Sarita Colonia Bar

Sarita Colonia Bar is the bar side of the Sarita Colonia restaurant on Loreto, on the border between Recoleta and Bellavista in Santiago, in Chile's Metropolitana de Santiago region. The venue is known for a theatrical, highly decorated interior and a drinks list focused on pisco sours and house cocktails. Its location, a short walk from Bellavista's main nightlife streets and the Patio Bellavista area, makes it a natural stop in an evening that moves between dining and bar-hopping.

The crowd mixes locals, couples and travellers, many of whom arrive for dinner and stay for drinks. Dress is casual to smart-casual, and the age range runs from the mid-twenties through the forties. The atmosphere is playful and visual, with eclectic decor, warm lighting and a lively but not deafening soundtrack that allows conversation between rounds.

The drinks programme concentrates on the pisco sour and a rotating set of house sours and cocktails, drawing on Chilean and Peruvian pisco and local fruit and herbs. Cocktails are priced around CLP 5,000-8,000 (about USD 5-9), in line with mid-range Santiago bars. Wine and beer are available, and the kitchen can supply Peruvian-influenced dishes to accompany the drinks.

Hours are listed as Tuesday to Saturday evenings and should be confirmed locally, since the venue is typically closed on Sundays and Mondays. Friday and Saturday are busiest after about 9 PM, while earlier in the week the room is quieter. No cover charge is listed. Reservations are advisable for dinner and for groups at weekends, and can be made through the listed phone number +56 2 2881 3937. Bottle service is not part of the format; most visitors order drink by drink at the table or bar. The bar works well as a first stop before late-night venues in Bellavista or as a standalone cocktail evening.