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This interactive map of Punta del Este (Uruguay) brings together 140 hand-picked places: 52 attractions, 42 restaurants, 22 cafés and 24 shops. It also includes 5 walking routes with their stops in order. For every place you get what it is, a practical tip and how to get there by public transport. It is free, works on your phone and needs no sign-up.
· Curated by the HOLASIM team · How we make the maps
Tap a route to see it drawn on the map, stop by stop.
7 stops · 4 km · 3 h · all on foot, not a single bus · 7 stops
6 stops · 30 km · half a day by car · be at Casapueblo before 19:00 · 6 stops
6 stops · 25 km · a daytime plan · in October the east coast shuts early · 6 stops
6 stops · 2 km · all open in October and at Uruguayan prices · 6 stops
6 stops · 12 km · the sunset route and what actually opens in October · 6 stops
La Mano · Playa Brava
Five concrete fingers rising out of the sand — the photo that has defined Punta del Este since 1982.
Tip: Its real title is 'Man Emerging into Life', by Chilean artist Mario Irarrázabal, 1982. Five fingers — and he repeated the idea in Madrid, the Atacama Desert and Venice. Come before 9am for a people-free shot.
🚇 On Playa Brava sand, steps from Rambla Claudio Williman, opposite Parada 1.
Featured in: Intendencia de Maldonado · Wikidata Q6906958
Show on mapFaro de Punta del Este · Península
The black-and-white tower that organises the whole peninsula — lit since 1860 and still working.
Tip: Run by the Uruguayan Navy and normally closed to climbers: the one open day is Día del Patrimonio, which fell on 3–4 October this year and has passed. The grounds are still free to wander.
🚇 Corner of Calle 2 (Los Meros) and Calle 10, mid-peninsula; a 10-minute walk from Gorlero.
Featured in: Intendencia de Maldonado (ficha El Faro) · Armada Nacional
Show on mapIglesia de la Candelaria · Península
The whitewashed 1911 chapel beside the lighthouse — tiny, bright and the second-most photographed thing here.
Tip: Out of season it mostly opens for mass; if it is shut, the forecourt and the white facade against the lighthouse are worth the detour anyway.
🚇 Puesta del Sol (Calle 4) 696, right next to the lighthouse grounds.
Featured in: Wikidata Q5912358 · OpenStreetMap
Show on mapPuerto de Punta del Este · Península
Yachts, fishing boats and a sea-lion colony that waits for the scraps alongside the dock.
Tip: The sea lions gather where fishermen clean the catch, near the breakwater dock, and mid-morning — when the boats come back — is the moment. Don't feed them: it's banned.
🚇 Rambla Artigas between calles 8 and 21; the whole waterfront walks end to end.
Featured in: Intendencia de Maldonado · Wikidata Q17996596
Show on mapPuente Leonel Viera · La Barra
The rippling bridge over the Maldonado stream that leaves your stomach behind — twice in a row.
Tip: Heads up: there are TWO twin bridges. Leonel Viera built the original in 1965 (150 m, a stressed-ribbon deck he invented without being an engineer); the twin was tendered in 1998. They ripple because the deck hangs from cables — cross slowly, not fast.
🚇 Ruta 10 where it crosses the Maldonado stream, between San Rafael and La Barra; drive, take the bus or walk the footpath.
Featured in: Structurae · Wikipedia (Leonel Viera Bridge)
Show on mapMuseo–Taller de Casapueblo · Punta Ballena
The habitable sculpture Carlos Páez Vilaró built by hand on the cliff, without plans, over 36 years.
Tip: Check each door separately: the museum–workshop opens every day of the year from 10:00 until closing (general $U 600, over-65s $U 500, under-12s free); the hotel and the Taberna del Rayo Verde are separate businesses. The Sun Ceremony — Páez Vilaró's recorded voice — plays minutes before sunset, which this week falls around 19:00, so arrive 40 minutes early.
🚇 Mar de Liguria, Punta Ballena, 13 km from the peninsula via the Ruta Panorámica; car, taxi or tour.
Featured in: casapueblo.com.uy · Wikidata Q377792
Show on mapPunta Ballena · Punta Ballena
The natural balcony over the bay — from here you finally see the whale-shaped headland.
Tip: Uruguay's southern right whale season runs July to October: you are in the last useful week. Bring binoculars and scan the flat water, not the breakers.
🚇 Ruta Panorámica of Punta Ballena, past the Lussich Arboretum; access from Ruta 93.
Featured in: Ministerio de Turismo · OpenStreetMap
Show on mapMirador Punta Ballena · Punta Ballena
A Ruta Panorámica pull-off with the whole Maldonado bay below and Isla Gorriti on the horizon.
Tip: In pre-season it's empty: the best sunset spot on this map with no ticket and no elbowing.
🚇 On the Ruta Panorámica, south of the Casapueblo turn-off; there is a shoulder to park on.
Featured in: OpenStreetMap · Intendencia de Maldonado
Show on mapArboretum Lussich · Punta Ballena
192 hectares of forest hand-planted from 1896 with seeds an obsessive shipowner collected worldwide.
Tip: Antonio Lussich bought 1,800 hectares of dunes in 1896 and forested them to break the wind; the city opened it to the public in 1979. Spring is its best moment and the trails are marked — bring water, there's no kiosk inside.
🚇 Ruta Panorámica of Punta Ballena, signposted entrance; car or taxi from the peninsula (about 15 km).
Featured in: Wikidata Q630438 · Intendencia de Maldonado
Show on mapMirador Isla Gorriti · Punta Ballena
A high point on Punta Ballena where Gorriti island seems to float in the bay.
Tip: With a southerly you can read the Mansa's breakers from up here: the best free forecast around.
🚇 Northern section of the Lussich Arboretum, off the Ruta Panorámica.
Featured in: OpenStreetMap
Show on mapLas Grutas · Punta Ballena
Sea caves at the foot of the cliff where the water pushes in and explodes against the rock.
Tip: Only go down at low tide and in closed shoes: the rock is sharp and slick. On a big sea, look from above and leave it.
🚇 Base of Punta Ballena, down the sea track from the Ruta Panorámica.
Featured in: OpenStreetMap · Intendencia de Maldonado
Show on mapPunta del Chileno · Ruta Panorámica
A rocky point between Punta Ballena and the Mansa, with natural pools and zero crowds.
Tip: It's one of the ten stations on the Ruta de la Fauna Marina that the tourism ministry and the local government launched in August 2026: QR signage and benches to sit and wait.
🚇 On Ruta 10 / Rambla de la Mansa, halfway between Punta Ballena and Pinares.
Featured in: Ministerio de Turismo · Intendencia de Maldonado (2026)
Show on mapMuseo Ralli · Beverly Hills
Contemporary Latin American art plus a room of European surrealists, in a villa among the pines. Free.
