Mar del Plata has become a bona fide foodie hub. Here’s where to go

[carride]

I’m not saying I’ll jump on this idea, though a write-up like this got me to check the train, for a midweek off-season trip to Mardel for a few days. Avoiding tourists for a nice springtime get out of town trip. The train purchase options are perhaps only released a month or two in advance, or maybe the later spring and summer dates are already sold out. The 2022 pagina-12 article says the December dates have not been released yet for the November article. For a fun example, departing on a September Monday afternoon and returning at 1am on Saturday cost a total of $82.000 pesos for two people. That is a fraction of the cost of a similar six hour train travel in a northern hemisphere country

Mar del Plata has become a bona fide foodie hub. Here’s where to go - Buenos Aires Herald

The city has evolved from Argentina’s quintessential holiday beach resort into a year-round gourmet destination, thanks to its abundance of produce from both land and sea

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Also 2022 some news describing the long distance train options. Though the prices explained are obviously not what I see when I actually attempt to purchase today

Trenes Argentinos de larga distancia: pullman o primera, una por una sus diferencias

Cuáles son las características que cada tipo de asiento y sus particularidades. Toda la información sobre sus recorridos ferroviarios.

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Buenos Aires - Mar del Plata

Trenes todos los días Duración estimada: **6 hs y 29 min** (común) / **6 hs** (semi directo) Sale desde: estación [Plaza Constitución](blank:#https://goo.gl/maps/eDa7z6mrxUP5P2yD7): acceso a preembarque por Hornos 25, CABA. / Estación [Mar del...

www.argentina.gob.ar

 

[Ries]

It makes sense. I ate well, although not at this level of fancy, the last time I was there.
Its population is something like 680,000 people (off season) which means its bigger than Atlanta, or Portland Or, or Detroit, or Memphis or Miami.
So to fill a restaurant that seats 40 people is not a miracle, the upper 10% in income in MDQ is still 60,000 people, and, in the summer, probably triple that.

 

[sergio]

The train tickets are not available until fairly close to departure dates. The system is complicated (unless they changed it in the last year). I much prefer the train to the bus but the equipment is very basic so it can't be compared to trains in Europe or Amtrak's Northeast Corridor. Incidentally, advance purchase tickets in the US on Northeast Corridor trains can be very cheap; same for advance purchase in the UK. Trenes Argentinos offers jubilados a discount but I think you have to have documentation. Also your link showing people wearing masks on the train is outdated. The Pinamar train was discontinued last year. There were probably other reductions too.

 

[Tonight97]

I went 2 weeks ago to MAR Cocina Sudatlántica as described in the article and was pretty good. Also visited Rincón Basko and their scallops were sublime.

 

[julia_en_ruta]

Definitely seconding the Herald's recommendation of Sin Nombre. Their food is delicious and they have an amazing variety of vermouths to try.