Bar Arocena — Restaurant in Montevideo

First: open 24 hours! Second: completely authentic; no airs and Grace's Third: it's the only actual BAR in Carrasco (that I am aware of)

Bar Arocena is a good place to sit outside and watch the people in Carrasco go by; or, alternatively, to sit inside and watch fútbol. Chivitos are a good choice if you're hungry - some say the best in MVD, although I think there are better to be had. Drink selection is heavily weighted towards whisky, but they have a decent selection of other spirits and beer. Would not suggest wine!

Basically, it's a "locals' bar". Every neighborhood has one;...

Disappointed with their flagship Chivito: so much eclectic stuff, it is impossible to eat without knife and fork, dismantling it. Only a deli-thin slice of filet, cheap ham-like product and drowning in mayo. Can’t compete with Lomito steak on baguette on the other shore. Fries were OK. Flan con Dulce de Leche another disappointment: not home made, but the jello-based kind you buy in the supermarket. In the holy land of marvelous Conaprole, Lapataia, Narbona and Los Nietitos, it was served with the cheapest, thickest dulce de leche-like pastry...

Open 24/7, nearby everything in Carrasco. They have the one of the greatest Chivito (typical hot sandwich) in town. And I recommend the "milanesa en 2 panes" other of their specialties. Here you can find all sort of crowd... Tourists, The ones they never leave, the ones that are starving at 3am, the ones they need just a place to feel like Carrasco is still the same as 40 years ago. It's an awesome place that every tourist should visit. Even Anthony Bourdain went, and includes it...