Tip: Part of the Ralli foundation, which never charges admission. Off-season hours shrink: ring +598 4248 3476 the same day before you set off.
🚇 Los Arrayanes at Curupay, Beverly Hills district; car or taxi from Gorlero, about 10 minutes.
Featured in: museoralli.com.uy · Wikidata Q96759276
Show on mapMACA · Manantiales
The museum sculptor Pablo Atchugarry built out in the fields: huge halls, a sculpture park and now a theatre space.
Tip: Open Wednesday to Monday, 11:00–18:00 (closed Tuesdays). Leave an extra hour for the outdoor sculpture park — it's half the visit.
🚇 Ruta 104 towards Manantiales, about 20 km from the peninsula; you need a car, taxi or remise.
Featured in: OpenStreetMap (opening_hours) · Wikidata Q110486593
Show on mapMuseo de Automóviles Clásicos · Manantiales
A spotless classic-car collection in a country shed, a step from the MACA.
Tip: Tuesday to Sunday 11:00–19:00, Mondays only 11:00–14:00: slot it after the MACA and your afternoon is done.
🚇 Ruta 104, Manantiales, 300 paces from the Atchugarry Museum.
Featured in: OpenStreetMap (opening_hours)
Show on mapMuseo del Mar · La Barra
Over 5,000 documented marine species, a blacked-out room of glowing creatures and a shark at the door.
Tip: Listed as open daily 10:30–17:30, but it's a private museum in low season: call +598 4277 1817 before making the trip.
🚇 Romildo Risso 20001, El Tesoro, between La Barra and the Maldonado stream.
Featured in: museodelmar.com.uy · Wikidata Q16302097
Show on mapCuartel de Dragones · Maldonado
An 18th-century colonial barracks in central Maldonado, now a cultural centre with a stone courtyard.
Tip: Monday to Saturday 10:00–18:00, free admission: Maldonado's best rainy-day move.
🚇 Rafael Pérez del Puerto, one block from Plaza San Fernando, central Maldonado.
Featured in: OpenStreetMap (opening_hours) · Wikidata Q111543647
Show on mapMuseo Regional Mazzoni · Maldonado
An 1800s townhouse of furniture, silverware and everyday objects, donated by the Mazzoni family.
Tip: Free entry and short off-season hours: confirm on +598 4222 1107. It's three blocks from the Cuartel de Dragones, so do both together.
🚇 Ituzaingó 789, two blocks from Plaza San Fernando, Maldonado.
Featured in: OpenStreetMap · Intendencia de Maldonado
Show on mapTorre del Vigía · Maldonado
An 1800 watchtower from which lookouts warned of pirates and privateers in the bay.
Tip: It's tiny and takes ten minutes: fold it in between the cathedral and the Cuartel de Dragones, not as a destination.
🚇 Pérez del Puerto and 25 de Mayo, steps from the San Fernando cathedral.
Featured in: OpenStreetMap · Intendencia de Maldonado
Show on mapCatedral de San Fernando · Maldonado
The cathedral that took nearly a century to finish, presiding over the department's oldest square.
Tip: Maldonado is the real city that works all year: prices here are Uruguayan, not resort.
🚇 18 de Julio facing Plaza San Fernando, central Maldonado.
Featured in: Wikidata Q4426012
Show on mapPlaza San Fernando · Maldonado
Maldonado's founding square, old ombú trees and benches full of thermos flasks.
Tip: By afternoon it fills with people carrying a thermos under one arm — the real national sport. Nobody minds if you ask where to buy yerba.
🚇 Bounded by 18 de Julio, Sarandí, Pérez del Puerto and Florida, central Maldonado.
Featured in: OpenStreetMap · Intendencia de Maldonado
Show on mapAzotea de Haedo · Maldonado
A fortified 19th-century country house with an open-air amphitheatre and a cultural programme.
Tip: The amphitheatre's programme only fills up for summer: in October, call +598 4222 3288 first.
🚇 Camino a la Azotea de Haedo, between central Maldonado and the El Jagüel district.
Featured in: OpenStreetMap · Intendencia de Maldonado
Show on mapBatería de La Concepción · Isla Gorriti
A Spanish gun battery on Isla Gorriti, built to hold the bay against the British.
Tip: The British shelled the island in October 1806 and the garrison surrendered — these ruins are from that story. The island is a national historic monument, so nothing new gets built.
🚇 On Isla Gorriti; take the launch from Punta del Este port, then walk the trail.
Featured in: OpenStreetMap · Wikipedia (Isla Gorriti)
Show on mapPaseo La Aguada · Maldonado
A quiet waterfront walk on Maldonado bay, with reeds, birds and shore fishermen.
Tip: The side of the bay tourists never set foot on. Late afternoon brings low light across the water and a lot of herons.
🚇 Rambla de La Aguada, west of Maldonado; open 24 hours.
Featured in: OpenStreetMap
Show on mapIsla Gorriti · Bahía de Maldonado
An island 15 minutes by launch, with woodland, two beaches and no new building allowed.
Tip: No camping, no overnight stays: ask for the LAST return time before you board, because in October the service stops early.
🚇 Launches from Punta del Este port; in low season roughly hourly, about 10:00 to 15:00.
Featured in: Wikidata Q1674028 · operadores del Puerto
Show on mapPlaya Honda · Isla Gorriti
The island's sheltered beach: still water that gets deep just a few steps out.
Tip: The bottom is pebbly and hurts: bring water shoes. The island's beach bars open noon–19:00 and only in season, so in October pack a picnic.
🚇 Isla Gorriti, across the forest path from the Puerto Cañón jetty.
Featured in: Wikidata Q31996894 · operadores del Puerto
Show on mapPlaya Mansa · Rambla Williman
The River Plate side: calm water, long sunsets and numbered paradas all the way to 40.
Tip: The naming trick: the Mansa faces the river and gets the sunset; the Brava faces the open Atlantic. The environment ministry points to the stretch between paradas 23 and 40 for spotting whales from the sand.
🚇 Rambla Claudio Williman, from Parada 1 to Punta Ballena; every parada has a signed access.
Featured in: Ministerio de Ambiente (Ruta de la Ballena Franca) · Wikidata Q16619711
Show on mapLa Brava · Rambla Lorenzo Batlle Pacheco
The Atlantic head-on: waves, wind and The Hand planted in the sand at Parada 1.
Tip: Lifeguard cover starts with the season, not now: in October some stretches are signed 'no service'. The water sits around 16-17 °C, so this is a walking beach, not a swimming one.
🚇 Rambla Lorenzo Batlle Pacheco, from Parada 1 eastwards to San Rafael.
Featured in: Intendencia de Maldonado · Wikidata Q16619666
Show on mapEl Emir · Península
The peninsula beach beside Gorlero — the one people who actually live here use.
Tip: A traffic light goes in on the rambla opposite El Emir in November as part of the Gorlero works: watch the crossing until then.
