La Piojera

la piojera

terremotto

La Piojera is a local bar located a stones throw from the exit of the Puente Cal y Canto station of the L2 (yellow) line of the Santiago Metro. Not a fancy bar or restaurant by any means, you can come here and down a couple terremoto’s which basically consist of pipeño and pineapple ice cream. When first hearing of it, it doesn’t sound like too strong a drink, especially in a city where piscola, pisco sour and ron y cokes are so popular, but after one or two, you’ll definitely be feeling it. If you are more daring, you might try one of the other drinks named after nature’s way of shaking up civilization such as the réplica (aftershock) or maremoto (tsunami).

The terremotto was actually pretty good. When you first get it, its just a cloudy whitish liquid with a nice scoop of ice cream floating. Taking a sip immediately doesn’t yield much to fancy about the drink, so stirring the ice cream until it melts and blends into a pseudo shake like drink is definitely recommended. As with most drinks of this kind, they seem to start tasting better the more you drink of it, but we all know why that is.

Food is served here, though as with many bars elsewhere, its not the calling card of the establishment. Items such as papa fritas and empanadas, staples throughout Santiago, are all that I can speak of an recommend here.

The scene is obviously very relaxed, local and very simple. A great place to go with a group (or a couple) and just chat. The inside walls are covered with signatures and writing from people over the course of time which makes for a pretty cool environment to admire. An interesting thing that occured when we happen to be there is that a clown walked in and started doing balloon sculptures. Not entirely sure why that was, but hey… its all part of the random fun to be had.

Note: The one negative about the bar is the area is apparently dangerous the later it gets.