La Bodeguita del Medio

Mar del Plata


A classic rum-soaked dive, named after one of Hemingway’s favorite haunts in Havana, serving famously delicious mojitos (choose among seven varieties), Cuban-inspired food and occasional live music.

The walls are an homage to Che, and despite the trendy neighborhood that has sprouted up on all sides, it remains the perfect place to crowd over worn wooden tables with a crew of comrades and plan a revolution. Or at least a party.


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Nearby Mar del Plata attractions

1. Torre Tanque

0.39 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…

3. Centro Cultural Villa Victoria

0.67 MILES

Victoria Ocampo, founder of the literary journal Sur, hosted literary salons with prominent intellectuals from around the world – Borges, Le Corbusier,…

4. Torreón del Monje

0.71 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…

5. Catedral de los Santos Pedro y Cecilia

1.24 MILES

Facing the leafy Plaza San Martín, this neo-Gothic building features gorgeous stained glass, an impressive central chandelier from France, English tiled…

6. Puerto Mar del Plata

2.38 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…

7. Playa Escondida

17.69 MILES

For the adventurous, there’s Playa Escondida, some 25km south of Mardel, which claims to be Argentina’s only legal nude beach.