The majority of Uruguayan restaurants are
parrilladas (grill-rooms). Table service is usual in restaurants. Cafes or bars have either table and/or counter service.
Things to know: There are no set licensing hours.
National specialties:•
Bife de chorizo (rump steak),
asado de tira (short ribs) and other barbecued meats.
• Chivito (steak sandwich with accompaniments including cheese, lettuce, tomato, bacon, ham, olives and pickles).
• Morcilla dulce (sweet black sausage made from blood, orange peel and
walnuts) and
morcilla salada (salty sausage).
• Dulce de leche (milk sweets).
• Chaja (ball-shaped sponge cake filled with cream and jam).
National drinks:• Uruguayan wines are of good quality. Popular drinks include
clericó (wine mixed with fruit juice) and
medio y medio (half dry white wine and half champagne).
• Yerba mate, a bitter tea of Native American origin, is extremely popular with locals.
• Local spirits are
caña,
grappa and locally distilled whisky and gin.
Tipping: 10% when no service charge is added.
NightlifeTheater, ballet and symphonic
concerts are staged in Montevideo from March to January.
Tango is nearly as popular as in Argentina. There are
discos in downtown Montevideo and coastal suburbs such as Pocitos and Carrasco. There are several dinner-dance places in Montevideo. Large Montevideo hotels have good
bars. When there is music for
dancing, the price of drinks increases quite considerably. There are also several
casinos.
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