Colorful eats in a colorful city
I’m sure it will not surprise long-time readers to hear that the first thing I did when planning my weekend in Valparaíso was ask for restaurant recommendations. What can I say, I like good food! As it turned out, our meals had a theme: color. We ate at both Color Café and SaborColor, names which make sense when you see the colorful houses in Valpo.
We started our weekend with a snack at Color Café. I don’t recommend the Spanish omelette since we think it gave us both upset tummies, but it’s still worth stopping in for a cup of tea – the list is extensive, with all sorts of flavors and types of tea – and to marvel at the décor.
This is my marveling face
The word “eclectic” springs to mind. Where else would you see an 80s kitten poster paired with a collection of international currency? And if you feel like something’s missing from the walls, feel free to grab a napkin and add your own stamp with the markers provided.
Even the women’s bathroom gets creative with its sheet music wallpaper and pasted on magazine cut-outs. I don’t know what the men’s looks like – any guys out there want to investigate and report back?
To end the trip, we stopped in at SaborColor. We had some time to kill before our bus back to Santiago, and it was getting dark, so what better way to toast to a successful adventure than with fancy pisco sours? And cake, of course.
I had a ginger pisco sour while Laura tried the chardonnay sour, and both paired perfectly with raspberry meringue. This bar is a really classy place that I would definitely come back to, and if the drinks and desserts are anything to go on, I’m guessing the food is good as well.
There are plenty of places to grab a bite which offer amazing panoramas of the ocean – we recommend Belle Epoque for a sunset coffee – so why head to the coast and miss out on the view?
Well, you can always have lunch and dinner overlooking the Pacific. But all that walking the hills means you deserve a mid-morning break for a cup of tea. And you’re on vacation, so add in an evening pisco sour too. Just make sure that wherever you decided to eat in Valparaíso, you don’t miss out on these colorful spots.
More in this series:
Walking the hills of Valparaíso
Graffiti in Valparaíso
Review: Casa Valparaíso Hostel
7 reasons to take a boat tour in Valparaíso
All photos thanks to Laura.
This looks like a fun place – I love those menus!
The menus definitely match the overall decoration, and I think fun is the perfect word!
I definitely begin all travel planning & daydreaming with food!
Is there any other way?
Love the atmosphere and names! A ginger pisco sour? Que ricoooooo!
It was delish! There were plenty of other inventive combinations too.
I like restaurants where you can stick notes and napkins up on the wall – it makes it so personable! And that meringue cake paired with pisco sour sounds divine! I could really go for that combo right now.
I could go for that combo most of the time
Such a colorful place makes for some great photos. I’d like to try that chardonnay sour — never heard of it before, but I’ll bet that I’d like it.
I’m sure you’d like it – goes down easy and would be a perfect summer afternoon drink.
These places look fantastic, I love a restaurant that is a bit more fun, less stuffy.
You would really like Color Café then. It’s definitely not stuffy!
Wow, that cake looks incredible! Plus the Pisco Sours? Perfect!
It was a very yummy cake. I think meringue can be a bit blah, but this was really light, and the sweetness went perfectly with the tart raspberry flavor.
So fun — and so girly. Perfect.
What could you possibly find girly about pink cake and fancy cocktails in flutes?!
I want a pisco sour now. And it’s only 10:20am. Thanks
Advantages of being your own boss, right?
Ginger pisco sours AND raspberry meringue??? Girl, we would be such compatible travel buddies!!!
I know! We just need to coordinate our plans sooner rather than later, hopefully.
I want a pisco sour and a piece of that cake!!! looks so good!!!
You will be here soon! Maybe you won’t get them there, but pisco sour and raspberry meringue cake can definitely be arranged in Santiago.
I love that photo of the pink cake and the pisco sours. Reminds me of Alice in Wonderland for some reason.
I feel like an Alice in Wonderland themed restaurant would be perfect for Valparaíso, don’t you?
Absolutely! We should start one!
It’s tough to admit but my favorite drink is the chardonay sour in SaborColor!
We’re glad you enjoyed and blogged about Valparaiso!
It’s ok, your secret is safe with me. It was good, I think you should admit it with pride!