I love the global and diverse appeal of markets the world over. Montevideo has it's fair share and I visited about 4 or 5 markets in the city during my stay there. Whether it's a food market or a goods market, I love my visits to them.
Mercado del Puerto is obviously down near the port and is actually indoors, the area nearby can be dodgy at night I heard but by day and especially late afternoon, this is the place to eat! A great atmosphere and aroma within!
The layout of the market is easy to navigate and it is clean. You find a seat by any restaurant and oder directly from the bar in front. Some bars and restaurants have waitress service. We ate at a place called La Maestranza a barbecue restaurant with a waitress called Natali.
For beer I tried Patricia the local stuff, quenches your thirst for sure. Better to buy by the bottle and share it. Tap beer isn't really available. It was summer time when I visited.
To get there I hired a bike and paid a local guy to look after the bike while we were inside, this is actually safe enough!
The menu is vast and has a host of things to choose from - order as little or as much as you want and they put it on the barbecue and cook it in front of you! I chose Chorizo, Rincon, Salchincha and Morchillo and we shared them. Beef and pork meat are the most common barbecued food. You get given sauce and bread with your meat.
The bread, sauce and crackers is free and comes with it, you only pay for the meat and the beer and tipping is optional - I left a small tip.
While we were eating a local TV crew were filming and they came over to ask us questions! This was funny as my Spanish wasn't very good but we were able to have a chat and talk about a few things! I enjoyed it!
A beer cost around 100 pesos and for the food it's best to do a pick and mix option which gives you variety and saves a bit of money as you are buying in bulk. The menu is straight forward and no problem with ordering.
To summarise, Montevideo is excellent for barbecued food, known locally as Parillas and you should head to the excellent Mercado del Puerto to try it!
Mercado del Puerto is obviously down near the port and is actually indoors, the area nearby can be dodgy at night I heard but by day and especially late afternoon, this is the place to eat! A great atmosphere and aroma within!
The layout of the market is easy to navigate and it is clean. You find a seat by any restaurant and oder directly from the bar in front. Some bars and restaurants have waitress service. We ate at a place called La Maestranza a barbecue restaurant with a waitress called Natali.
For beer I tried Patricia the local stuff, quenches your thirst for sure. Better to buy by the bottle and share it. Tap beer isn't really available. It was summer time when I visited.
To get there I hired a bike and paid a local guy to look after the bike while we were inside, this is actually safe enough!
The menu is vast and has a host of things to choose from - order as little or as much as you want and they put it on the barbecue and cook it in front of you! I chose Chorizo, Rincon, Salchincha and Morchillo and we shared them. Beef and pork meat are the most common barbecued food. You get given sauce and bread with your meat.
The bread, sauce and crackers is free and comes with it, you only pay for the meat and the beer and tipping is optional - I left a small tip.
While we were eating a local TV crew were filming and they came over to ask us questions! This was funny as my Spanish wasn't very good but we were able to have a chat and talk about a few things! I enjoyed it!
A beer cost around 100 pesos and for the food it's best to do a pick and mix option which gives you variety and saves a bit of money as you are buying in bulk. The menu is straight forward and no problem with ordering.
To summarise, Montevideo is excellent for barbecued food, known locally as Parillas and you should head to the excellent Mercado del Puerto to try it!
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