Parador La Huella

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"On the beach in José Ignacio, I loved Parador La Huella’s exceptional seafood paired with coastal views and an effortlessly chic crowd." - Olivia Schellenberg

Tony ate with the owners of this place. They had whole fish baked in salt, rib-eye steak, flank steak, suckling pig.

"Rank: #28 "The ultimate in stylised beachside eating, Parador La Huella’s repertoire in grilled seafood led by Vanessa González is second to none, making it a regular summer spot for trendy visitors from Argentina, Brazil, Chile and beyond."

Guide to Uruguay's Punta del Este, José Ignacio, and Wine Country

"The most successful restaurant in the area is, without question, La Huella. Designed to look and feel like a boathouse, with a thatched roof, sand-dusted wooden deck flooring, and a staff of perfect-looking, evenly tanned twentysomethings, it's probably the most painstakingly curated simulacrum of effortlessness you'll ever see. It's also the hardest table to score in the busy months of January and February." - Travel + Leisure Editors

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"Good food has been the social glue in these parts since a young Francis Mallmann turned up in the late ’70s; the Michelin-starred chef still has a restaurant in the town of Garzón, and his former protégés can be found at their own restaurants cooking fresh-caught brótola or locally raised lamb inside wood-fired ovens."