Aquí Está Coco

Aquí Está Coco has been serving fish and seafood in Santiago since 1973, more than 50 years. The restaurant describes its cooking as natural and respectful of the product: the focus is on fresh fish and shellfish of the day rather than elaborate techniques.

The menu changes with the seasons and with Chile's closed fishing periods, so what is available depends on the time of year. Among the dishes the restaurant highlights are centolla, the Patagonian king crab, scallops gratinated with parmesan (ostiones a la parmesana), crab claws (pinzas de jaiba) and locos. There is also leche de tigre, the citrus marinade, served with piures. Ask what has arrived that day before you order, as the best dishes will be the freshest.

The autumn and winter 2026 menu, for example, runs from sea urchins, king crab ceviche, timbale of king crab and a whole Patagonian king crab for two or four people to caldillo de congrio, the conger eel soup, and paila marina, a shellfish broth. Hot starters include angulas al pil pil, chupe de locos and shellfish empanadas, and mains are built around corvina, congrio, sturgeon, mero, hake and salmon, with congrio Mai Mai the house favourite. Groups can share several plates. There are a few meat dishes, such as beef fillet, and desserts include merengue de lúcuma and tres leches cake. Wines by the glass cover the main Chilean styles, and the bottle list runs up to icons such as Almaviva and Don Melchor; you can bring your own bottle for a corkage charge.

Reservations can be made by WhatsApp on +56 9 6341 1510, by phone on +56 2 2247 1959, or by email at [email protected]. Staff speak Spanish and English, there is free private parking for 30 cars with valet key drop, and the restaurant has easy access and a toilet on the ground floor for disabled guests. Booking is sensible for dinner and weekends. Check opening hours with the restaurant, as they are not published on the website's main page.

The restaurant is at Nueva Costanera 3960 in Vitacura, and the easiest way to get there is by taxi or ride-hailing app. Casa Las Cujas, also in Vitacura, is another high-end seafood option. If you prefer a more informal, traditional market setting, compare it with lunch at the Mercado Central in the centre.

Aquí Está Coco suits seafood lovers, families with older children who enjoy fish and groups who want a long, relaxed meal. It is a good choice for a first taste of Chilean shellfish in a comfortable dining room, with the reassurance of a restaurant that has been doing this for half a century.