PlanetEye

May 18th, 2008

El Drugstore, Colonia del Sacramento

Brendan

The Global Nomad

A culinary highlight of Colonia is a dinner at El Drugstore Restaurant. We couldn’t turn down the opportunity to eat inside the antique car parked on the street outside, complete with a little table and a cushion where the driver’s seat should be. Novelty aside, the food was excellent, and from the extremely satisfied feedback from other diners, it seems this is the norm.

The wall outside is wallpapered with glowing reviews in several languages, and the menu is extensive, rambling and creative—both in design and content. Although somewhat confusing, wading through the 20 or so pages was part of the fun; besides, nothing in Colonia is ever in a hurry. The fondue was excellent and suitably boozy for my tastes, and the quirky menu runs the gamut from sushi to chow mein to pallella—which was excellent.

There is often live music under the trees, where patio tables spill out onto the cobblestone corner; the night we dined in the old Ford the guitarist who serenaded diners was shockingly good (coming from an appreciative guitarist!)

 El Drugstore
On the corner of the Plaza de Armas, facing the Iglesia Matriz
Vasconcellos 179. 052/25241 

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Tags: Colonia, El Drugstore, Uruguay

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