialty Coffee Shop Tour of Santiago, Chile, Perfect Daily Grind (May 24, 2019), accessed October 2026
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FAQ

Lastarria & Bellas Artes cafés: questions

Which Metro stations serve Barrio Lastarria in Santiago?

Three stations serve Lastarria: Universidad Católica on Line 1, Bellas Artes on Line 5, and Baquedano, where the two lines meet. From Universidad Católica it is about a seven-minute walk to Merced 349, in the middle of the café strip. Buses run mainly along the Alameda, the barrio's southern edge.

Which café in Lastarria, Santiago, roasts its own coffee?

R3 Coffee, on Miraflores near Santo Domingo, roasts beans from Colombia, Kenya and Brazil on its second floor. It is run by its baristas, Julián Lahm and Yoseidy Gutiérrez, and in May 2023 charged CLP$2,000 for an espresso and CLP$2,200 for a cappuccino. It opens at 07:30 on weekdays, the earliest start in the barrio.

Which cafés in Lastarria, Santiago, stay open late?

Cañamo Coffee, at José Miguel de la Barra 454, is open every day until 23:45, the latest close in Lastarria. On Merced, Porta (158) and Bloom (307) open daily 08:00–21:00, and Wonderland Café on Rosal stays open until 21:00 from Tuesday to Sunday. Cafetería José & José, in a galería at Merced 349, closes at 20:00.

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