🚇 Rambla Artigas between calles 24 and 28, two blocks from Gorlero.
Featured in: El Observador (obras de Gorlero, 2026) · OpenStreetMap
Show on mapSanta María de Luján · Playa El Emir
A ship that ran aground on El Emir sand, stayed, and became part of the scenery.
Tip: At low tide it's fully exposed and you can walk right around it: the odd photo nobody brings back from Punta.
🚇 On Playa El Emir sand, along Rambla Artigas.
Featured in: OpenStreetMap
Show on mapPlaya de los Ingleses · Península
A small beach at the tip of the peninsula, set among rocks with the lighthouse behind.
Tip: This is where the Mansa and the Brava meet: with a cross wind you can watch the two waters collide from the rocks.
🚇 Rambla Artigas at the southern tip of the peninsula, past the Yacht Club.
Featured in: Wikidata Q31996756
Show on mapMirador Punta de Salinas · Península
The actual point of Punta del Este: exactly where the River Plate ends and the Atlantic begins.
Tip: Free, always open, and the official sign marks the spot: the compulsory photo after The Hand.
🚇 Southern tip of the peninsula, end of Rambla Artigas past the lighthouse.
Featured in: OpenStreetMap · Intendencia de Maldonado
Show on mapPaseo de las Américas · Playa Brava
A sculpture-and-flags promenade on the Brava rambla, steps from The Hand.
Tip: Do it on the way to The Hand: five minutes, and it explains why the promenade is named that.
🚇 Rambla Claudio Williman at Parada 1 of the Brava, right by The Hand.
Featured in: OpenStreetMap
Show on mapMuelle La Pastora · Playa Mansa
A wooden jetty poking into the Mansa, filling with fishermen at sunset.
Tip: The sun drops around 19:00 this week: get there 20 minutes early and stand on the western side of the jetty.
🚇 Rambla Claudio Williman, Parada 10 of Playa Mansa.
Featured in: OpenStreetMap
Show on mapMontoya · La Barra
La Barra's surf beach: consistent waves and the coast's best young energy.
Tip: In October the water is 16-17 °C: wetsuit, no debate. The upside is you'll nearly have the peak to yourself.
🚇 Ruta 10 past La Barra, signed access to Montoya.
Featured in: OpenStreetMap · seatemperature.net (octubre)
Show on mapDe la Boca · La Barra
Where the Maldonado stream meets the sea: wide sand, mixed water and a lot of birds.
Tip: The river mouth reshapes with every storm: what you see today isn't last summer's shape. It's wetland, so expect herons and swans.
🚇 Below the La Barra bridge, east side of the Maldonado stream.
Featured in: OpenStreetMap
Show on mapLa Posta del Cangrejo · La Barra
A small, sheltered La Barra beach with the classic hotel of the same name right on the sand.
Tip: When the easterly blows and Montoya is unusable, the water here stays flat: the locals' plan B.
🚇 Ruta 10 in La Barra, access opposite the La Posta del Cangrejo hotel.
Featured in: OpenStreetMap
Show on mapPortezuelo · Punta Ballena
A long stretch at the foot of Punta Ballena, pine woods behind and almost nobody outside January.
Tip: The beach bars here only open in December: in October you'll find sand, wind and nothing else. If you hate crowds, that's exactly the point.
🚇 Ruta 10 / Rambla de la Mansa at Portezuelo, between Solanas and Punta Ballena.
Featured in: Wikidata Q31997036 · OpenStreetMap
Show on mapPlaya Chihuahua · Punta Ballena
Uruguay's historic naturist beach, hidden among dunes and pines west of Portezuelo.
Tip: The naturist zone is the middle stretch and it's signposted; the ends are ordinary beach. In October there are very few people and no services at all.
🚇 Ruta 10 west of Portezuelo, via the Chihuahua track; you need a car.
Featured in: Wikidata Q11941957 · playachihuahua.com
Show on mapLaguna del Diario · Pinares
A freshwater lagoon right off the Mansa rambla — kayaks, paddleboards and birdlife.
Tip: The warmest, calmest water on this map: when the sea is 16 °C and blowing, you can still paddle here.
🚇 Between Ruta 10 and the Interbalnearia, level with Parada 36 of the Mansa.
Featured in: OpenStreetMap
Show on mapYacht Club Punta del Este · Puerto
The sailing club behind the River Plate's historic regattas, facing the breakwater.
Tip: Members only inside, but the port walk goes right past and in spring you can watch the dinghy classes training.
🚇 Rambla Artigas at Punta del Este port, southern side.
Featured in: ycpe.org.uy · OpenStreetMap
Show on mapEnjoy Punta del Este Resort & Casino · Parada 4 Mansa
The resort-casino that was the Conrad for twenty years and is now passing to Brazil's JHSF group.
Tip: Name check: it was the Conrad until 2013, today it trades as Enjoy Punta del Este, and JHSF — owner of the Fasano brand — bought it in 2026 for about US$160 million. The hotel becomes Fasano Península and the casino Península Casino. It stays open meanwhile, with staged works through 2027.
🚇 Rambla Williman at Avenida Chiverta, Parada 4 of Playa Mansa.
Featured in: El Observador · Focus Gaming News (2026) · Wikidata Q9004991
Show on mapCasino Nogaró · Gorlero
A small-floor casino right on Gorlero, open when the rest of the peninsula is asleep.
Tip: In October it's one of the few places on Gorlero with the lights on past midnight. Bring ID: they ask at the door.
🚇 Avenida Gorlero at Calle 31 (Emilio Inzaurraga), peninsula.
Featured in: OpenStreetMap
Show on mapCine Cantegril · Cantegril
The Cantegril Country Club screen, historic home of the Punta del Este film festival.
Tip: Your best card for a wet afternoon: check the day's listing, which changes rarely but it changes.
🚇 Avenida Pedragosa Sierra, Cantegril Country Club, Cantegril district.
Featured in: Wikidata Q42969548 · OpenStreetMap
Show on mapEstadio Domingo Burgueño Miguel · Maldonado
Maldonado's stadium, home of Deportivo Maldonado and the venue for the big summer concerts.
Tip: The name hasn't changed: still Domingo Burgueño Miguel, no sponsor. In spring there's local football at weekends and tickets are cheap.
🚇 Avenida Aiguá at Juan Antonio Ledesma, Maldonado; a 10-minute walk from the centre.
Featured in: Wikidata Q29640 · OpenStreetMap
Show on mapParque El Jagüel · El Jagüel
A leafy park with a pond, playgrounds and a running track — the green lung between Maldonado and Punta.
Tip: Where locals exercise and drink mate in the afternoon: zero tourists, a lot of real life.
🚇 Avenida Aparicio Saravia, El Jagüel district; open 09:00–21:00.
Featured in: OpenStreetMap (opening_hours)
Show on mapAncla del Ajax · Península
The anchor of the British cruiser that fought the Graf Spee at the Battle of the River Plate in 1939.
