The Loft Santiago, the new bar from gastronomic entrepreneur Raúl Yáñez Campos, has opened on the fifth floor of Mercado Urbano Tobalaba (MUT) in Las Condes, bringing an obsessively precise classic cocktail program and one of the most ambitious wine selections in the country under one roof.
A Concept Built on Craft and Collaboration
The Loft was born from a partnership between Yáñez Campos, creator of 040 Restaurante, Room 09, Olam, and Nkiru, and the Bravo family, whose mastery of raw materials complements the founder’s gastronomic vision. Yáñez Campos previously took his 040 brand to INTERSECT BY LEXUS in New York, as part of the rotating chefs-in-residence program operated by Danny Meyer’s Union Square Hospitality Group, and that international frame of reference runs through everything at The Loft.
The idea, as the team frames it, is to build a bar where everything begins at the source: the sea, the land, the perfect product. The result is a space designed to deliver an international-level experience without apology, from lunch service through the early hours of the morning.
The Design Behind the Atmosphere
The interior is the work of Rebel Rebel Design, the international studio founded in 2022 by Eme Carranza and Portuguese designer Tiago Raimundo, with hospitality projects spanning Europe, the Americas, the Gulf, and Asia. The Loft is their only project in Chile and marks an exclusive collaboration with the Santiago market.
Carranza’s approach treats the space as more than an aesthetic exercise. Architecture, light, and texture are deployed deliberately to produce an intimate atmosphere that draws on the restrained elegance of New York lofts without replicating them wholesale. The result is a room with real character: warm, precise, and sophisticated without being cold.
The sound program is equally considered. An analog curation built around vinyl records and a 1979 Japanese reel-to-reel machine gives the space a timeless warmth that no streaming playlist can replicate.
Cocktails in Their Purest Form
The cocktail program at The Loft is a deliberate act of restraint. Rather than chasing novelty, the bar pays tribute to the great classics of the cocktail world, executing each recipe with precision, balance, and absolute respect for its origin.
Every cocktail is offered in two versions. The Classic uses traditional spirits; the Signature swaps in premium labels selected to elevate the drink without touching the original recipe. It is a thoughtful distinction that gives regulars a reason to revisit familiar ground without compromising the integrity of the spec.
“We want to return to the roots of great cocktails,” the team states, “to execute them with technique, respect, and excellence, just as they were conceived.”
Premium international liquors, a curated whisky selection, and an in-house cigar program round out a beverage offering that reads as much as a declaration of intent as it does a menu.
A Wine Cellar with International Ambition
If the cocktail program signals serious intent, the wine program announces it at volume. The Loft carries more than 300 labels by the bottle and offers an extraordinary selection by the glass, giving guests access to historical icons and singular discoveries without committing to a full bottle.
The list was curated in collaboration with Miguel Ángel Millán, recipient of the Beronia World’s Best Sommelier Award 2023 at The World’s 50 Best Restaurants. Currently General Manager and Wine Director at EMi in Madrid—where the kitchen earned a Michelin star four months after opening—Millán represents a new generation redefining what wine service and wine experience can look like on a global stage. Day-to-day on the floor, the program is run by resident sommelier Guillermo Bilbao. Together, their involvement lends The Loft’s wine program a credibility that is rare for a bar at any latitude.
Food as the Right Companion
The kitchen at The Loft operates on a sharing model, with a menu built to sit alongside drinks rather than compete with them. Oysters, cheeses, cured meats, and tartares anchor the food offering, each a considered choice that respects the traditions of great bar food.
Premium ingredients are the baseline assumption. Nothing on the plate is incidental, and the kitchen’s role is to extend the pleasure of the glass rather than distract from it.
Hospitality as a Standard, Not a Gesture
The Loft’s formal address is Av. Apoquindo 2730, 5th floor, MUT, Las Condes. The location, elevated above one of Santiago’s most active commercial corridors, reinforces the sense of arrival that Yáñez Campos and his team are clearly engineering. You go up to The Loft; the city stays below.
From the design collaboration with Rebel Rebel Design to Millán’s wine direction to the analog sound curation, every element signals that this is a bar built to a specific standard and unwilling to compromise on it. In a Chilean bar scene that continues to mature and produce internationally relevant venues, The Loft sets a new reference point: classic, precise, and built to last.
