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The Best Sandwiches in Santiago

Chile is a serious sandwich country and Santiago is where to prove it. The chacarero, the churrasco italiano under avocado and tomato, the lomito, and the cheese-smothered Barros Luco are all worth planning a lunch around, ideally at a fuente de soda with a cold schop.

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Chile is a serious sandwich country and Santiago is where to prove it. The chacarero, the churrasco italiano under avocado and tomato, the lomito, and the cheese-smothered Barros Luco are all worth planning a lunch around, ideally at a fuente de soda with a cold schop.

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What Should You Order to Drink With a Chilean Sandwich?

Classic pairing
A schop (draft beer), served ice cold
Eating style
Knife and fork, sandwiches are piled high
Payment
Many fuentes de soda are cash-friendly
Best time
Lunch, when sandwiches are made fresh to order

Pairing tips

A schop, draft beer served ice cold, is the classic pairing at a fuente de soda, though a fresh juice or a mote con huesillo works just as well at lunchtime. Sandwiches here come stacked high, expect to eat with a knife and fork rather than your hands for anything piled with palta and tomato. Most fuentes de soda are quick, cash-friendly, and best visited at lunch, when the sandwiches are made to order rather than pre-assembled.

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Chile takes sandwiches more seriously than almost anywhere, and Santiago is where to eat them. Look for the chacarero with green beans and chili, the churrasco italiano dressed in avocado, tomato, and mayonnaise, the lomito, and the cheese-topped Barros Luco.

A fuente de soda is a classic Chilean sandwich counter and casual diner, usually informal, often decades old, and built around grilled beef, avocado, and a cold schop of draught beer. They are the natural home of the Santiago sandwich.

Both are sandwiches served with the same range of toppings, but a churrasco uses thinly sliced grilled beef while a lomito uses pork. Order either "italiano" and it arrives with avocado, tomato, and mayonnaise, the colors of the Italian flag.

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