{"id":194265,"date":"2012-02-03T16:43:00","date_gmt":"2012-02-03T16:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swoop-patagonia.com\/blog\/2012\/02\/03\/194265-restaurant-in-puerto-natales-afrigonia\/"},"modified":"2012-02-03T16:43:00","modified_gmt":"2012-02-03T16:43:00","slug":"194265-restaurant-in-puerto-natales-afrigonia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swoop-patagonia.com\/blog\/194265-restaurant-in-puerto-natales-afrigonia\/","title":{"rendered":"Restaurant in Puerto Natales: Afrigonia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you find yourself in Puerto Natales before starting your hike in Torres del Paine National Park but don&#8217;t have much time to find somewhere for fine dining, head towards a great restaurant in the centre of town called Afrigonia. We speak to Rolando, who visited the restaurant in 2011 as he explains and shows why this African\/Patagonian fusion really does work. It&#8217;s not hard to see why this is Puerto Natales&#8217; best rated restaurant.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"\/images\/3447\/original.JPG?1328288573\" height=\"230\" width=\"307\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I had heard about Afrigonia before I arrived to Puerto Natales. As it turns out, this restaurant is owned by a charming Zambian and his a Chilean wife, both chefs and hence the reason for Afrigonia&#8217;s name.<\/p>\n<div style=\"word-wrap: break-word;\">\n<div style=\"word-wrap: break-word;\">\n<div style=\"word-wrap: break-word;\">\n<div style=\"word-wrap: break-word;\">\n<div style=\"word-wrap: break-word;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\"><\/span><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\">You soon notice the African table d&eacute;cor, soft lighting and a enormous green bank safe transformed into a wine cellar.&nbsp; Afrigonia is not your average restaurant, the food is&nbsp; creative, flavoursome and topped by impeccable service. The atmosphere is relaxed with a mix of locals and foreigners. The menu is not extensive but it is focused on local produce and the prices are more than reasonable, you can get a starter from approximately &pound;5 and a main course of up to &pound;14. <\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"word-wrap: break-word;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"word-wrap: break-word;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/3449\/original.JPG?1328289039\" height=\"208\" width=\"278\" \/>&nbsp; <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/3450\/original.JPG?1328289066\" height=\"210\" width=\"281\" \/><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"word-wrap: break-word;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"word-wrap: break-word;\">Out of the foods I have tried there my favourite dishes have to be: King crab &#8216;trilogy&#8217;, the spicy seafood soup, (a Patagonian Bouillabaisse), salmon ceviche with lemon, mango and coconut milk and roasted lamb rack with mint sauce. For dessert it has to be &#8216;Kilimanjaro&#8217;, a warm chocolate cake topped with a white chocolate and berry sauce. I was also impressed with the wine list, which offers an excellent selection of good Chilean and Argentinian wines.&#8217;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"word-wrap: break-word;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"word-wrap: break-word;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"\/images\/3448\/original.JPG?1328288728\" height=\"250\" width=\"334\" \/><\/div>\n<div style=\"word-wrap: break-word;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"word-wrap: break-word;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Owners Kamal Nawaz &amp; Nathalie Reffer<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you find yourself in Puerto Natales before starting your hike in Torres del Paine National Park but don&#8217;t have much time to find somewhere for fine dining, head towards a great restaurant in the centre of town called Afrigonia. 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