Santiago is a great city, attractive architecture, interesting nightlight, with friendly people who are ready to help whenever and wherever possible, but the biggest highlight for me HAS to be the Completo's! Or rather the Italiano's - but Completo's sounds so much better!
They are quite simply perfecto!
A delicious hotdog topped with salsa, onions, cheese, mayo and lashings of fresh guacamole, we practically lived on Completo's the entire time we were in Santiago.
Between us, Natalie and I have eaten hotdogs from around the world, from Coney Island, NY to Germany - and Completo's/Italiano's win hands-down as the best either of us has EVER had! I think it's the classic South American twist of luscious guacamole topping that beats the rest to the punch. Fresh, creamy and utterly delicious on a hotdog - who'd have thought?!
AND they cost under a quid! Bargain basement!!!!
If any London-based hotdog vendor is reading this, please, please, please take notes from your Chilean brothers...and then call me!