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San José 1080 at R io Negro.
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02/900-0900.
Main courses $6-$12 (£4.05-£8.20). AE, DC, MC, V. Daily
noon-4pm and 7pm-1am.
El Palenque
SEAFOOD/PARRILLADA Located in the Mercado del Puerto, this
is one of the area's most popular restaurants, crowded with locals and tourists alike. It gets
especially crowded when the cruise ships come in. It has been around since 1958. Fish is
the highlight, but they also hav e tapas, pastas, paellas, and lots of grilled meats. A spe-
cialty is the Paella Exotica, made with rabbit.
Perez Castellano 1579 (at R ambla 25 de A gosto 400, in the M ercado del P uerto).
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02/917-0190
or
02/915-4704. w ww.elpalenque.com.uy. M ain c ourses $8-$14 (£5.40-£9.45). AE, DC, MC,
181
V. M on-Sat
noon-midnight; Sun noon-5pm.
El Peregrino
PARRILLADA/SEAFOOD/ITALIAN This large, charming spot offers
atmospheric dining with its r ustic tables, brick and y ellow walls, and numer ous old
photographs. They offer sev eral fish dishes, I talian, and lots of beef , pork and chicken
dishes.
Calle Pérez Castellano 1553, at Piedras (at the Mercado del Puerto).
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02/916-4737.
Main courses $5-$8
(£3.40-£5.40). AE, DC, MC, V. Daily 11am-midnight.
El Viejo y el Mar
SEAFOOD Resembling an old fishing club , El Viejo y el M ar
is on the riv erfront near the S heraton. The bar is made fr om an abandoned boat, while
the dining r oom is decorated with dock lines, sea lamps, and pictur es of 19th-centur y
regattas. You'll find ev ery kind of fish and pasta on the menu, and the r estaurant is
equally popular for evening cocktails. An outdoor patio is open most of the y ear.
Rambla Gandhi 400.
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02/710-5704.
Main courses $5-$10 (£3.40-£6.80). MC, V. Daily noon-4pm and
8pm-1am.
Los Leños
PARRILLADA/SEAFOOD/URUGUAYAN This casual
parrillada
resembles one you'd find in Buenos Aires—except that this one also serves an outstanding
range of
mariscos
(seafood), such as the S panish paella or
lenguado Las Brasas
(a flathead
fish) served with prawns, mushr ooms, and mashed potatoes. F rom the
parrilla,
the
filet
de lomo
is the best cut—or der it with R oquefort, mustard, or black-pepper sauce. The
restaurant's fresh produce is display ed in a case near the kitchen. H illary Clinton once
visited this restaurant, and a picture of her with the staff hangs pr oudly on the wall.
San José 909, at C onvencion.
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02/900-2285.
www.parrilla.com.uy. Main courses $2-$17 (£1.35-£12).
AE, DC, MC, V. Daily 11:45am-3:30pm and 8pm-midnight.
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SHOPPING
The
Villa Biarritz fair,
at P arque Zorilla de S an Martín-Ellauri, takes place S aturday
from 9:30am to 3pm, featuring handicrafts, antiques, books, fruit and vegetable vendors,
flowers, and other goodies. The
Mercado del Puerto
(Port Market)
opens afternoons
and w eekends at P iedras and Yacaré, letting y ou sample the flav ors of U ruguay, fr om
small empanadas to enormous barbecued meats. Saturday is the best day to visit. Numer-
ous leather and souv enir stor es ar e on Calle P erez Castellano, leading fr om the por t.
Tristán Narvaja,
Avenida 18 de Julio in the Cordón neighborhood, is the city's Sunday
flea market (6am-3pm), initiated mor e than 55 y ears ago by Italian immigrants.
De la
Abundancia/Artesanos
is a food-and-handicrafts market. It takes place Monday through
Saturday from 10am to 8pm at S an José 1312. Leather goods at gr eat prices are at
Casa
Mario Leather F actory,
Piedras 641 at B artolomo Mitre (
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02/916-2356;
www.casa
marioleather.com).
Tres C ruces S hopping M all
is par t of the bus terminal complex,
