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Neruda's Brunswick

66 Breese St, Brunswick VIC 3056, Australia

Recommended by 61 people

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Find Neruda's Brunswick

66 Breese St, Brunswick VIC 3056, Australia

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+61 3 8383 2652
HoursMonday: Closed Tuesday: Closed Wednesday: 11:00 AM – 10:30 PM Thursday: 11:00 AM – 10:30 PM Friday: 11:00 AM – 10:30 PM Saturday: 10:00 AM – 10:30 PM Sunday: 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM

*Opening hours may differ during holidays.

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About Neruda's Brunswick

Breese Street’s home for genuine Chilean comfort food delivers unhurried warmth, live sets, and big tables built for sharing. Expats make the cross-town pilgrimage here for nostalgic tastes done without shortcuts. Think golden empanadas packed with seasoned beef or gooey prawn and cheese, crusty churrasco sandwiches, and sweet corn pastel de choclo baked in clay. When the dining room fills on the weekend, plates of hot sopaipillas and citrusy ceviche land between tart pisco sours and local brews. The owner works the floor, greeting regulars among walls lined with Latin American art, guitars, and family warmth. As the room buzzes and acoustic chords start up, the kitchen keeps pouring house-made hot sauce alongside glasses of chilled mote con huesillo.

  • Authentic Chilean Sabor: Expats and regulars rely on the kitchen for hard-to-find staples like beef empanadas, pastel de choclo, and churrasco.
  • Vibrant Community Vibe: The dining room doubles as a cultural living room with rotating art, community conversation, and weekend live Latin sets.
  • Owner Hospitality: Longtime owner Don Agustín anchors the floor with personal hospitality, table chats, and unhurried warmth.
  • Standout Sips: House pisco sours, local craft beers, robust morning coffee, and traditional mote con huesillo round out the table.
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Why Diners Choose Neruda's Brunswick

Experience authentic Chilean recipes, vibrant live music, and genuine community hospitality in Brunswick.

  • Authentic Chilean Comfort Staples

    Diners consistently find authentic Chilean staples like pastel de choclo and empanadas de pino prepared with the true flavors of Chile.

    me pedí un pastel de choclo y una empanada que estaban deliciosas, mismo sabor que comerlas en chile.

    Jorge Vargas

  • Traditional Completos & Empanadas

    The kitchen delivers genuine street-style classics like loaded completos and crispy sopaipillas that taste like home.

    If you're missing a proper Chilean empanada de pino or completo, this is the place!

    Ignacio y Alexandra

  • Sharing Chilean Culture with Friends

    Guests find Neruda's the ideal space to introduce friends and family to genuine Latin American food and hospitality.

    If you want to bring a friend to try Latin American or Chilean food and feel the real “vibe” here is a perfect place

    Tibe

  • A Warm Hub for Meaningful Gatherings

    Patrons eagerly bring their favorite people along, turning the welcoming community hub into an essential personal tradition.

    It’s one of those rare places that becomes woven into your life. I take all my favourite people there to share it.

    K A (swtheartsdiary)

  • Vibrant Live Latin Music Evenings

    Weekend evenings feature energetic live Latin performances, Pisco sours, and a vibrant community atmosphere.

    The service was friendly and the atmosphere, enhanced by the live music, was just perfect in a cosy and casual way.

    Helen Fearnley

  • Transportive South American Atmosphere

    Decorated with South American memorabilia and hosted by attentive, welcoming ownership, the venue surrounds visitors with Latin warmth.

    Neruda’s Brunswick is one of the very few places that truly transports you the moment you step inside. The colours, warmth, and vibrancy of Latin America surround you instantly.

    Batoul Ahmad

Authentic homestyle dishes central to the Chilean dining experience

  • Empanadas

    the empanadas were absolutely amazing as was the churrasco

    Wade Barnard

  • Pastel de choclo

    me pedí un pastel de choclo y una empanada que estaban deliciosas, mismo sabor que comerlas en chile

    Jorge Vargas

  • Churrasco

    the empanadas were absolutely amazing as was the churrasco

    Wade Barnard

  • Completo

    and the sausage in the completo was delicious

    Ignacio y Alexandra

Other favorites

Traditional Chilean sips, street snacks, and daytime comforts

  • Pisco sour

    My fav drink was pisco sour✨✨

    YouLee Lee

  • Sopaipillas

    todo muy rico, en especial las sopaipillas

    Nia M. Gomez

  • Mote con huesillo

    The mote con huesillo, churrasco, sopaipillas, and pisco sour — so good!

    Javiera Barra

  • Coffee

    The coffee is consistently excellent, the food comforting and fresh, and the atmosphere effortlessly creative.

    K A (swtheartsdiary)

Beyond the menu

Thoughtful personal touches and cultural details that bring a piece of Chile to Brunswick.

  • Attentive Hands-On Owner Hospitality

    Owner Don Agustín ('Gus') actively welcomes diners personally, taking time for unhurried conversations about art, memorabilia, and life in Chile.

  • Curated Live Latin Music Evenings

    Hosts regular evening live performances ranging from rock bands to acoustic sets that turn the dining room into an authentic Latin gathering.

  • Conversational Spanish Practice at the Counter

    Staff warmly encourage diners to practice conversational Spanish when ordering drinks and Chilean dishes.

  • Traditional Chilean Heritage Refreshments and Sweets

    Offers traditional, nostalgic drinks and desserts rarely found in Melbourne, including house-made mote con huesillo, palomitos, milhojas cake with manjar, and Neruda wine.

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