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Uruguayan parrilla · Ciudad Vieja · Montevideo
El Palenque
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How to bookBooking link from the restaurant’s own website, checked Nov. 1, 2026.
Why go
In the Mercado del Puerto since 1958; Emilio González Portela, who began working there that year, bought it in 1961. Uses a rotating grill fed with guayabo, coronilla or orange-tree wood (El Observador).
What to order
bife ancho con hueso
asado de tira- entrecot
Firewood
Opened1958
Not published: aging, breed, grade, price.
01What to order
02The practical
- Address
- Pérez Castellano 1579, Mercado del Puerto, Ciudad Vieja, Montevideo
- Phone
- +598 2917 0190
- Website
- elpalenque.com.uy
- Directions
- Google Maps ↗
03In Montevideo’s selections
04Sources
elpalenque.com.uy · elpalenque.com.uy · elobservador.com.uy · gastronomia.montevideo.com.uy
Last verified Oct. 20, 2026.
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