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Giant milanesa napolitana hanging over the plate, with fries, on a burgundy checkered tablecloth, with a soda siphon and red wine

A classic Mar del Plata bodegón. Generous portions, homemade flavor.

On the corner of Alberti and Arenales, lunch and dinner, every day.

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It fills up. We take bookings for 12 pm and 8 pm; after that, first come, first served. WhatsApp messages include a Spanish translation.

4,6 stars on Google, from 3,473 reviews

A Mar del Plata tradition, on the corner of Alberti and Arenales

Viejo Bodegón City is an old-school bodegón, the classic Argentine neighborhood restaurant: restaurant and grill, home cooking and dishes that reach the table the way they should, generous. Grilled meats, milanesas, homemade pasta, fish and seafood, tortillas to share and house desserts.

We are open every day, for lunch from 12 pm to 3 pm and for dinner from 8 pm to midnight. It is a place to come with family, friends or a group: there is a kids menu, large sodas to share and dishes that are often enough for two.

Everything is also available to take away. And if you pay cash, you get 10% off, both dining in and for takeaway.

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The Viejo Bodegón City dining room full of people, with a waitress carrying plates and the wooden door in the background
The dining room on a regular lunchtime.
Photo from our Instagram: @viejobodegoncity

The menu

Here are some of our most ordered dishes. The full menu, with every dish, drink and price, is in the PDF (in Spanish). Final prices in Argentine pesos, subject to change.

See the full menu (PDF)
Mixed grill for two on a tabletop brazier with short ribs, chorizo, blood sausage, chitterlings and chicken, with chimichurri
  • Parrillada mixta (mixed grill) for 2 or 3. Chorizo sausage, blood sausage, kidneys, chitterlings, ¼ chicken and 650 to 750 g of short ribs$85.000
  • Bife de chorizo “Viejo Bodegón” (sirloin steak) 400 to 450 g, with 2 fried eggs and fries$30.500
  • Asado de tira (short ribs) 650 to 750 g$42.000
  • Entraña (skirt steak) 650 to 750 g$49.500
  • Matambre a la pizza (flank steak topped pizza style) with fries$29.500
  • Bondiola al verdeo (pork shoulder) with Spanish-style potatoes$27.900

This is only part of the menu

The full menu lists every dish with its price: starters, soups, tortillas and omelettes, pasta and sauces, grill, beef tenderloin, chicken, milanesas, fish and seafood, sides, salads, desserts, kids menu, drinks and wines.

The kids menu is $21,000, with a soda and ice cream.

See the full menu (PDF)

Experiences: what people who came say

Content creators who came to eat and shared it. Tap a video to watch it on TikTok. Quotes translated from Spanish.

  • A bodegón waitress shows a platter of fried squid to the camera

    @recorridagastronomica TikTok, 205K views

    "They say the best rabas in Mar del Plata are eaten here"

    They ordered: homemade matambre with Russian salad, rabas, the bodegón milanesa and beef tenderloin with mushrooms.

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  • The bodegón's facade with its burgundy awning, seen from the sidewalk

    @alojamientocalma TikTok, 16K views

    "Really homemade food, good prices and excellent service"

    They ordered: vegetable ravioli with bolognese, noodles with four-cheese sauce and chicken with scallion potatoes. Their tip: "5 minutes after we walked in, the place was completely full".

    Watch on TikTok
  • The Viejo Bodegón City sign on the corner, above the entrance

    @degustan2 TikTok, 16.9K views

    "Ideal for a tasty, generous meal with the family; we recommend the daily special"

    They recommend: the daily special. They gave it 8 "jorgitos" (their rating).

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  • Milanesa with spaghetti in white sauce on a burgundy placemat with the bodegón's logo

    @bodegonero_ TikTok, 2.2K views

    "The portions are generous and everything is made to order"

    They ordered: fried whitebait, Suprema Maryland, milanesa with noodles and provolone with egg and bell pepper.

    Watch on TikTok

The press came too: Clarín interviewed us and Baires Gourmet called us "the Mar del Plata bodegón that won people over with its giant dishes".

What people say on Google

4,6 average of 3,473 reviews

  • ★★★★★

    "A bodegón like the old days. Very warm service from the waitresses, who keep an eye on you the whole time to make sure you're enjoying yourself. The food is a dream. Very generous portions, fresh and delicious."

    Belen Graciani 8 months ago

  • ★★★★★

    "They have the best rabas I've ever had (no exaggeration). The matambre a la pizza is super tender and the hand-cut beef empanada is out of this world. The desserts are delicious and big, for sharing."

    Abril Quintana 8 months ago

  • ★★★★★

    "We tried the famous rabas, which were spectacular, and a fried hand-cut beef empanada that was, wow, glorious. Generous portions (we had leftovers to take home) and very reasonable prices."

    Alan Cuenca 8 months ago

  • ★★★★★

    "Excellent food, really tasty and generous. Even though lots of people were waiting, they give you a time to come in so you don't waste time, and they stuck to it."

    Francisca Iglesias 6 months ago

  • ★★★★★

    "Excellent service, our waitress gave us great recommendations. The dish was cooked just right, with excellent flavor and presentation. Ask about portion sizes because they're generous. I'll be back!"

    Amelia Pierella 5 months ago

  • ★★★★★

    "You eat really well, bodegón style. We ordered a starter, 4 mains, a beer and a large soda and spent about $120,000, which I found quite reasonable for the amount of food."

    Alan Orma 4 months ago

  • ★★★★★

    "As soon as we sat down they brought the bread basket and the menus. We ordered and the food started coming right away. They bring ice without you asking. And there are large sodas to share."

    Maria Paula Peña 6 months ago

  • ★★★★★

    "The food is excellent and the service is great. If you want to eat well, this is the place. But give yourself time, it's always full."

    Silvina Bidalun 2 months ago

  • ★★★★★

    "You need to book. They have a kids menu. Sodas come in large bottles."

    Natalia R. Hermida 8 months ago

Real Google reviews, translated from Spanish.

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Hand drawing of the bodegón's corner facade, with awnings and the Viejo Bodegón City sign

Getting here

Alberti 1902, corner of Arenales
Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Lunch
12 to 3 pm, every day
Dinner
8 pm to midnight, every day
Bookings
only for 12 pm and 8 pm. After that, first come, first served. 15-minute grace period

Getting here (0223) 492-2630

Book your table

  • We only take bookings for the first seating of each service: 12 pm for lunch and 8 pm for dinner.
  • After those times, we seat guests first come, first served.
  • There is a 15-minute grace period on your booking time.

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Rather talk? Call the landline (0223) 492-2630 or message us directly at 223 582-1515.