Tip: The battle was fought within sight of this coast in December 1939, and the Graf Spee ended up scuttled off Montevideo: the fact nobody tells you in Punta.
🚇 Tip of the peninsula, near the Mirador Punta de Salinas, on Rambla Artigas.
Featured in: OpenStreetMap (description) · Wikidata Q1032005
Show on mapLa Barra · Ruta 10
The village of the wave, the art galleries and the night: three blocks of Ruta 10 that hold everything.
Tip: La Barra's nightlife is a January phenomenon: in October the main drag has half a dozen places open and almost nothing after 22:00. Check Instagram the same day before driving out at night.
🚇 Ruta 10 past the two rippling bridges, 10 km east of the peninsula.
Featured in: OpenStreetMap · prensa local (2026)
Show on mapManantiales · Ruta 10
A dune-and-low-houses resort between La Barra and José Ignacio, with Playa Bikini on one side.
Tip: Playa Bikini is in Manantiales, not in Punta: the name stuck from a 1970s beach bar. From here, José Ignacio is 20 km further east, off this map.
🚇 Ruta 10 km 164, 18 km east of the peninsula.
Featured in: Wikidata Q992675 · OpenStreetMap
Show on mapSan Rafael · Playa Brava
The pine-and-villa district above the Brava, between the peninsula and La Barra.
Tip: The best bike ride on this map: tree-lined streets, little traffic in October and the Brava rambla alongside.
🚇 Rambla Lorenzo Batlle Pacheco between paradas 10 and 16 of the Brava.
Featured in: OpenStreetMap
Show on mapCapitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo (PDP) · Laguna del Sauce
Punta del Este's airport, code PDP, 20 km from the peninsula and right by the lagoon.
Tip: The official name is Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo, not 'Punta del Este airport'. Off-season flights are scarce: many travellers fly into Carrasco (Montevideo) and drive 130 km down the Interbalnearia.
🚇 Ruta Interbalnearia km 112, Laguna del Sauce; taxi, remise or transfer to the peninsula.
Featured in: DINACIA · Wikidata Q9071
Show on mapTerminal de ómnibus · Parada 1
The peninsula's bus terminal: coaches to Maldonado, Montevideo and the whole coast leave from here.
Tip: No urban rail runs anywhere in the department: everything moves by bus, taxi, remise or Uber, which does operate in Maldonado. Get an STM card if you'll make more than three urban trips.
🚇 Bulevar Artigas at Calle 32, Parada 1, entrance to the peninsula.
Featured in: OpenStreetMap · Intendencia de Maldonado
Show on mapLo de Tere · Rambla del Puerto
The only Punta del Este restaurant on the Latin America's 50 Best list: local fish, a huge cellar and a port view.
Tip: It came in at No. 92 on the 51-100 extended list of Latin America's 50 Best 2025, the only one from Punta del Este. Book even in October: the room is small and fills at weekends with people from Montevideo.
🚇 Rambla General Artigas facing the port, between calles 18 and 21, peninsula.
Featured in: Latin America's 50 Best 2025 (n.º 92) · Uruguay XXI
Show on mapGuappa · Rambla del Puerto
Port-side Italian cooking with tables on the promenade: pasta, fish and long hours.
Tip: 09:00 to midnight, seven days: one of the few on the port that doesn't shut out of season. Ask for a table on the promenade side and watch the sea lions while you wait.
🚇 Rambla General Artigas, facing Punta del Este port.
Featured in: OpenStreetMap (opening_hours) · prensa local
Show on mapEl Secreto · Rambla del Puerto
Grill and seafood on the port promenade, kitchen open until one in the morning.
Tip: In October almost nothing on the peninsula serves after midnight: this one does, 11:00 to 01:00 daily.
🚇 Port promenade at Calle 28, facing the harbour.
Featured in: OpenStreetMap (opening_hours) · Esteña Press
Show on mapVirazón · Puerto
A port classic for decades: brótola, black drum and Atlantic mussels from right here.
Tip: The street is named the same as the restaurant, not the other way round. Ask what came in today: in October the catch of the day beats the menu.
🚇 Rambla Artigas at Calle 12 (Virazón), on the port.
Featured in: OpenStreetMap · prensa uruguaya
Show on mapIsidora · Rambla del Puerto
A big room facing the port, one of those that hold the winter with fish and pasta menus.
Tip: If Lo de Tere is full, this is the neighbour next door with the same water view.
🚇 Rambla Artigas facing the port, next door to Lo de Tere.
Featured in: OpenStreetMap
Show on mapOlivia · Rambla del Puerto
Small-format chef's cooking opposite the port, with two clear services, lunch and dinner.
Tip: Open 12:00–16:00 and 20:00–23:30 daily: show up at 18:00 and there's no kitchen, here or almost anywhere on the peninsula.
🚇 Rambla Artigas, port area, peninsula.
Featured in: OpenStreetMap (opening_hours)
Show on mapEl Pobre Martino · Puerto
Grilled fish and shellfish with no frills — the kind of place locals defend.
Tip: Order mussels provençale and grilled brótola: Uruguayan coastal cooking in two dishes.
🚇 Port area, back streets behind the promenade, peninsula.
Featured in: OpenStreetMap (cuisine) · prensa local
Show on mapEl Mejillón · Península
A shellfish house in the lighthouse quarter, specialising — of course — in mussels.
Tip: Maldonado coast mussels are small and intensely flavoured: order them in white wine, not breaded.
🚇 Inner streets of the peninsula, between port and lighthouse.
Featured in: OpenStreetMap
Show on mapCuatro Mares · Península
A neighbourhood table near the lighthouse, short international menu and regulars all year.
Tip: Wednesday to Sunday, 11:00–23:00: Monday and Tuesday it's shut. Phone +598 4244 8916.
🚇 Capitán Miranda (Calle 7) 718, lighthouse quarter, peninsula.
Featured in: OpenStreetMap (opening_hours)
Show on mapLo de Óscar · Península
A peninsula bodegón with straight-through lunch and early dinner, open seven days.
Tip: 11:00–18:00 and 19:30–23:30: one of the very few serving food at 16:00, dead hour across Punta.
🚇 Lighthouse quarter, peninsula, three blocks from Rambla Artigas.
Featured in: OpenStreetMap (opening_hours)
Show on mapMoby Dick · Puerto
The port's lifelong pub, bar and kitchen — the one that marks when the night starts in Punta.
Tip: It still exists, but in pre-season it mostly opens Thursday to Sunday: check the day on Instagram before walking over.
🚇 Rambla Artigas, port area, peninsula.
Featured in: OpenStreetMap · prensa local
Show on mapLa Fonda del Pesca · Gorlero
A fish fonda half a block off Gorlero: big portions, sensible prices, no airs.
