Chile Lindo

Chile Lindo is located at 2944 16th St, San Francisco, CA. This location is in the Mission neighborhood. This business specializes in Delicatessens and Sandwiches. Chile Lindo is open Mon-Fri. 8am-10pm
Sat. 9am-6pm and accepts All Major Credit Cards.

Chile Lindo keeps life easy for the indecisive diner. It makes one thing and one thing only: empanadas. The owner, Paula Tejeda, has sold these baked snacks on foot for years around Mission District bars, and loyal customers seek her out on 16th Street and Capp, where her clean, well-lit shop is open from early in the morning to late night, and is a friendly addition to a dark and dicey corner. The $5 empanadas are all hand made, with beef, vegetarian and vegan options, and are huge compared to traditional South American empanadas--one is just about a meal. There's no seating--this is a...

Parking: During the day there's plenty of parking, though it's more difficult at night (don't leave anything in the car either--this area is notorious for break-ins).

Tiny, cheery bakery slings freshly baked empanadas on a stretch of 16th that needed light. Some scoff at $5 for an empanada, but they're on the large side, filled with plentiful ingredients and encased in fresh, flaky but not dry or doughy pastry. Of the three flavors, we like the "Pino" -- crumbly Niman Ranch beef, sautéed onions, olives, hard-boiled egg, raisins with flavors of cumin and...

Chile Lindo keeps life easy for the indecisive diner. It makes one thing and one thing only: empanadas. The owner, Paula Tejeda, has sold these baked snacks on foot for years around Mission...

Authentic Chilean Empanadas, and Dulces Chilenos (Chilean fine pastries)