Living in Los Palos Grandes

Los Palos Grandes is the Chacao neighborhood you live on foot. It sits between El Ávila and Parque del Este, with a square holding three libraries, a restaurant block known across the city, specialty cafés and office towers to the south. This guide tells you what is nearby and what to do.

homes listed
273
hectares
117
years old in 2026
97
new restaurants in 2025
9

The essentials

  • Between the mountain and the park

    El Ávila borders it to the north and Parque del Este to the south. The Pajaritos and Sebucán streams cross it on their way down to the Guaire river.

  • Miranda Metro

    Miranda station on Line 1 serves the neighborhood, and to the south, by Francisco de Miranda avenue, stand its office towers, such as Parque Cristal.

  • Streets that are easy to find

    Its streets are numbered avenues and transversals. An address like "3rd Avenue between 3rd and 4th Transversal" gives you the exact block.

  • What it costs

    Half of the houses for sale are listed between US$650,000 and US$950,000.

Part of the municipality of ChacaoLos Palos Grandes is one of the neighborhoods of Chacao. The municipality guide compares them all, with what each asks today.Read the Chacao guide

Things to do in Los Palos Grandes

Culture

  • Plaza Los Palos Grandes

    3 · libraries on the square

    On 3rd Avenue: three libraries, a café, a splash fountain and an open-air amphitheater.

  • Los Palos Grandes de Noche

    30,000+ · people expected in 2025

    Every June it closes streets for its anniversary: stages, 30+ bands, micro-theater and a food fair.

  • Sala Cabrujas

    Los Palos Grandes · theatre

    Theatre on Los Palos Grandes, in Los Palos Grandes.

  • Flamboyant Galería

    3ª Transversal de Los Palos Grandes · art gallery

    Art gallery on 3ª Transversal de Los Palos Grandes, in Los Palos Grandes.

Entertainment

  • Dos Puntos

    Music and brunch · September 2026 agenda

    On 3rd Avenue. In September 2026 it hosted a free Oasis Listening Party (Wednesday 10, 7 p.m.) and a Brunch & Coffee (Sunday 13, from 11 a.m.).

  • Quinta María and Taquería Tres Amigos

    Sept. 2026 · in La Movida’s agenda

    The September 2026 agenda lists Tablas & Drinks at Quinta María and the opening of Taquería Tres Amigos in Los Palos Grandes.

  • Caracas Padel

    Segunda Avenida de Los Palos Grandes · sports centre

    Sports centre on Segunda Avenida de Los Palos Grandes, in Los Palos Grandes.

  • Yogashala

    6ª Transversal de Los Palos Grandes · gym or studio

    Gym or studio on 6ª Transversal de Los Palos Grandes, in Los Palos Grandes.

  • La Casa del Yoga

    4ª Avenida de Los Palos Grandes · gym or studio

    Gym or studio on 4ª Avenida de Los Palos Grandes, in Los Palos Grandes.

Food & drink

  • The restaurant block

    9 · openings in 2025

    Alma, Fiori, Le Mot, L’Entrecôte 212, San Guché and Quadro, among the 2025 openings.

  • La Casa Bistró

    No. 89 · Latin America’s 50 Best 2025

    A Venezuelan bistro with its own garden, on 3rd Avenue between 3rd and 4th Transversal.

  • El Bosque Bistró

    ~US$55 · per person

    Creative Venezuelan cooking, with weekend brunch on a sunny terrace. Lunch Tuesday to Sunday and dinner Wednesday to Saturday, according to The 50.

  • Quadro Café

    Bean · to cup

    Specialty coffee from growers in Mérida and Miranda, on 4th Transversal.

  • Pan Alemán

    Top 10 · Caracas bakeries 2026

    Sourdough, pretzels and lemon tart, on 4th Avenue.

  • Nobu Sushi

    2ª Avenida de Los Palos Grandes · restaurant

    Restaurant on 2ª Avenida de Los Palos Grandes, in Los Palos Grandes.

  • Il Grillo

    2ª Avenida de Los Palos Grandes · restaurant

    Restaurant on 2ª Avenida de Los Palos Grandes, in Los Palos Grandes.

  • Hyle (vegetarian)

    5ª Transversal de Los Palos Grandes · restaurant

    Restaurant on 5ª Transversal de Los Palos Grandes, in Los Palos Grandes.

  • Arroceros

    1ª Avenida de Los Palos Grandes · restaurant

    Restaurant on 1ª Avenida de Los Palos Grandes, in Los Palos Grandes.

  • Zambal

    4ª Transversal de Los Palos Grandes · restaurant

    Restaurant on 4ª Transversal de Los Palos Grandes, in Los Palos Grandes.

  • Lasserre

    3ª Avenida de Los Palos Grandes · restaurant

    Restaurant on 3ª Avenida de Los Palos Grandes, in Los Palos Grandes.

  • Vassari Gelato

    3ª Transversal de Los Palos Grandes · ice-cream shop

    Ice-cream shop on 3ª Transversal de Los Palos Grandes, in Los Palos Grandes.

Groceries & shopping

  • Excelsior Gama Express

    1,350 m² · of shop floor

    A supermarket with a pharmacy and bakery in El Patio mall, 3rd Ave. at 5th Transversal.

  • Automercados Plaza’s

    1ª Transversal de Los Palos Grandes · supermarket

    Supermarket on 1ª Transversal de Los Palos Grandes, in Los Palos Grandes.

  • Supermercado Río

    3ª Transversal de Los Palos Grandes · supermarket

    Supermarket on 3ª Transversal de Los Palos Grandes, in Los Palos Grandes.

  • Automercado San Lorenzo

    6ª Transversal de Los Palos Grandes · supermarket

    Supermarket on 6ª Transversal de Los Palos Grandes, in Los Palos Grandes.

  • Gama

    3ª Avenida de Los Palos Grandes · supermarket

    Supermarket on 3ª Avenida de Los Palos Grandes, in Los Palos Grandes.

  • Centro Plaza

    Avenida Francisco de Miranda · shopping mall

    Shopping mall on Avenida Francisco de Miranda, in Los Palos Grandes.

Nature

  • Parque del Este

    82 ha · just south

    A zoo, the Humboldt Planetarium, a lake and trails, just south of the neighborhood.

Architecture

  • Modern architecture

    103 m · Parque Cristal

    Parque Cristal, Centro Plaza and the Mene Grande, Atlantic, Texas and Dallas buildings.

Everyday

  • Los Palos Grandes clinic

    2nd Transv. · between 2nd and 3rd Ave.

    Salud Chacao primary care, beside the square, on 2nd Transversal.

  • Miranda Metro station

    Line 1 · Caracas Metro

    Line 1, in the south, by Parque Cristal and Francisco de Miranda avenue.

Map with where each place is
  • Culture
  • Entertainment
  • Food & drink
  • Groceries & shopping
  • Nature
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  • Everyday

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