Tip: Remember the budget-saver: paying with a card issued abroad gets you Uruguay's VAT refund on restaurant bills. Ask to pay in Uruguayan pesos, not dollars.
🚇 Calle 24 (El Mesana), half a block off Avenida Gorlero.
Featured in: OpenStreetMap · DGI/Ministerio de Turismo (beneficio IVA)
Show on mapLa Pasiva · Gorlero 841
The Uruguayan institution of the hot dog, the yellow mustard and the chivito, right on Gorlero.
Tip: La Pasiva's mustard is a registered brand and they sell it bottled: the most Uruguayan edible souvenir going.
🚇 Avenida Gorlero 841, peninsula.
Featured in: OpenStreetMap · @lapasivadegorlero
Show on mapChivitería Marcos · Península
Chivitos done properly: steak, ham, cheese, bacon, egg and whatever else turns up.
Tip: The chivito was born in Punta del Este, not Montevideo: the usual story has a cook improvising a steak sandwich for a customer who asked for goat. Order 'al pan' for the sandwich and 'al plato' for the plate.
🚇 Peninsula, port streets, four blocks from Gorlero.
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Show on mapIl Baretto · Península
An Italian trattoria in the lighthouse quarter: home-made pasta and a small, proper dining room.
Tip: Two similarly named spots sit two blocks apart: this is the one by the lighthouse corner. Book on Saturdays.
🚇 Lighthouse quarter, peninsula, between calles 7 and 10.
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Show on mapAtrevida · Península
Pan pizza and Italian sandwiches in the lighthouse quarter — a recent opening that works.
Tip: Phone +598 4243 6038: in pre-season it's worth calling ahead, hours shrink without warning.
🚇 El Trinquete (Calle 8), lighthouse quarter, peninsula.
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Show on mapClub de Pesca · Playa Mansa
The fishing club's restaurant on the Mansa, with the La Pastora jetty alongside.
Tip: Book a window table for 18:30: the sun sets around 19:00 and comes straight in.
🚇 Rambla Claudio Williman, Parada 10 of Playa Mansa.
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Show on mapParador Los Dedos · Playa Brava
The beach bar next to The Hand, tables facing the Atlantic and the sculpture on one side.
Tip: It's a beach bar: in October it usually opens Friday to Sunday only, on a reduced menu, and goes full tilt only in December. Don't count on it on a Tuesday.
🚇 Rambla Lorenzo Batlle Pacheco, Parada 1 of Playa Brava, by The Hand.
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Show on mapRoll and Rock · Parada 8 Brava
A beach house on the Brava with a daytime café and afternoon kitchen, facing the sand.
Tip: One of the few spots with real coffee on the Brava out of season, but hours get cut: confirm on Instagram the same day.
🚇 Rambla Lorenzo Batlle Pacheco, Parada 8 of Playa Brava.
Featured in: OpenStreetMap · Esteña Press (2026)
Show on mapPorto 5 · Parada 5 Mansa
Sushi and Japanese cooking on the Mansa promenade, level with Parada 5.
Tip: Order delivery if you're staying along the paradas: out of season most of Punta runs on deliveries.
🚇 Rambla Claudio Williman, Parada 5 of Playa Mansa.
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Show on mapLeonardo Etxea · Parada 2 Mansa
A Basque house near Parada 2: baked fish, salt cod and a well-built wine list.
Tip: Uruguay has a big Basque community and you can taste it here: order the whole baked fish for two.
🚇 Joaquín Lenzina (Ansina), Parada 2 area of the Mansa.
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Show on mapTomillo y Canela · Pedragosa Sierra
Home cooking and baking on Avenida Pedragosa Sierra, well off the tourist circuit.
Tip: Pedragosa Sierra is the avenue where the winter-open places live: note it down if you're here outside January.
🚇 Avenida Orlando Pedragosa Sierra, San Rafael / Cantegril area.
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Show on mapSorry Jacinta · San Rafael
A San Rafael table with relaxed cooking and a patio, among the district's pines.
Tip: Out of season it mainly works Thursday to Sunday: message +598 95 435 773 before setting off.
🚇 Lunas de Oro, San Rafael, two blocks from the Brava promenade.
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Show on mapLa Posta del Cangrejo · La Barra
La Barra's classic hotel-restaurant, right on the beach, open since the 1960s.
Tip: One of the few in La Barra with a hotel behind it, so the restaurant survives low season better than the beach bars around it. Still, call to confirm.
🚇 Ruta 10, La Barra, down to the beach of the same name.
Featured in: lapostadelcangrejo.com · OpenStreetMap
Show on mapPura Vida · La Barra
Healthy cooking and bowls on La Barra's main street — the surfers' spot.
Tip: La Barra in October works by day, not by night: lunch here after Montoya and head back to the peninsula before dark.
🚇 Ruta 10 / Avenida Eduardo Víctor Haedo, central La Barra.
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Show on mapLa Fusa · El Tesoro
An evening dining room between La Barra and the stream, small room, chef-led cooking.
Tip: Tuesday to Sunday, 20:00 to midnight: closed Mondays and never serves lunch.
🚇 El Tesoro district, between the La Barra bridge and the village's main street.
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Show on mapAl Forno · El Tesoro
A wood oven and Neapolitan pizza near the Maldonado stream, tables outside.
Tip: A good evening plan if you crossed the bridge for sunset: five minutes from both bridges.
🚇 Juan Antonio Rezzano, El Tesoro district, near the La Barra bridge.
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Show on mapFilippo · Montoya, La Barra
A pizzeria on Ruta 10, on the La Barra stretch facing Playa Montoya.
Tip: Ruta 10 east of La Barra is summer territory: in October half the units have their shutters down. Call or check Instagram before driving out.
🚇 Ruta 10, La Barra, level with Playa Montoya.
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Show on mapParador Mantra · Montoya, La Barra
A sand-level beach club on Montoya, La Barra, one of those that define the season on the east coast.
Tip: East-coast beach clubs open for the season, generally from December: in October you'll find the structure dismantled. The empty beach is worth the drive anyway.
🚇 Ruta 10 past La Barra, direct access to Playa Montoya.
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Show on mapNarbona · Ruta 104
Narbona winery's country store and table: cheeses, their own dulce de leche and Uruguayan wine.
Tip: Tannat is Uruguay's flagship grape. The department's big wineries (Garzón included) are far away, off this map: this is the closest way to taste farm wine and dulce de leche without leaving the area.
🚇 Ruta 104 towards Manantiales, about 3 km from the Atchugarry Museum.
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Show on mapTaberna del Rayo Verde · Casapueblo
Casapueblo's table: white terraces, the sea below and the name Páez Vilaró gave it.
Tip: Open 10:00–19:30 daily — which means it CLOSES before the sunset ceremony: eat first, then go up to the terrace.
🚇 Mar de Liguria, inside the Casapueblo complex, Punta Ballena.
