Traditional Chilean Food in Valparaíso, Chile

La Conquistada

Almte. Montt 382, 2340000 Valparaíso, Chile
@laconquistada_valparaiso

A big yellow arch that says La Conquistada in black cursive. The C is shaped like a pot, and the L is shaped like a serving spoon.
Sign for La Conquistada Restaurante in Valparaíso, Chile.

You can’t miss this restaurant, it is located on the corner of Uriola and Almirante Montt, right in the middle of town. It is just across from the cafe Entre Cerros. There is an enormous mural of a pirate painted on the side of the building, and the sign is bright yellow.

The outside of the restaurant which is completely covered in murals. You can see the soft glow of the lights of the restaurants, and people enjoying themselves inside.
Outside of La Conquistada, which has lots of murals.

La Conquistada serves traditional Chilean food. The warm glow of the inside of the restaurant gives it a cozy feel.

The restaurant has a large range of drinks available including juices. They made me a lemonade with orange juice in it. I thought that combination sounded a bit strange, but the server recommended it. She was correct it was very good.  

A glass full of orange lemonade with ice peeking out. There is a half slice of orange on the rim of the glass, and a blue and white striped straw.
Lemonade with orange juice at La Conquistada in Valparaíso, Chile.

The waitstaff were very friendly, and helped me to select new things to try. They also had an actual menu to look at, as opposed to the QR code and trying to read the menu on your phone. 

They had an appetizer of sopaipillas, which were discs of fried bread that were made with pumpkin. They were a vibrant orange color, and served with a salsa similar to pico de gallo. This dish was called Sopaipillas con Pebre and cost $4,900 Chilean Pesos ($5.50 USD). 

These were a savory dish, not the same as sopapillas that have cinnamon and sugar. It is also spelled slightly differently.

A wreath of orange fried discs, surrounding a dish of salsa in the middle.
Sopaipillas con Pebre at La Conquistada in Valparaíso, Chile.

I ordered the Carne a la Cacerola for $10,900 Chilean Pesos ($12.30 USD). It came with a choice of side, such as French fries or rice. It was a pot roast, and the meat was very soft and juicy. Meat and potatoes is a common theme in Chilean food.

French fries piled up over a hunk of meat. There are onions and carrots dissolving over the top of the meat as well.
Carne la caserola at La Conquistada in Valparaíso, Chile.

They had a traditional dessert called mote con huesillos for $4,000 Chilean Pesos ($4.50 USD). To me it was a bit of a strange dessert, but it tasted good. It was a dried peach which was rehydrated in a sweet syrup with cinnamon. There were softened grains of wheat at the bottom that also absorbed the juice. It was served cold, with a straw to drink the juice. Overall it tasted like sweet cinnamon peaches. I saw this drink everywhere in Chile, and was glad to finally get to try it.

A large glass with a textured design in it and green and white straw sticking out. Inside of the glass you can see a thick brown liquid with a cinnamon stick floating on top.
Mote con huesillos at La Conquistada in Valparaíso, Chile.