With two branches at the Centro Comercial del Puerto, this is a cafeteria style pick-and-mix place, and more affordable than others in the area. Dishes come in half and full portions (expect ceviche, peel-and-eat shrimp, sea snails and much more), and there's a massive cast-iron pan, bubbling with paella at all times.
Chichilo
Mar del Plata
Lonely Planet's must-see attractions
0.38 MILES
Mar del Plata is one of Argentina’s most important fishing centers. Its port area, 8km south of the city center, is worth a visit, though public access to…
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Centro Cultural Villa Victoria
1.89 MILES
Victoria Ocampo, founder of the literary journal Sur, hosted literary salons with prominent intellectuals from around the world – Borges, Le Corbusier,…
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2.31 MILES
This interesting medieval-style water-storage tower, atop Stella Maris hill, was finished in 1943 and is still functioning. It's 88m high (that's 194…
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For the adventurous, there’s Playa Escondida, some 25km south of Mardel, which claims to be Argentina’s only legal nude beach.
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Grand and castle-like, positioned on a cliff over the ocean, Torreón del Monje is hard to miss – look for the red domes and the stone footbridge…
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Museo Municipal de Arte Juan Carlos Castagnino
2.49 MILES
Built in 1909 as the summer residence of a prominent Argentine family, the turreted Villa Ortiz Basualdo now houses this fine arts museum; its interior…
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Catedral de los Santos Pedro y Cecilia
3.27 MILES
Facing the leafy Plaza San Martín, this neo-Gothic building features gorgeous stained glass, an impressive central chandelier from France, English tiled…
Nearby Mar del Plata attractions
0.38 MILES
Mar del Plata is one of Argentina’s most important fishing centers. Its port area, 8km south of the city center, is worth a visit, though public access to…
2. Centro Cultural Villa Victoria
1.89 MILES
Victoria Ocampo, founder of the literary journal Sur, hosted literary salons with prominent intellectuals from around the world – Borges, Le Corbusier,…
2.31 MILES
This interesting medieval-style water-storage tower, atop Stella Maris hill, was finished in 1943 and is still functioning. It's 88m high (that's 194…
4. Museo Municipal de Arte Juan Carlos Castagnino
2.49 MILES
Built in 1909 as the summer residence of a prominent Argentine family, the turreted Villa Ortiz Basualdo now houses this fine arts museum; its interior…
2.67 MILES
Grand and castle-like, positioned on a cliff over the ocean, Torreón del Monje is hard to miss – look for the red domes and the stone footbridge…
6. Catedral de los Santos Pedro y Cecilia
3.27 MILES
Facing the leafy Plaza San Martín, this neo-Gothic building features gorgeous stained glass, an impressive central chandelier from France, English tiled…
15.98 MILES
For the adventurous, there’s Playa Escondida, some 25km south of Mardel, which claims to be Argentina’s only legal nude beach.