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Show on mapMedio y Medio Club de Jazz · Punta Ballena
A jazz club and restaurant in Punta Ballena: a stage, a grill and a long history of live music.
Tip: The gig calendar starts with the season: in October there are scattered dates, usually at weekends. Phone +598 42 57 87 91.
🚇 Avenida del Parador Viejo, Punta Ballena, 14 km from the peninsula.
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Show on mapClub de los Balleneros · Punta Ballena
A Punta Ballena table with a whaler's name, up in the lookout district.
Tip: The name is no accident: you're on the headland where, July to October, southern right whales are visible from land.
🚇 Upper Punta Ballena, near the Ruta Panorámica.
Featured in: OpenStreetMap · Esteña Press (2026)
Show on mapLobo Suelto · Portezuelo
A country dining room in Portezuelo with odd hours and honest cooking, very local.
Tip: Odd but published hours: Monday, Thursday and Sunday lunch only (12:00–16:00); Friday and Saturday also dinner (20:00–23:00); closed Tuesday and Wednesday.
🚇 Portezuelo / Solanas area, near the Ruta Interbalnearia.
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Show on mapPizza Solanas · Solanas
The Solanas resort's pizzeria, between the pine woods and the Laguna del Sauce.
Tip: If you're staying on the western side (Solanas, Portezuelo, Punta Ballena) this is the evening option that avoids driving to the peninsula.
🚇 Solanas resort, between Portezuelo and Punta Ballena.
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Show on mapRaviolandia · Punta Ballena
A fresh-pasta house in Punta Ballena, to take away or eat in.
Tip: Buying fresh pasta and cooking it where you're staying is the classic pre-season move, when restaurants close early.
🚇 Main road of Punta Ballena, near the Ruta Panorámica turn-off.
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Show on mapTaberna Patxi · Maldonado
A Basque tavern in central Maldonado, the kind that works all year with local regulars.
Tip: Maldonado is the answer to 'nothing's open': the city runs the same in October as in January. Phone +598 4223 8393.
🚇 Ventura Alegre, central Maldonado, three blocks from Plaza San Fernando.
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Show on mapLos Negros · Maldonado
A Maldonado grill with no tourist costume: offal, short ribs and house wine.
Tip: Start with 'tira de asado' and 'chorizo criollo': Uruguayan asado is done over wood, not gas.
🚇 José Dodera 939, central Maldonado.
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Show on mapVolver · Maldonado
Uruguayan regional cooking in Maldonado, straight through from noon to midnight.
Tip: Wednesday to Sunday, 12:00–00:00: one of the few with a continuous kitchen, key when you land at 17:00 starving.
🚇 Western Maldonado, near Parque La Loma.
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Show on mapAmorcito · Maldonado
Vegetarian lunch cooking in central Maldonado — rare and welcome in an asado country.
Tip: Lunch only: Monday to Friday 11:00–15:00 and Saturday 12:00–16:00. Closed Sunday.
🚇 18 de Julio 478, central Maldonado, four blocks from the main square.
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Show on mapBrujas Bar · La Laguna, Maldonado
A late Maldonado bar with gluten-free cooking, beer and tables until the small hours.
Tip: Wednesday to Saturday, 21:00–03:00: in pre-season the real night is in Maldonado, not La Barra.
🚇 Avenida a la Laguna, Maldonado, western side.
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Show on mapLo de Rubén · San Fernando
A neighbourhood grill in San Fernando, the kind that fills with families on Sunday lunchtime.
Tip: The Uruguayan Sunday asado starts at one and runs all afternoon: if you go, plan nothing after.
🚇 San Fernando district, Maldonado, on the district's main avenue.
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Show on mapMedialunas Calentitas · Península
The Uruguayan medialuna straight from the oven, sticky with syrup, at the peninsula branch.
Tip: Here 'medialuna' isn't the Argentine pastry: it's smaller, sweeter and eaten warm. Ask for one fresh out and pair it with a cortado.
🚇 Port streets, peninsula, three blocks off Avenida Gorlero.
Featured in: OpenStreetMap · prensa gastronómica uruguaya
Show on mapMedialunas Calentitas · La Barra
The same medialuna, but on La Barra's main street, with a pavement queue when it opens.
Tip: Published pre-season hours: Friday 15:00–19:30, Saturday and Sunday 08:00–12:30 and 15:30–19:30. Monday to Thursday it's shut: on a Tuesday, use the peninsula branch.
🚇 Avenida Eduardo Víctor Haedo (Ruta 10), central La Barra.
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Show on mapCafé de la Mansa Zunino · Parada 1
Zunino pâtisserie facing the Mansa: croissants, cakes and coffee with a promenade view.
Tip: One of the recent openings that genuinely works off-season: breakfast over the water while the peninsula is still asleep.
🚇 Rambla Claudio Williman, Parada 1 of Playa Mansa.
Featured in: OpenStreetMap · Esteña Press (2026)
Show on mapZunino · Roosevelt
The patisserie's home branch: fine pastries, bread and the prettiest display case around.
Tip: Avenida Roosevelt is the backbone of the Punta that lives all year: if something is open in October, odds are it's on it.
🚇 Roosevelt / Budapest area, between Parada 7 and Punta Shopping.
Featured in: OpenStreetMap · Esteña Press (2026)
Show on mapLa Mantequería · Gorlero 951
A bakery-café right on Gorlero, sourdough bread and long hours all year.
Tip: 08:30 to 19:30, seven days: Gorlero's safe breakfast when half the avenue has its shutters down.
🚇 Avenida Gorlero 951, peninsula.
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Show on mapLa Bici · Calle 27, Península
Genuine specialty coffee on the peninsula: beans roasted in Uruguay and home-made cakes.
Tip: Uruguay grows no coffee, so specialty here means local roasting of imported beans: ask where the week's lot comes from.
🚇 Los Muergos (Calle 27), one block off Avenida Gorlero.
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Show on mapA Brillar · Calle 31, Península
A long-breakfast café near Parada 1, with brunch, desserts and good morning light.
Tip: Pre-season hours: Friday to Monday 09:00–20:00. Tuesday to Thursday it's closed. Phone +598 99 773 999.
🚇 Emilio Inzaurraga (Calle 31), one block from Gorlero, peninsula.
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Show on mapLa Rebelión · Gorlero
A counter café on Gorlero, small, with everyday regulars.
Tip: Ask for a 'cortado' if you want the small milky coffee and 'café con leche' for the big one: the vocabulary matches Buenos Aires.
🚇 Avenida Gorlero, between calles 20 and 22, peninsula.
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Show on mapLa Coruñeza · Gorlero
A Galician pastry shop on Gorlero with a counter of cakes, empanadas and old-school coffee.
Tip: The 'confitería' is the River Plate coffee institution: a counter, a display case and career waiters. Far more local than any specialty bar.
🚇 Avenida Gorlero, southern end, near Calle 15.
