Restaurants are abundant and range from cheap and quick to elegant and elaborate. There are numerous parillas (Argentine steakhouses) and pasta places like elsewhere in the country, but the bounty of the sea is also a highlight. The commercial center located at the harbor area is the place to go to sample rabas (calamari) and other local seafood favorites.
Amidst the smattering of seafood restaurants crammed together in a shared parking lot near the commercial area of the port, the one with a collection of stuffed deers and boars mounted on its dining room walls stands out. Don’t let the antlers fool you; seafood is the specialty. On the ground...
With tables that seem to come right off the shelves, this little bookstore-cum-café is a great break from the shopping fury of the central paseo. Books can be perused over coffee as long as they do not get any dangling particles on them. The friendly staff adds to the laid-back atmosphere. All the...
Somebody’s grandpa has been coming here year after year on vacation for the past thirty years because it is consistent and located in the center across from Casino. The recipes have not changed and you will not run into anything curious or fishy on the menu- except of course the seafood pasta....
Said to be one of the best parillas in town, this is where the Mar de Platenses go to get their Sunday asado. Understated in both location and decor, just like a parilla should be, it may be hard to get a table on weekends and during the lunch hours. Don’t get disheartened; it is worth the wait....
Mar del Plata's most famous parilla, named after the region where its fabled meat comes from, could not be more Argentine. Huge steaks are of course the house specialty. Assortments of meats, sausages and offal, served on wooden slates, called parillas are what most people order for a big shared,...