City overview
Montevideo is South America's most unhurried capital: a low, walkable city wrapped by 22 kilometres of Rambla, where art deco towers, cobbled Ciudad Vieja streets and wide river beaches sit within a few minutes of each other. It is relaxed, safe by regional standards and refreshingly uncrowded. Uruguay's Jewish life is concentrated almost entirely here, clustered in the leafy seaside neighbourhoods of Pocitos and Punta Carretas, where the Chabad House, the Sephardi congregation and the Yavne campus all sit within walking distance of one another and of most kosher dining.
Mercado Agricola de Montevideo
Montevideo · Free to enter
A restored 1913 iron market hall now holding greengrocers, food stalls, cafes and craft shops under one roof.
Time needed
1 hour
Hours
Open daily 9:00 AM–10:00 PM
Tips
Known locally as the MAM. Reopened in 2013 after a full restoration, it is far less touristed than the Mercado del Puerto and better for produce, coffee and browsing. A good stop for fresh fruit and packaged goods.
Phone
2200 9535Website
http://www.mam.com.uy/Neighborhood
Aguada
Activity providers
Kosher map of Montevideo
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