Environment 2018 national survey showed that about one million of Chile and Chileans do not consume meat. Against this background the increase of local vegetarian and vegan food is reasonable.
Below is a list of four places where you can go if you do not eat animal products or curious and want to try these preparations.
Shakti Vegano, Lele makes kitchen five years became this restaurant from Buenos Aires to the heart of Italy neighborhood in Providence. The specialty of this place is that the food is copyright. It is not to imitate meat with soy or beef seitan and the menu changes four times a year, depending on the season.
Shakti prices, fluctuating between the 4 and the 8 thousand by dish. From Monday to Friday, you have a menu option that takes the main dish a natural juice. And if you want to have dinner, the kitchen of Lele offers more elaborate dishes.
Attended by its owner nicknamed Lele, Shakti also offers sandwiches, desserts and pastries.
Veganbunker: the first of Chile in 2012, for the first time in Chile were opened the gates of a restaurant 100 per cent vegan, whose specialty is homemade, forceful and prepared food by hand.
Veganbunker located in Barrio Italy, achieved great popularity and it’s because the flavors of this place go from sweet to salty, being able to find “lunch, tea, ice cream, cakes, sandwiches, salads, juices and a cosy lounge to share”, features Martha Carignan, chef and creator of the place, the prices of this restaurant range from the 2 thousand to 6 thousand weights “that is the most expensive dish,” says the chef.
Manatee, “chancho vegetarian” mid year 2016, in a small room in Providence was born manatee, a vegetarian sandwich shop, pointing to those “unhealthy” as indicated by its owner Lilian Munoz, who fries, fried onion, like the melted cheese and the shops.
In his short two years, the popularity of this place grew to such a level, that lack of space moved to the corner of José Pedro Alessandri with Irarrázaval in Ñuñoa, where have several tables and a large terrace.
The specialty of this place is a sandwich called “The curious” which consists of a breaded giant mushroom with melted cheese (traditional or vegan) served with tomato, avocado, mayonnaise or veganesa and caramelized onions. “The idea of vegetarian pork is to go out to eat with your carnivorous pololo and make it flat and not hungry then go to eat something else,” says Lilian.
Prices range from the $4,400 to the $5900 for preparation and with the exception of other vegans and vegetarians, here you can find shops with a variety of beers.
NiceCream, from Venezuela to Chile Nicecream is the venture of a Venezuelan couple arriving 2017 to Chile. And while the idea of creating a Vegan ice cream was born in the Caribbean country, the realization of this was on our soil.
The first place in which they were was the Pocket square located at Teatinos with Santo Domingo, where Diana Perrino and his partner had a foodtruck where offered ice cream made with liquid nitrogen, waffles and coffee when.
After a while spinning by Santiago, stabilized at a local without wheels, located in the street of Saint Pius X in Providence, where reach their loyal customers and pass people, “goes into many people who are not vegan and take a coffee with soy milk and have no idea and” love and again,”said Diana, a founding partner.
This ice cream parlour/Café prices fluctuate between $1200 and $5000.
