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Cafés in Ñuñoa

Plaza Ñuñoa, Dublé Almeyda and Irarrázaval: pastelerías, roasters and the bars of an old bohemian district.

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Ñuñoa became a comuna by presidential decree on 6 May 1894, when it had about 1,197 inhabitants; the name comes from the Mapudungun ñuñowe, "place of ñuños", a local plant.1 Avenida Irarrázaval is its commercial spine, with Metro Line 3 running its whole length.1

Plaza Ñuñoa is the civic center: the town hall stands on its north side, and the Teatro UC, opened in 1951 as the Dante cinema, has been a theater since 1975.2 From the 1980s students and intellectuals filled the bars around it, and the music club La Batuta opened in 1989.2 The cafés sit on the streets around the plaza, Dublé Almeyda and Humberto Trucco above all, and along Irarrázaval.

Local tip: For a Sunday coffee, Delice on Alcalde Eduardo Castillo Velasco opens at 08:00, and Peregrino on Loreley pours from 10:00 to 15:00.

At a glance

80Cafés listed
9With opening hours
08:00Earliest opening
21:30Latest closing
  • Opens earliest: Delice, from 08:00 (Daily 08:00–21:00).
  • Closes latest: Bokashi café, until 21:30 (Mon–Fri 08:00–21:30 · Sat 08:30–21:30).
  • Most common features: bakery café (10%), outdoor seating (9%), wi-fi (8%).

Cessarín

  • Avenida Simón Bolívar 4899
  • Mon 16:00–20:00 · Tue–Fri 08:00–20:00 · Sat–Sun 09:00–20:00
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Cromo Café

  • Avenida José Pedro Alessandri 821
  • Mon 10:00–20:00 · Tue Closed · Wed–Fri 10:00–20:00 · Sat–Sun 12:00–19:00
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Coffee chains in Ñuñoa

Getting to Plaza Ñuñoa

Chile España station on Line 3, opened in January 2019, is about 300 m west of the plaza.2 Line 3 continues east along Irarrázaval through Ñuñoa and Villa Frei to Plaza Egaña, where it meets Line 4, and Line 6 crosses the comuna at Ñuble, Estadio Nacional and Ñuñoa, the transfer station.1

The Estadio Nacional, the country's largest stadium, is in Ñuñoa; it hosted matches of the 1962 World Cup and was used as a detention center under the Pinochet dictatorship.1 Villa Frei, built in the mid-1960s under President Eduardo Frei Montalva, put 3,699 homes on 40 hectares.1

Dublé Almeyda and Humberto Trucco

Dublé Almeyda has the plaza's café row: Gulerie Pastelería y Cafetería at 3141, a bakery café with Wi-Fi and a terrace; CactusBerry Café at 3400, with vegan options and outdoor seating; and La Cafebreria at 3541.

Humberto Trucco has El Cuarto Café at 37 and Morota Café. Las Lanzas, one of the plaza's traditional bars, is at Humberto Trucco 25 and served two sopaipillas pasadas, soaked in chancaca syrup, for CLP$3,000 in 2023.32 Café Literario Ñuñoa is at Jorge Washington 116 and Café Botánika at Manuel de Salas 181.

Irarrázaval and the pastelerías

Pastelería California, at Irarrázaval 1570, is a historic institution; The Clinic recommends it less for the coffee than for the room and its palmeras (palm-shaped puff pastries), a taste of old Ñuñoa.4 Further east on Irarrázaval, Bokashi café at 1689 opens 08:00–21:30 on weekdays and Saturdays, The Corner Café at 3168 has outdoor tables, and Punto Dulce at 3259, a bakery with brunch, opens weekdays 08:00–21:00.

Avenida José Pedro Alessandri has Dulcería Doña Luisa (176), Cacao (236) and Cromo Café (821), a vegan bakery café closed on Tuesdays. On Simón Bolívar, Trufa, Calabaza and Cessarín sit within a block, at 4744, 4800 and 4899.

Roasters and Sunday coffee

Peregrino Coffee Roasters has a café at Loreley 114, open weekdays 09:30–19:00, Saturdays 10:00–19:00 and Sundays 10:00–15:00, with Wi-Fi. Delice, at Alcalde Eduardo Castillo Velasco 3047, opens every day 08:00–21:00 with Wi-Fi and a terrace, and Biciclo, at Santa Julia 913-C, serves brunch daily 09:00–20:00.

Dulchi, at Avenida Los Leones 2769, opens weekdays 12:00–21:00 with Wi-Fi and a terrace. At the eastern end of Line 3, Gorky is on Plaza Egaña, and Délice is at Avenida Tobalaba 5151.

Sources

  1. Ñuñoa, Wikipedia (Spanish), accessed October 2026
  2. Plaza Ñuñoa, Wikipedia (Spanish), accessed October 2026
  3. La ruta de la sopaipilla: seis lugares para comerlas pasada, con pebre, mostaza o sola, The Clinic (July 27, 2023), accessed October 2026
  4. La ruta del café: siete lugares para tomar los mejores de la ciudad, The Clinic (August 24, 2023), accessed October 2026
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FAQ

Ñuñoa cafés: questions

How do you get to Plaza Ñuñoa in Santiago by Metro?

Chile España station on Line 3, opened in January 2019, is about 300 m west of Plaza Ñuñoa. Line 3 runs the length of Avenida Irarrázaval to Plaza Egaña, where it meets Line 4, and Line 6 crosses Ñuñoa with a transfer to Line 3 at Ñuñoa station.

Where are the cafés around Plaza Ñuñoa in Santiago?

Dublé Almeyda has the main row: Gulerie Pastelería y Cafetería at 3141, CactusBerry Café at 3400 and La Cafebreria at 3541. On Humberto Trucco are El Cuarto Café and Morota Café, next to the traditional bar Las Lanzas, and Café Literario Ñuñoa is at Jorge Washington 116.

What is Pastelería California in Ñuñoa, Santiago?

Pastelería California, at Irarrázaval 1570, is a historic Ñuñoa pastry shop. The Clinic recommends it less for the coffee than for its room and its palmeras, palm-shaped puff pastries, which recall the old Ñuñoa. Bokashi café, further east at Irarrázaval 1689, opens at 08:00 on weekdays and Saturdays.

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