Crazy good!!!! We were a loud bunch that likes to eat & have amazing wine! Ivan V was amazing!!!! The blood sausage he recommended was delicious! read more

Fantastic. Did the tasting menu with wine pairing and it was simply fantastic. One of the best restaurants in South America surely. Bit pricey but well worth it. read more

Great wine selection, very tasty dishes and good portion. Server is attentive and helpful. We had a wonderful family dinner here. read more

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Really surprisingly great tasting food! Had great service from the waiter Francisco. highly recommend at least one night here if you are in Santiago.. read more

The wine selection and recommendations from Israel are fantastic. You can choose from pre-designed wine flights. Israel also made some wine flights for us after we told him which ones we enjoyed in our first flight. They offer sauvignon gris (really nice) which is produced by a limited number of vineyards. They don't mark up their bottles like other restaurants which is a pleasant surprise. The food is very good and complimentary to the wines. I would recommend going for the wine and enjoying some appetizers versus a main entre - good nothing special. The tapas sampler platter had a few hits like the raw oysters and macaroons, but a few misses like the grilled mushrooms and mozerella sticks-like breading. read more

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Overrated. Ceviche poorly prepared, with no dedication, neither enthusiasm. Poor variety. Little quality, and yet, snobby.

On our first day in Santiago, we went to Bacanariz for lunch. It was so very good on every level, we're returning tomorrow night for dinner. Sophisticated wine bar, and an extremely innovative menu. All the help spoke English. A favorite! read more

Amazing food and wine. Environment is cool. Must go while in Santiago. We had a flight each and it was well described in a small paper. Then we had a lamb dish which was the most savory piece of meat I've had on this trip. read more

Very overrated. The waiter we had just repeated stuff they've read about wine and food...very quickly... I asked something and he was very rude. They should also put more effort in details of decoration. Bathroom was messy.... all of that considering is a quite expensive place. read more

If you are into wine then this is the place to go. They have a huge selection. We each got a flight of three wines to taste and then shared a meat platter, which had some very nice warm selections of beef, pork, chicken, and sausages, served with three sauces, potatoes and mushrooms. Definitely an interesting place. We didn't get full meals since we didn't want to spend a ton. read more

Bocanáriz - Four flights of wine and the bread/cheesy butter that came with the meal - Wine Bars Near Me - Santiago, RM

Loved the wine flights and food was good. Great ambience for an afternoon stop for tapas and wine. English menu helped too!

This place raises the Culinary Bar. They integrate texture, color, art, and determined simple flavor to produce a level of oral ecstacy that is sinful! read more

Several reviews suggested not getting the food, and they could not have been more correct. I just returned from the physician's office and have a confirmed case of food poisoning. I ordered the rabbit dish which I could not see well in the dim lighting. Have been suffering from travelers diarrhea ever since. Sorry Bocanariz, your wine lists came recommended but I would never recommend the food. A restaurant who doesn't take food safety seriously is a dangerous one across the board. read more

This was a nice winery that served awesome Chilean wines and had great food... our first tuna tartar with goat cheese. Cool and hip ambiance -- a winner. read more

Go for the wine, skip the food. Adorable place with a great vibe, we were excited to have a light lunch there, and even more excited to see the gluten free indication on the menu for my no-gluten boyfriend. I ordered the sparkling flight (burbujas!) to start and my he had the Vinos costeros flight. I really love wine flights, and they do them well here, labeling each one with the varietal, year and vineyard and placing them in tasting order for you. We ordered the ceviche, the papas bravas, the ribs, and the tabla de charcuteria. The papas tasted a bit stale, like they had been cooked earlier and then reheated when we ordered, the ribs were of poor quality and tough, and the jamon was cut too thick and wasn't great quality meat either. The ceviche was probably the highlight, with a nice fresh flavor. The service throughout was top notch, and I'm sad I didn't have a great experience - maybe the gluten-filled food is better? read more

I was here in September of 2015. The food was delicious but what made the place was the variety of affordable wines. They even have wine flights which were amazing!!! I highly recommend this place. It was the best restaurant we dined at during our time in Chile. read more

Bocanariz is one of the capital's most famous places to enjoy the best wine that Chile has to offer. Locals and curious tourist gather to taste local wines in a comfortable urban setting where bare brick walls and heavy wooden tables are combined with the seemingly ill-fitting but ultra cool crystal chandelier. A true gastronomic and oenological journey through the country, Bocanariz's menu has been designed to perfectly fit the different types of wine that Chilean vineyards produce every year. read more

Disappointed in the service. The sommelier seemed knowledgeable enough, but forgot to bring us our wine until he walked by and saw that our food had already arrived. He then spent another ten minutes explaining the qualities of the wine we ordered (in a somewhat snobby manner) while we watched our food getting colder. The food itself was delicious and we particularly enjoyed the smoked meat platter and the short ribs, but our mood was spoilt by the attitude of the sommelier. read more

