El emporio — Restaurant in Providencia

This is a fantastic family run corner shop that sells fruits and vegetables, some groceries, delicious Middle Eastern baked goods and Arabic inspired foods such as falafels, shawarmas and hummus. It also has pizzas and empanadas. I had the pizza with a lemon tea and it was delicious.The shop has both indoor and outdoor seating available. The ambiance here is quiet, calm and comfortable. The owner and his family were very hospitality, accommodating and English speaking. I also purchased some cake and halawa (halva) with pistachio to take with me for later consumption. This is a fabulous place for tourists or locals to have a delicious meal or sweet baked good with a coffee or tea served by very friendly owners in a pleasant...

Large variety of empanadas with the best dough we have had on our trip. The only store we have been to that freezes water bottles which came in handy during the heat wave that occurred during our trip. The service was awesome and the guy went out of his way to give our infant a cold banana as it was 90 degrees out. This unassuming store was a perfect quick lunch with friendly service. They also have a small variety of...

Very kind owner who made me feel welcome in Chile when I was studying here as a Turkish student who felt very culturally deprived in South America. Amazing fresh food and snacks, great bread, and wonderful employees! I recommend this place 100% try the...