Chivito specialists

El Chivito

Name: El Chivito
Address: Pocitos, Uruguay

Pocitos · Montevideo

🍽 Chivito specialists📍 Pocitos🇺🇾 Montevideo

Why eat here

A neighbourhood canteen devoted to the chivito, Uruguay's legendary steak sandwich piled with ham, egg, cheese and onion.

Good to know

Portions are enormous, so one sandwich easily feeds two; go at noon before the office crowd arrives.

History · Montevideo

Scenic · Montevideo

Market · Montevideo

Culture · Montevideo

Nature · Montevideo

An old-town grill where chimney smoke fills the street, serving the same slow-cooked beef that defines Uruguayan asado culture.

Founded in 1877, this is Montevideo's oldest working cafe, with worn wood, ceiling fans and a steady flow of regulars over coffee.

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