Boragó (Santiago, CL Mar 28, 2025)

Borago 

TLDR – Chilean foraging cuisine that is probably an acquired taste and focuses on form over substance.  50best list loses credibility on this being 26….

Food – everything was beautifully plated and interesting presentation.  The theme of the meal was tomatoes.  There were a few highlight dishes—seems like they are trying to be the Central / MIL of Chile, but the meal did not get anywhere close to our recent experience at MIL. 

Tomato and watermelon drink 6/10

Tomato, tomato tartine, almond cream 7/10

Bee and Chilean truffle cocktail 3/10

Dill tempura summer herbs 9/10 

Muscles and barnacles 7/10 (not usually a fan of either, but well done)

Sea Garden, chochas, sea juices 1/10 (only the Uni was good, my wife couldn’t even stomach most of the elements) 

Lobster and garnado bean soup 5/10 (nice flavor on the lobster, but overcooked)

”Easter Island Seas” Chilean Seabass and Tuna 1/10, barely edible, very fishy, plating very nice and the blue sauce was good, but not enough to make the fish edible

Potato bread course 8/10

Lamb 8/10 (very tender and enjoyable) 

Sea Strawberries and Seaweed 5/10 (interesting palate cleanser that worked reasonably well, while trying to be adventurous) 

Kollof parfait and chocolate 7/10 

Service – Environment – team was very good and spoke English well.  They were careful with my wife’s dietary restrictions.  Generally friendly and engaging.  The dining room was beautiful and in a nice space, though a bit sterile. 

Overall, it’s a tough spot to recommend, but it might appeal to some palettes.  I hate giving negative feedback and I want these spots to succeed, but at this cost and time commitment I wanted to share the feedback.