Only go to this place if you want wine; excellent selection and a large number of wine tasters to be enjoyed. Food and service can be better. Wife had the rabbit and might have had some food related issues (note stomach issues). read more

Amazing wine bar. 100% i recommend it. Good for share with friends and enjoy a glass of great chilean wine. read more

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What can I say? This is NOT TO BE MISSED in Santiago. We went on a Monday night, pretty late by my standards to be eating dinner, around 9 or so. It was packed. Its a comfortable, homey space with a great ambiance. One of the best wine bars in the city! Anyone who loves vino and wants to try all the best Chile has to offer, come here. Our sommelier was an intelligent and kind young man, and gave us a fabulous late harvest bottle on our way out. If the wine is not reason enough to visit this place, the restaurant itself is impressive. Very creative but still traditional, and portions were just the right size. I had two children in tow and they were treated very kindly and loved their meals. They begged to go back. read more

My boyfriend and I visited Bocanariz for dinner on a Thursday, and we were lucky to get a table after a short wait. I recommend making reservations, because this place was popular. They had an English menu, and the food was delicious! I had beef short ribs that came with a side of sweet potato puree, but our favorite part of the experience was the wine flight we ordered. I'm not a wine drinker, so I asked the waiter to recommend a popular flight, and he recommended the Carmenere. I had never heard of this type of red wine before, but I was pleasantly surprised by the subtly sweet flavor. Our favorite of the 3 wines we tasted, the Concho Y Toro Carmin de Peumo, sells for $100+ a bottle, so it was great getting to taste it in a $20 flight. Now I'm on the lookout for Carmenere wines from Chile! read more

Really horrible, rude service. Coffee sucks too. We asked for cappuccino, they brought double espresso and then tried to argue with us that it was cappuccino (place around the corner served us what was internationally recognized as cappuccino so it wasn't a cultural thing...) Don't come here read more

Great wine-focused restaurant with a mix of tapas and larger entree-sized dishes. This place caters heavily towards tourists, and thus most of the staff speak English and/or another common language in addition to Spanish. However, unlike many tourist restaurants, Bocanariz actually has decent food. You can start with a wine flight (choose one of their sets of three glasses, Marie P. had the "undiscovered" selection and really liked it) or make your own flight by choosing three taster size glasses off the extensive menu. We had two salad plates: the blue cheese and pear, which was huge and delicious, and the wakame seaweed salad which was not really up my alley (and very heavy on fishy tasting fungus). Next I had the mushroom risotto which was earthy and almost meaty tasting. There was a large variety of mushrooms. Marie P. had the tortellini filled with butternut squash which was also quite tasty and was a large portion. For desert I got the pistachio creme brulee --- amazing! Why have I not thought of having these two favorites together before??? A scoop of raspberry sherbet was served on the side. Marie P. got the wine and fruit plate which had a scoop of red wine ice cream, a scoop of pisco sour ice cream (yes! it's true!), a jello shot made with white wine, berries and pears marinated in wines, a taro root cake with red wine sauce, and it was all topped off with a cloud of cotton candy. Seriously amazing. Also, I have to say that the staff was very attentive and reassuring after an earthquake shook us up a bit during our first course. Four stars, not five, because when we first arrived they were a bit snooty and pretentious (this all changed after the earthquake though, funny how those types of things can bond strangers together) and because the wakame salad was not so great. read more

This was probably one of the best experiences in terms of food quality, wine selection, and ambiance I've experienced. My wife and I both loved our meals and each glass of wine was delicious. Huge selection, wonderful menu and very reasonable prices for the quality. Service was mediocre but everything else was tremendous. read more

Hmm their wine selection was extensive and included top notch Chilean offerings with verticals. The tasting flights give you the option of trying many different wines. Ordered the salmon carppacio and scallops with roe foam to start with the Altitude tasting flight. I didn't care for the thin sliced pecorino that normally accompanies beef carpaccio and it didn't work for me here with salmon. The roe foam was more of a cream....and not a foam. Next up was the ocean to mountain trio that was on their tasting menu. The ceviche was definitely the highlight of this trio, the bruschetta with eggplant was just okay, and the lamb ham was one thin slice with a dry fried ball thingy underneath it. Next up was the duo of french pate with onion confit jam, this was a rich highlight with the Carmenere tasting flight. Ended the meal with a reco of the short ribs which were 1 of the mains on their tasting menu. This dish fell way short, the short ribs lacked intense flavor or depth, and the meat was not cooked long enough to make it tender like short ribs should be. The sweet potato puree was meh. I wish I didn't go with the servers reco on this dish. 3 stars for the food, 4.5 stars for the variety of wine and tasting flights, 3.5 stars for the service. Without the food this is a top notch wine bar, with the food its about 3 stars, however it's tough to tell from not having sampled the entire menu. The service was attentive, however it took a long time to get my glass of Sauv Blanc while I had my ceviche dish, and then the same to get my red blend glass while the short rib dish came out. They did ask when to fire the short ribs which was nice so I didn't sit with a full table of food. Total tab was 61,700 pesos. Not cheap. The wine was worth the freight, but the food fell a little short of expectations with the accolades from Wine Spectator etc. read more

