Munich Malloco, German-Chilean restaurant in Peñaflor, Chile.
Munich Malloco is a German restaurant in Peñaflor, Chile, spread across several floors with both indoor dining rooms and outdoor terrace seating. The building sits on a large plot of land with garden areas that can be used for dining outside.
The restaurant was founded in 1930 by the Zahlhaas family, who came from Bavaria and started with a small roadside stand selling German cakes to people passing through. Over the following decades, that stand grew into a full restaurant with several buildings and leisure facilities.
Munich Malloco sits in a part of Peñaflor that was once shaped by German immigrant communities, and that history is still visible in the food and decor today. Staff wear traditional Bavarian dress, and the menu reads more like a Bavarian inn than a typical Chilean restaurant.
The restaurant is easy to reach from the main road through Peñaflor and has parking available on the property. It is worth checking the opening hours before visiting, as they can change depending on the day of the week.
Alongside the restaurant, the property also has guest rooms, a tennis court, and a swimming pool, making it possible to stay overnight rather than just stopping for a meal. This combination of dining and lodging in a single family-run spot is unusual for a place that began as a roadside cake stand.
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