Guidebook for Montevideo
Food Scene
Zabala
ZabalaWasa is a small restaurant, but a true gem.
Sarandí 460
460 SarandíAnother fantastic lunch spot with delicious mains and desserts.
Lagunillas
LagunillasPossibly one of the best parillas in Montevideo.
Agr. Francisco J. Ros 2748
Always a pleasant surprise.
Luis de la Torre
Luis de la TorreIn need of a Mexican food fix, this is the place.
A must go restaurant if one wants to have good "chinchulines," "mollejas" or just a good steak. Wine selection is above par.
Pérez Castellano
Pérez CastellanoA must go restaurant if one wants to have good "chinchulines," "mollejas" or just a good steak. Wine selection is above par.
Great restaurant for international food as well as salads, soups, tarts and sandwiches.
You can buy there a fabulous bread for your home breakfast, the best croissants in town and home made marmalades! My preferred one is Guayabas! They also have a variety of deli sweets they make every single day!
50 locals recommend
Jacinto
Great restaurant for international food as well as salads, soups, tarts and sandwiches.
You can buy there a fabulous bread for your home breakfast, the best croissants in town and home made marmalades! My preferred one is Guayabas! They also have a variety of deli sweets they make every single day!
Shopping
Reconquista 587
587 ReconquistaQuirky shop with the best selection of products from local makers and designers.
Old refurbished market with a small food court but an enormous variety of shops selling food products.
Jose L. Terra 2220
Old refurbished market with a small food court but an enormous variety of shops selling food products.
Essentials
Sarandí 482
482 SarandíThe place to go for spices and gluten-free produce.
Arts & Culture
A period palace that is now home to the Museum of Decorative Arts of Montevideo and often has tango dancers performing on the palace's steps at lunch time.
25 de Mayo
25 de MayoA period palace that is now home to the Museum of Decorative Arts of Montevideo and often has tango dancers performing on the palace's steps at lunch time.
Home to the national theatre, and one of the most popular venues for contemporary dance performances and music concerts.
Buenos Aires
Buenos AiresHome to the national theatre, and one of the most popular venues for contemporary dance performances and music concerts.
Museum holding an extensive collection of works and objects from the celebrated Uruguayan painter Joaquín Torres García.
109 locals recommend
Torres Garcia's Museum
683 SarandíMuseum holding an extensive collection of works and objects from the celebrated Uruguayan painter Joaquín Torres García.
Independent cultural space that regularly organises exhibitions and events with local graphic designers.
Colón
ColónIndependent cultural space that regularly organises exhibitions and events with local graphic designers.
Cultural space for photography exhibitions as well as archive of over 100,000 historic photos.
San José 1360
1360 San JoséCultural space for photography exhibitions as well as archive of over 100,000 historic photos.
Arenal Grande
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One the best venues in town for contemporary and traditional music as well as for other performing arts.
30 locals recommend
Sala Zitarrosa
casi Julio Herrera y ObesOne the best venues in town for contemporary and traditional music as well as for other performing arts.
Sightseeing
Museo Nacional de Artes Visuales
2283 Av Tomas GiribaldiThe Uruguayan national museum of visual arts.
House-museum of Julio Vilamajó, one of the leading Uruguayan architects of the 20th century.
10 locals recommend
Vilamajó House Museum
esq Av. SarmientoHouse-museum of Julio Vilamajó, one of the leading Uruguayan architects of the 20th century.
Drinks & Nightlife
One of the quirkiest bars in the city and a great place to go for a late beer and a quesadilla.
Ciudadela 1182
1182 CiudadelaOne of the quirkiest bars in the city and a great place to go for a late beer and a quesadilla.
Canelones 1302
1302 CanelonesBest bar for live music and late night pizzeta.
It's a fait accompli!! If you go to the Mercado del Puerto (Port Market) you stop by Roldós and have a fizzy medio y medio and a selection of their tasty sandwiches.
Café Roldós
228 Rambla 25 de Agosto de 1825It's a fait accompli!! If you go to the Mercado del Puerto (Port Market) you stop by Roldós and have a fizzy medio y medio and a selection of their tasty sandwiches.
Great place to start the day, they have a brilliant breakfast offer, and to unwind in the evening, do try the mojitos.
15 locals recommend
Café Bacacay
1306 BacacayGreat place to start the day, they have a brilliant breakfast offer, and to unwind in the evening, do try the mojitos.
Everything Else
Once a train station it has long since become a market housing an array of restaurants that specialise in meat and seafood dishes.
279 locals recommend
Mercado del Puerto
228 Rambla 25 de Agosto de 1825Once a train station it has long since become a market housing an array of restaurants that specialise in meat and seafood dishes.