Restaurants in Uruguay
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La Penultima
La Penultima has views of the wild ocean from the front balcony and a Mexican cantina feel. It serves up pizzas and seafood and sometimes has live music. Other little bars open up along the seafront during the summer, but the best parties happen on the beach where locals and visitors gather around beachfires to play guitars, sing songs and just generally hang out.
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El Viejo y El Mar
This ramshackle restaurant is suffused with a carefully calculated rustic-hip atmosphere - its candlelit walls are adorned with fishing nets, wine bottles, lanterns and guitars, and a friendly dog roams from room to room. You're offered whatever they're serving that night, with fish and wine sure to feature prominently.
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Mercado del Puerto
Mercado del Puerto, on the Ciudad Vieja waterfront, is the classic place to eat in Montevideo. The densely packed parrillas here cater to every budget, competing like rutting elk to show off their obscenely large racks – of roasted meat and veggies, that is!
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La Estancia
A simple chivitería on weekdays, and a fully fledged parrilla nights and weekends, this cozy local hangout serves good food at affordable prices. Don't miss the torta estanciera, a tall three-layer cake loaded with strawberries and cream.
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Los Tres Pinos
The parrilla here is excellent; carnivores will appreciate specialties such as chuletas de cerdo con puré de manzana (pork chops with apple sauce) and pollo patrón (chicken stuffed with ham, pineapple and cherries).
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La Corte
OK, so maybe you'd rather not eat in a place once patronized by George W Bush, but the food is excellent at this elegant twin-level restaurant on Plaza Constitución. The lunchtime menu ejecutivo (business lunch) is a bargain.
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Kazbah
The restaurant scene in Montevideo is just starting to get interesting, and this Middle Eastern inspired place is one of the forerunners. Come here for all your faves, like falafel, schwarma (doner kebabs), couscous and tagines.
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Panini's
For fine dining, Italian style, try this place in the pedestrian zone just off Plaza Independencia. Pasta lovers will appreciate the degustación de pastas - a veritable smorgasbord of noodley delights.
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Confitería La Pasiva
This perfectly placed branch of Uruguay's famous chain confitería has outdoor seating on Ciudad Vieja's main square, with excellent, reasonably priced minutas (short orders) and good breakfast specials.
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Sacramento
Sacramento earns its reputation as one of Colonia’s best restaurants, with tasty creations such as risotto in champagne with sesame-marinated spider crabs, or ricotta, leek, and bacon ravioli.
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Drugstore
Reasonable set meals for two, eclectic decor (try dining in the vintage car on the street) and live music on weekends. If you're hungry, go for the picada a la mar (seafood assortment).
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Che Montevideo
The menu here features seafood with an international twist, but the biggest attraction is the open-air deck, providing spectacular views of the Río de la Plata and its sailboats at sunset.
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Pulpería de Los Faroles
Specializing in seafood and pasta, this reader-recommended eatery has a rainbow of colorful tablecloths in the artsy interior dining room, plus a sea of informal outdoor seating on Plaza Mayor.
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Lobizón 7
Popular with young montevideanos, with inexpensive lunch specials including gramajo (a calorie-packed house special of eggs, ham and French fries). Live music some nights.
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Starmia
A small restaurant serving fine seafood and sushi dishes. For a romantic night, or just a breath of fresh sea air, grab a table on the deck area across the road, overlooking Playa Mansa.
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La Luna
This laid-back pub-restaurant with a great rooftop terrace is the perfect place to grab a beer as the sun goes down and watch the ferries taking those poor fools back to Buenos Aires.
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La Churrasquera
You can't miss this place - the parrilla and its firewood are proudly displayed in the front window. Large portions are served, and the atmosphere is delightfully old-timey.
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Cantina Vasca
Eat among the card-players at this cozy 2nd-floor Basque social club overlooking a leafy street. Daily seafood specials, pasta and paellas are complemented by glasses of house wine.
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Euskal Erria
An excellent selection of Basque and Spanish dishes are on offer here, as is the best paella in town. Cheap jarras (jugs) of red wine are bound to keep you hanging around.
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El Torreón
By far the best place to eat in terms of views, this place is set in an old tower overlooking the water. The back deck makes for a cozy, intimate spot for a romantic dinner.
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Mediterráneo
This trendy, dimly lit pizzeria in Palermo, with brick walls and high beamed ceilings, is on the expensive side, but the lunchtime menu ejecutivo is a great deal.
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La Bodeguita
Nab a table out back on the sunny, two-level deck and soak up the sweeping river views while drinking sangría or munching on La Bodeguita’s trademark pizza.
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La Gaviotas Coiner
La Gaviotas Coiner is one of the best restaurants in town. Locally caught seafood is a specialty. Try the excellent corvina a la Provencal (Croaker Provencal).
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El Rincón
El Rincón is best enjoyed on a sunny weekend afternoon, lounging out back under a big tree between stone and stucco walls or watching the riverfront scene.
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Azabache
The ample outdoor seating and privileged corner location make Azabache a popular choice for morning coffee, evening drinks and good-value fixed-price meals.
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