3 Best Restaurants in The Southern Coast, Chile

This "Italo-Patagon" pizzeria in the heart of Patagonia mixes the best of Italian cuisine with local ingredients and cooking methods. There is the excellent clay-oven-baked pizza (the one with cordero meat is a running favorite), heaping salads, and inventive plates like grilled Camembert smothered in calafate (a local berry) sauce and homemade panzotti pasta stuffed with crab. If you're a beer lover, try the diverse microbrews made by Mamma Gaucha's sister company, Cerveza La Tropera. The restaurant is popular, but the wait is worth it. 

The restaurant's fireplace and library supply ambience while you dine on some of the finest food on the Carretera Austral, such as Chilean and regional dishes like grilled trout and roasted lamb, which are prepared with style and organic, locally grown ingredients. An added benefit is that the restaurant is co-run by a longtime American rafting guide who can give inside info on outdoor activities in the area. The restaurant's bar is also a local hangout, so it's a good place to meet people. Call in advance to get the best table.

Some swear Pizzas de Fabio has the best pizza in Patagonia, and that may well be. The Argentinean owner is a maestro with pizza cuisine, and he uses fresh ingredients from local organic growers. Italian-style, thin-crust pizza lovers will be happy here.