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Cafés in Parque Rodó

Cordón Soho bookstore cafés and roasters on Pablo de María, Salterain and Jackson, by the park.

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Parque Rodó takes its name from the park that fills much of it, named for the writer José Enrique Rodó, and lies a few minutes from the Centro on the Río de la Plata.1 Its streets were sold from 1889, when Francisco Piria's Banco de Crédito Real Uruguayo auctioned a development then called barrio Porteño.1 The park holds the Museo Nacional de Artes Visuales, a lake in the old quarries and the Teatro de Verano, a carnival stage on the rambla.1

The cafés gather on the barrio's north side, in the grid around Pablo de María, Joaquín de Salterain and Juan D. Jackson. The strip is known as Cordón Soho, a name that took hold in the mid-2010s for the bars and restaurants around Bulevar España between Eduardo Acevedo and Pablo de María, borrowed from SoHo in New York and Palermo Soho in Buenos Aires.2 Café Gourmand gives Cordón Soho as its own address.3

Local tip: On a Sunday the Parque Rodó fair is on but Escaramuza and Uno Catorce are closed; Patrimonio on Juan Paullier opens at 11:00.

At a glance

20Cafés listed
6With opening hours
08:00Earliest opening
21:00Latest closing
  • Opens earliest: Soy Café, from 08:00 (Mon–Sat 08:00–20:00).
  • Closes latest: Escaramuza, until 21:00 (Mon–Sat 09:00–21:00).
  • Most common features: wi-fi (15%), outdoor seating (10%), indoor seating (10%).

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Coffee chains in Parque Rodó

Escaramuza, a bookstore café in a 1903 house

Escaramuza opened in May 2016 in a townhouse from 1903 at Pablo de María and Charrúa, joining a bookshop to a kitchen, bakery and pastry counter.4 It also sells vinyl, loose-leaf tea and specialty coffee, and runs writing, illustration and language workshops.4 In 2017 Sprudge noted its rare-book collection, an espresso machine of the Faema E61 type, and cakes and alfajores baked in-house.5

In 2026 the Municipio B chose Escaramuza as one of its first eight Cafés y Bares Notables, with Café Brasilero and Bar Facal.6 The program holds a night in the chosen venues on the last Thursday of each November, first set for 26 November 2026.6 Escaramuza opens Monday to Saturday 09:00–21:00 and has Wi-Fi and outdoor tables.

Café Gourmand and the Cordón Soho grid

Café Gourmand, at Constituyente 2026 between Jackson and Blanes, is a family business founded in 2017 and a specialty micro-roastery buying directly from growers in Nariño, Colombia.3 Its 2026 menu lists a flat white at UY$210, a dulceccino (latte with dulce de leche) at UY$270 and an all-butter croissant at UY$110.7 It is a table-service café, and laptops are not allowed.7

Uno Catorce at Joaquín de Salterain 1252 opens Monday to Saturday 09:00–20:00 with Wi-Fi, and Plaza Café at Juan D. Jackson 885 keeps the same days until 21:00. Nudo Escudo Chocolate & Games, also on Jackson, opens only Thursday to Sunday, 16:30–20:30. Sienna, at Eduardo Acevedo 1046, takes cards.

The park, Playa Ramírez and the Sunday fair

Playa Ramírez, the barrio's beach, is named after José Ramírez Pérez's old saladero (meat-salting works).1 The former Parque Hotel, now the Mercosur headquarters, stands here, and so do the Facultad de Arquitectura and the Facultad de Ingeniería.1 The Montevideo street-circuit motor race runs on the rambla around the park and its quarries.1

On Sundays a fair in the park sells clothes and gifts, and the amusement park shuts for the southern winter.8 Soy Café, at Avenida General Rivera 2201, is the early option, Monday to Saturday from 08:00. Patrimonio, at Juan Paullier 1294, opens weekdays 09:00–21:00 and weekends from 11:00, and El Faro on Julio Herrera y Reissig has outdoor tables and is smoke-free.

Sources

  1. Parque Rodó (Montevideo), Wikipedia (Spanish), accessed October 2026
  2. Cordón (Montevideo), Wikipedia (Spanish), accessed October 2026
  3. Café Gourmand Montevideo: microtostadora de café de especialidad, Café Gourmand, accessed October 2026
  4. Nosotros, Escaramuza Libros y Café, accessed October 2026
  5. The Good Coffee Lover's Guide to Montevideo, Uruguay, Sprudge (July 31, 2017), accessed October 2026
  6. Cafés y Bares del Municipio B como lugares de convivencia e intercambio cultural, Ministerio de Educación y Cultura (August 3, 2026), accessed October 2026
  7. Carta 2026 (Spanish menu), Café Gourmand, accessed October 2026
  8. Montevideo, Wikivoyage, accessed October 2026
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FAQ

Parque Rodó cafés: questions

What is Cordón Soho in Montevideo's Parque Rodó?

Cordón Soho is the name that took hold in the mid-2010s for the bars, restaurants and clubs around Bulevar España between Eduardo Acevedo and Pablo de María. The name borrows from SoHo in New York and Palermo Soho in Buenos Aires. Escaramuza and Café Gourmand are both in this grid.

When did Escaramuza bookstore café open in Montevideo's Parque Rodó?

Escaramuza opened in May 2016 in a townhouse from 1903 at Pablo de María and Charrúa. It combines a bookshop with a kitchen, bakery and pastry counter, sells vinyl and specialty coffee, and in 2026 was named one of the Municipio B's first eight Cafés y Bares Notables. It opens Monday to Saturday 09:00–21:00.

Can you work on a laptop at Café Gourmand in Montevideo's Parque Rodó?

No. Café Gourmand, a family-run micro-roastery at Constituyente 2026 founded in 2017, is a table-service café and its 2026 menu says laptops are not allowed. On that menu a flat white costs UY$210 and a dulceccino, a latte with dulce de leche, UY$270.

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