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Fish is prepared in at least a dozen different sauces, or go for appetizers such as the
shrimp omelet and octopus salad. Homemade pastas also available.
Tante
INTERNATIONAL $$$
(
www.tante.com.ar
;
De las Artes 35; mains AR$47-134, afternoon teas AR$31-77; noon-11:30pm)
Three blocks inland from the beach, just off Av Bunge, this classy restaurant, bar and
tearoom was once the home of a well-known 1950s soprano. Nowadays it serves up Ger-
man, French and alpine specialties such as fondue, crepes, goulash, wurst and sauerkraut.
Afternoon teas featuring stollen, strudel and other homemade pastries are also tempting.
There's a second location in Cariló.
Information
Municipal tourist office
( 491680; turismo @pinamar.gov.ar; cnr Av Bunge & Shaw;
8am-8pm Mon-Fri, 10am-8pm Sat, 10am-5pm Sun)
Post office
(cnr Jasón & Eneas)
Getting There & Away
Pinamar's
bus terminal
( 403500; Jason 2250)
is about eight blocks north of the town
center, just off Av Bunge. Destinations include Buenos Aires (AR$225, five to six
hours), Mar del Plata (AR$69, 2½ hours) and San Clemente del Tuyú (AR$46, 2½
hours). There are frequent buses to nearby Villa Gesell (AR$20, 30 to 45 minutes).
For the southern beaches of Ostende (AR$4), Valeria (AR$5) and Cariló (AR$6),
catch a Montemar local bus just outside the long-distance terminal or at stops along Av
Bunge.
By the time you read this, trains may or may not be running from Buenos Aires Con-
stitución train station to Pinamar's Estación Divisadero, about 2km north of town.
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Villa Gesell
02255 / POP 30,000
Smaller and less flashy than its neighbors Pinamar and Mar del Plata, laid-back Villa
Gesell is still a hit with the younger crowd. Uniquely for the coastal towns, it offers a
wood-planked beach boardwalk, making walks along the sands much easier. It's also
known for summer choral performances and rock and folk concerts, and there are plenty