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Show on mapChurros Manolo · Península
Churros filled with dulce de leche, made to order — Uruguay's definitive street dessert.
Tip: Uruguayan dulce de leche is darker and less sweet than the Argentine kind. Ask for one filled on the spot, not off the tray.
🚇 Peninsula, half a block off Avenida Gorlero, Calle 24 area.
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Show on mapArlecchino · Gorlero
An artisan gelateria on Gorlero, the kind that does dulce de leche granizado properly.
Tip: Try 'dulce de leche granizado': the River Plate national flavour, made here with hand-chopped dark chocolate.
🚇 Avenida Gorlero, southern end of the peninsula.
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Show on mapPopi · Gorlero
A historic Gorlero ice-cream shop, from when Punta was still a village.
Tip: Gorlero is under works: the city is restoring the avenue's original width and removing restaurant extensions. The pavements change week by week.
🚇 Avenida Gorlero, peninsula, near Calle 18.
Featured in: OpenStreetMap · El Observador (obras de Gorlero, 2026)
Show on mapJazz Café · Maldonado
A club-named café in central Maldonado: teas, cakes and sandwiches, split hours.
Tip: Monday to Friday 08:00–10:45 and 16:15–19:00: the midday gap is real, not a typo. Phone 4223 3042.
🚇 Juan Antonio Ledesma, central Maldonado, near the stadium.
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Show on mapSabores de Mamá · Maldonado
A neighbourhood café in Maldonado with home-made cakes and regulars who know each other.
Tip: Monday to Saturday 09:00–19:00, closed Sunday. Ask for the ricotta cake: it's the house one.
🚇 Northern edge of central Maldonado, six blocks from Plaza San Fernando.
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Show on mapLos Hornos · Maldonado
A neighbourhood bakery with oven-fresh bizcochos and 07:00–22:00 hours.
Tip: The Uruguayan 'bizcocho' is not a sponge cake: it's the flaky pastry eaten with mate at any hour. Order a mixed half dozen and you'll understand the country.
🚇 Juan Alberto Caracará, northern Maldonado.
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Show on mapArtesanas · Maldonado
A Maldonado bakery with country bread, tortas fritas on rainy days and an honest counter.
Tip: There's a genuine River Plate custom: when it rains, bakeries make tortas fritas. If the day dawns grey, ask whether they have them.
🚇 Ventura Alegre, western Maldonado.
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Show on mapEl Popu · La Barra
A café-bar on La Barra's main street with long hours, 09:00 to midnight.
Tip: If you head to La Barra in pre-season, this is the spot that tends to be open when the rest of the street isn't.
🚇 Ruta 10 / Avenida Eduardo Víctor Haedo, central La Barra.
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Show on mapCafé Zinc · La Barra
A gallery-ish café in La Barra, outside tables and breakfasts that last all morning.
Tip: La Barra opens late out of season: before 10am you'll find almost nothing with the lights on.
🚇 Central La Barra, one block off Ruta 10.
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Show on mapCafetería Checa · Arboretum Lussich
The Lussich Arboretum's café, in the middle of the forest with an outdoor terrace.
Tip: Wednesday to Sunday, 10:00–19:00: the only café inside the arboretum, so if you come on a Monday bring a thermos.
🚇 Inside the Lussich Arboretum, Ruta Panorámica of Punta Ballena.
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Show on mapLa Picniquería · Parada 5
A Parada 5 café-deli built for assembling a picnic to take to the beach.
Tip: Open daily 08:00–20:00 all year: in October, with the beach bars shut, a picnic is the beach lunch.
🚇 Avenida Italia at Pilcomayo, Parada 5 of the Mansa.
Featured in: OpenStreetMap (opening_hours) · Esteña Press (2026)
Show on mapCafé de Tommy · Parada 5
A corner café at Parada 5, recently opened and already adopted by the neighbours.
Tip: The Parada 5 / Pedragosa Sierra area holds the 2026 openings that work all year: that's where to have breakfast in October.
🚇 Avenida Italia at Pilcomayo, Parada 5 of Playa Mansa.
Featured in: OpenStreetMap · Esteña Press (2026)
Show on mapame café · Maldonado
A roastery and specialty café in Maldonado, selling beans to take away.
Tip: Split hours: Monday 16:30–20:00, Tuesday to Saturday 09:00–13:00 and 16:30–20:00. The siesta is real in Maldonado.
🚇 Central Maldonado, near Plaza San Fernando.
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Show on mapFeria de la Plaza Artigas · Gorlero
The Plaza Artigas artisans' market, the peninsula's oldest shopping ritual.
Tip: Critical news this week: the city is demolishing the current market and building a new one, targeting 15 December. In October you may find stalls dismantled or relocated: don't count on it.
🚇 Plaza Artigas, on Avenida Gorlero between calles 25 and 27.
Featured in: El Observador (obras de Gorlero, julio 2026) · OpenStreetMap
Show on mapPunta Shopping · Parada 7, Roosevelt
Punta del Este's mall: a hundred-odd shops, a cinema, a food court and a casino.
Tip: It's called Punta Shopping, not 'Punta Carretas': that one is in Montevideo and is a different mall. If you pay with a foreign card, ask about the Tax Free scheme before you pay.
🚇 Avenida Roosevelt, Parada 7 of Playa Mansa; urban buses run along Roosevelt from Parada 1.
Featured in: OpenStreetMap · Andersen Uruguay (régimen Tax Free)
Show on mapGalería Caracol · Península
A historic shopping arcade on the peninsula, small units and a concrete snail at the door.
Tip: In October half the units are shut, but the architecture justifies the walk-through: this is Punta before the boom.
🚇 Peninsula, between Avenida Gorlero and the port promenade.
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Show on mapLanas del Este · Gorlero
Uruguayan woollens on Gorlero: ponchos, blankets and merino knitwear.
Tip: Uruguay is a big wool exporter, but there is no single consumer-facing origin seal: don't assume one. Ask which estancia the fleece comes from, whether it's merino or corriedale, and ask to see the composition label.
🚇 Avenida Gorlero, peninsula, southern end.
Featured in: OpenStreetMap · Uruguay XXI (lana uruguaya)
Show on mapRuralanas · Roosevelt
A wool and country-knitwear shop on Roosevelt, less touristy than the Gorlero ones.
Tip: Wool is October's most sensible purchase: nights are still cold and a merino blanket weighs nothing in the suitcase.
🚇 Avenida Roosevelt, Punta Shopping / Parada 7 area.
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Show on mapRocco Cueros · Punta Shopping
Uruguayan leather: jackets, belts and bags, in the Punta Shopping circuit.
Tip: Uruguay has more cattle than people and leather is cheap, but there's no official denomination of origin either: the sensible move is to ask to see the reverse of the hide and whether it's Uruguayan or imported.
🚇 Punta Shopping, Avenida Roosevelt, Parada 7.