This is a wine pairing restaurant you don't want to miss! My husband and I stayed in the Lastarria neighborhood of Santiago last week, and made a reservation months in advance to dine at Bocanariz. Boy am I glad that we had this planned, as it turned out to be quite the culinary experience. From the incredible service of 4+ attentive and knowledgable people, to the flight of wines and food that we ordered, we just couldn't go wrong. Though I expected tapas exclusively, we ended up with two sizable but amazing appetizers.. the fresh salmon ceviche with an interesting twist of passion fruit sorbet on top, as well as a fresh mozzarella, tomatoes, and tomato broth. For our entrees, my husband had a short-rib with sweet potato mash which he thoroughly enjoyed, and I had shrimp in a creamy sauce with what I think was smashed plantains. It included some full shrimp with heads on top with many more peeled shrimp in the sauce. Dessert was such a pleasure, as each component was executed in a creative way. It was a cheesecake and white chocolate round configuration with a refreshing fruit sorbet that is a Chilean fruit called maracuya. Absolutely order wine, din, and dessert! Overall, this was a 5-star dining experience and I'll be sure to recommend to friends and strangers alike. read more

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We went just for the wine. There's a huge selection, but it isn't the very best quality for the wine connoisseurs among us. Still a romantic atmosphere and great service. read more

The wine course was not my best choice, but the food was simply atomic. I had so much fun, all is great. One of the best spots i´ve found in Santiago. read more

Absolutely delicious. From the bread to the end of meal espresso, everything was excellent. Service was super friendly and spoke great english. We started with 2 wine flights, which the somelier explained very well. Then we split 4 small plates, all excellent: ceviche, empanadas, potatoes, and the blue cheese & pear salad. Each was excellent on its but the ceviche and blue cheese & pear salad stood out in flavor. Empanadas could have used some spicy sauce on the side for a flavor kick (we asked for some and received some mild pico-de-gallo). Pistachio creme brulee for dessert was also delicious. This place pays attention to the details and it really works. Go here. read more

Highly recommended. The staff was extremely attentive, the wine selection was unbelievable. We speak very little Spanish and that was no big deal at all. Who knew there were such incredible wine choices in Chile? I'm embarrassed to say, I didn't. Now I will be seeking out Chilean wines. The food was delicious. A wide variety of food choices for whatever you had in mind. The atmosphere inside and outside the restaurant was hip and hopping. Being our first night in a foreign country, I can say we felt very safe. The price was about what I would expect in a U.S. restaurant for the same experience. 2 flights, a bottle of wine, two starters, and 2 entres for about $250 with 10% gratuity included. There were certainly less expensive (but good quality) wine choices available, though. Would definitely recommend. read more

I stopped by on a Saturday afternoon on the recommendation of a friend and the concierge at my hotel. The wine list is very extensive in particular those available by the glass. My waiter Bruno was very knowledgeable and spent considerable time with me explaining each wine and answering my questions. I would recommend this place and would not hesitate to return. read more

great casual spot in a good part of santiago

Great place in the Belles Artes neighborhood of Santiago. We had the wine/food pairing and everything was fantastic. A less-than-intuitive pairing of a Riesling with pumpkin tortellini was a real charmer. Dessert with a moscato was a grand slam. read more

Fantastic wines, food and outstanding service. Don't miss the patatas bravas and lemony quinoa salad!

Loved this place! Between the food, wine, and atmosphere, this place is a must-try. It's located in Lastarria neighborhood which I love. They have so many wine options, and the flight of wines is the way to go. We came here after a day of wineries so it was nice to see familiar vineyards and wine regions on the wine list. The food was great as well. I expected it to be only tapas style of food but they have entrees which are filling. To start we got a cheese plate which came with fruit spreads and nuts...all the cheeses were great. For my entree I had shrimp in a cream sauce with plantains and black rice. The dish comes with full shrimp (head and all) that seem to be deep fried. But, no worries, there are plenty of peeled shrimp cooked in the dish so you don't have to struggle with peeling the 3 that are more for aesthetics. Everything I had was great and would definitely recommend this place! read more