Mercado del Puerto
The Mercado del Puerto is a gastronomic and cultural venue in the Ciudad Vieja neighborhood of Montevideo, Uruguay. Originally built as a covered marketplace, it no longer functions as one and now houses restaurants serving traditional Uruguayan cuisine, with a focus on asado cooked over open-fire parrillas.Photo: Pedro Felipe, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Opening hours: 9:30 AM—5:00 PM
- Type: Food court
- Description: cultural heritage monument of Uruguay
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Carnival Museum and Museum of Pre-Columbian and Indigenous Art.
Carnival Museum
Museum
Photo: Fedaro, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Carnival Museum is located at 25 De Mayo Street in the "Ciudad Vieja" in Montevideo, Uruguay. It was built in November 2006. The museum has galleries on Candombe, Carnival, Uruguayan Carnival and Murga.
Museum of Pre-Columbian and Indigenous Art
Museum
Photo: Museo MAPI, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Museum of Pre-Columbian and Indigenous Art is an ethnographic museum located in Ciudad Vieja, Montevideo, Uruguay, dedicated to the indigenous cultures of different parts of Latin America. Museum of Pre-Columbian and Indigenous Art is situated 220 metres southeast of Mercado del Puerto.
Parroquia San Francisco de Asís
Church
The Parish Church of St. Francis of Assisi is a Roman Catholic parish church in Montevideo, Uruguay. Parroquia San Francisco de Asís is situated 250 metres east of Mercado del Puerto.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ciudad Vieja and Barrio Sur.
Ciudad Vieja
Suburb
Photo: Eduardo Ruggieri, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ciudad Vieja is a barrio of Montevideo, Uruguay. Located in a peninsula at the mouth of the Bay of Montevideo, it is the city's historic district. It was founded in 1724 as a walled city by the Spanish Empire.
Barrio Sur
Suburb
Barrio Sur is a barrio of Montevideo, Uruguay. It borders Ciudad Vieja to the west, the central business district to the north, Palermo to the east and the coastline to the south.
Montevideo
Photo: Ypsilon from Finland, CC0.
Montevideo is the capital city of Uruguay, on the east bank of the Rio de la Plata. Though sometimes overlooked beside nearby Buenos Aires, Montevideo is the cultural and political center of the country.
Mercado del Puerto
- Categories: market hall, building, tourism, tourist attraction, and food
- Location: Municipio B, Montevideo Department, Uruguay, South America
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Latitude
-34.90571° or 34° 54′ 21″ southLongitude
-56.21172° or 56° 12′ 42″ westOpen location code
48Q53QVQ+P8OpenStreetMap ID
way 179066483OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=food_courtOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q1921137
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In Other Languages
From German to Spanish—“Mercado del Puerto” goes by many names.
- German: “Mercado del Puerto”
- Spanish: “Mercado del puerto”
- Spanish: “Mercado del Puerto”
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