02 January 2007

Party in Punta: Punta Del Este: Uruguay



The W4 team washes ashore in South American playpen of Punta Del Este to celebrate New Years and sends back these updates:

Los Negros
Very pleasant lunch spot by the water in Jose Ignacio, which is about a 20 minute drive from La Barra. Honestly felt like The Lafayette Club minus the annoying New Yorkers. Make sure to sit outside overlooking the water, because the heat inside is overwhelming. French-style red and white striped awnings keep the sun out of your eyes. The place is a large cottage with red doors everywhere, one of which is the loo that took forever to find (I almost locked this woman and I into the anti room much to her horror). Things to eat at Los Negros: a delicious beef carpaccio, a grilled baby octopus, the fresh figs and mozarella, and the chicken which was massive but extremely tasty. Cocktails Cocktails! A Superb fresh peach juice and vodka concoction to start followed by a perfect white wine sangriam The crowd: think old-guard Brazilians and Argentines a la vintage St. Tropez.
+Los Negros, Faro Jose Ignacio, Punta Del Este, +598 0486 2091

Tequila
Disco baby! A solid nightspot in Las Barras to get your groove on. Fairly tough door, mostly to keep out the vulgar and badly-dressed. After some discussion with a burly doorman and an attractive hostess about my need for alcohol, my green Kiton jeans, and oh yes about 1,000 USD in cash I was granted admission. Inside the decor was lots of red and black with booths scattered about-a bit like my teenage memories of my beloved Au Bar back when it opened. The crowd was good-looking and sharply dressed. The beats were good, albeit a year old (this is better than the rest of town which varies between 5 and 10-year old vintage music). Cash (lots of it) and dress code are king here. With that equation in mind, everyone will play nice.
Ed. note: Sister club to the famed Tequilla in Beunos Aires.
+Tequila, La Barra, Punta Del Este, +598 098 950960

+W4 Photog: Caneel Bay, St. John, 22 November 2006.

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