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Show on mapMVD Leather · Punta Shopping
Uruguayan leather goods in the mall, with clearer prices than at the market.
Tip: In formal shops you can request Tax Free for non-residents: keep the invoice and your passport handy.
🚇 Punta Shopping, Avenida Roosevelt, Parada 7.
Featured in: OpenStreetMap · Andersen Uruguay (régimen Tax Free)
Show on mapCharruas · Gorlero
Uruguayan crafts and souvenirs on Gorlero: mates, bombillas, leather and stones.
Tip: If you buy a gourd mate, ask them to explain how to cure it, or it'll rot within a month. The alpaca bombilla with a spring filter is the one that doesn't clog.
🚇 Avenida Gorlero, peninsula, Calle 29 area.
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Show on mapCharrua´s · Maldonado
Uruguayan crafts in central Maldonado, at city prices rather than resort prices.
Tip: Buy your souvenirs here rather than on Gorlero: the same mate can cost twice as much there.
🚇 Central Maldonado, two blocks from Plaza San Fernando.
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Show on mapYuyería Leo · Maldonado
A Maldonado herbalist: loose yerba, mate herbs and the Uruguayan countryside's pharmacy.
Tip: Uruguay grows no yerba: it imports from Brazil and Paraguay and mills it here — stemless and very fine. That's why Uruguayan mate is bitterer and stronger than Argentine. Ask them to blend digestive herbs into your yerba.
🚇 Central Maldonado, near Sarandí street.
Featured in: OpenStreetMap · prensa uruguaya (mercado de la yerba)
Show on mapVicenza Joyeros · Maldonado
A jeweller in central Maldonado, with silver pieces and Uruguayan stones.
Tip: Uruguayan amethyst comes from Artigas, declared by law the national capital of precious and semi-precious stones. There is no consumer origin seal: ask whether the stone is from Artigas or imported, and be wary of too-even purple.
🚇 Central Maldonado, pedestrian zone near the square.
Featured in: OpenStreetMap · Ley N.º 19.238 (Artigas, capital de las piedras)
Show on mapMontepilatus · Cántaro Fresco
An independent art walk with 200-plus works by 29 artists, Páez Vilaró included. Free entry.
Tip: Open daily 10:00–19:00, with guided tours and free access: the map's best-kept secret out of season.
🚇 Cántaro Fresco 21, between Punta Shopping and the Playa Brava promenade.
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Show on mapZahir Arte Exótico · La Barra
An art-and-objects shop in La Barra, the kind that makes walking the main street worthwhile.
Tip: La Barra is the coast's gallery hub, but almost all of them open for the season: in October go on a weekend, not a Tuesday.
🚇 La Barra's main street, near Oh! La Barra.
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Show on mapAntonella Viazzi · La Barra
The atelier of an artist who paints in oil on canvas and sells direct, on La Barra's avenue.
Tip: Message +598 9840 6269 before you go: in pre-season the atelier opens by appointment, not on fixed hours.
🚇 Avenida Eduardo Víctor Haedo, La Barra.
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Show on mapOh! La Barra · La Barra
La Barra's shopping arcade, with design shops, cafés and an open courtyard.
Tip: In October it runs at half speed: some units open Friday to Sunday. It's still a nice stroll, but don't plan serious shopping here.
🚇 Avenida Eduardo Víctor Haedo, central La Barra.
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Show on mapAtlántico Punta · Maldonado
Maldonado's shopping centre, the one year-round residents actually use.
Tip: Coming from Argentina or Brazil, electronics and international clothing are usually dearer here than at home: in Uruguay the smart buy is local, not imported.
🚇 Southern Maldonado, on the main avenue towards the Ruta Interbalnearia.
Featured in: OpenStreetMap · Wikidata Q125251025
Show on mapPredio Ferial Inve · Maldonado
Maldonado's Wednesday-morning neighbourhood market: fruit, veg, clothes and real life.
Tip: Wednesdays 09:00–14:30 and that's it: the biggest neighbourhood market on this map, and it appears in no tourist guide.
🚇 Alfredo Chiossi at Héctor Gutiérrez Ruiz, INVE district, Maldonado.
Featured in: OpenStreetMap (opening_hours)
Show on mapAgromercado Alemán · Parada 5
A greengrocer-and-farm-store on Avenida Roosevelt, seasonal fruit and cheeses.
Tip: October is strawberry season in Uruguay: buy a kilo here and you've sorted the week's breakfast for the price of two coffees.
🚇 Avenida Roosevelt, Parada 5–7 area of Playa Mansa.
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Show on mapNonno Antonio · Villa Delia, Maldonado
An artisan pasta and charcuterie workshop-shop on the old Lussich road.
Tip: The kind of stop that solves dinner when everything closes early: buy pasta and cured meats and cook where you're staying.
🚇 Camino Lussich viejo, Villa Delia area, between Maldonado and Punta Ballena.
Featured in: OpenStreetMap · nonnoantonio.com.uy
Show on mapla pastora surf shop · Parada 2
A Parada 2 surf shop: boards, wetsuits and the day's surf report.
Tip: With the water at 16-17 °C, going in without a suit is punishment. Rent one here before heading to Montoya or the Brava.
🚇 Parada 2 area of Playa Mansa, near Avenida Francia.
Featured in: OpenStreetMap · seatemperature.net (octubre)
Show on mapBig Rider · Península
A surf-and-motorbike shop on the peninsula, good for renting gear or fixing a board.
Tip: They also rent motorbikes and bikes: in October, with light traffic, a bike is the best way to go from Parada 1 to San Rafael.
🚇 Peninsula, near Avenida Gorlero, Calle 26 area.
Featured in: OpenStreetMap · bigrider.com.uy
Show on mapTienda Inglesa · Portezuelo
The classic Uruguayan supermarket, the best place to stock up on yerba, dulce de leche and alfajores.
Tip: 09:00–21:00, seven days. The Uruguayan yerba brands are Canarias, Sara and Baldo; take the one-kilo pack, the normal format here.
🚇 Del Portezuelo, on the Ruta Interbalnearia, Punta Ballena area.
Featured in: OpenStreetMap (opening_hours)
Show on mapTienda Inglesa · Maldonado
A big Maldonado branch, 08:00–22:00, with everything you can't find on the peninsula.
Tip: The VAT refund on foreign cards applies to restaurants, not supermarkets: for shelf shopping the route is Tax Free at participating shops.
🚇 Southern Maldonado, beside the Atlántico Punta shopping centre.
Featured in: OpenStreetMap (opening_hours) · Andersen Uruguay
Show on mapEl Virrey · Gorlero
A Gorlero bookshop with Uruguayan authors, local guides and a bargain table.
Tip: If you want a souvenir that isn't a keyring: look for Mario Benedetti, Eduardo Galeano or Idea Vilariño in a Uruguayan edition.
🚇 Avenida Gorlero, peninsula, near Calle 24.
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