Heladería Emporio La Rosa — Restaurant in Santiago

Established in 2001, Emporio la Rosa was named one the World's 50 Best Ice Cream Parlors in the World by Daily Meal for a reason. While Chile has the highest ice cream consumption in Latin America, Emporio la Rosa is known for their unique flavours and the taste of their ice cream. Among the most memorable are their chocolate pepper and rose petals flavours. Manjar (dulce de leche), lucuma and chirimoya (custard apple) are traditional Chilean favourites and highly recommended.

The location in Parque Forestal is open from 09:00 to 21:30 Monday to Thursday and Sunday and from 09:00 to 22:30 Friday and Saturday. The location is small, located in a residential neighbourhood adjacent to Bicentenario Park, featuring outside seating and table service for about fifteen people. Bicentenario, is a pretty tree-canopied park featuring antique streetlamps and stone fountains, feeling like an urban oasis in the middle of the bustling city. While Emporio la Rosa seems to operate as a local neighbourhood shop, it is a large operation (owned by the Bofill family) featuring close to 200 shops around the country.

The menu includes their famous ice cream as a well as traditional Chilean sandwiches, breakfast dishes (served until 12 in the afternoon) salads, soups and local dishes including empanadas. The service is efficient and friendly. Without a doubt, together with Toledo Azul (an artisanal shop in the El Golf neighborhood) and El Taller, Emporio la Rosa serves the best ice cream in Chile and worth a visit if you are...

……….In our quest to locate Empori0 La Rosa and indulge in pure delicious ice cream we were surprised to discover and encounter two shop only three streets apart. What was real-lii nice about the first shop we came across was that they had a very big area set-out with tables and chairs so you could enjoy your insidious-lii delicious ice cream right here in the open air with out walking about. The shop was crowded with patrons shoulder to shoulder. But the service was good as you could see the shop-assistance were used to the crowds and they didn’t want anyone leaving unhappy so they were very efficient and very friend-lii going about their work. There was myriads of different flavors to choose from and because this was new to us as we don’t have a La Rosa where we came from we tried to pick-out the most unlike-lii flavors. You may choose to have as many scoops of ice cream as you wished to have in your tub and it was an experience of its own kind to witness how they serve their ice cream in the tub and plonk a sugar-cone on top like a point-tii cap/hat. Must say its rather an expensive experience as the price for two balls of ice cream in Rand value is just over R 62.50 and for a half liter the price in Rand would be just on R95.00 as per the exchange rate of the day of our visit but never-the-less a very pleasant and enjoyable encounter and everyone who is visiting Santiago de Chile should venture here for the sheer enjoyment of insidious-lii delicious...

Nice spot to grab some ice cream and relax. The place has a cute and cozy vibe, and it’s supposedly one of the best ice cream parlor of the world. The ice cream is their specialty, with lots of unique flavors to choose from. I tried a couple of them, and they were great. They also have a small menu of snacks and drinks. This spot is mostly for to-go orders, as there are no tables to sit at. The process is a bit different—you pay first, then take your ticket to another person to get your ice cream. It can get crowded, so expect a short wait in lines. The prices are a bit cheaper compared to other shops in the area. Friendly staff. Credit...