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Eating, drinking and entertainment
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There's a huge concentration of reasonable
restaurants
in the microcentro though if you want to avoid queuing you may prefer to head for the otherwise quiet streets bounded roughly by Avellaneda, Alberti, Independencia and Santiago del Estero, to the southwest of the microcentro, where there are some attractive small bars and restaurants.
For many visitors, Mar del Plata's nightlife is at least as important as its beaches - if you want to keep up with the locals you'll need both stamina and transport. The densest concentration of bars is along lively Calle Alem, swamped by a young, affluent crowd during the summer, all intent on showing off their tan before heading to Constitucion - an enormous avenue 4km north of the town centre which houses numerous clubs, none of which really gets going till well after 2am. You can reach Constitucion on bus #551, which runs through the night; a taxi from the centre will cost you about $6.
Mar del Plata is also well catered for as far as
theatres
and
cinemas
are concerned; most of them are based around Avenida Pedro Luro, San Martin, Santa Fe and Independencia: major mainstream venues include the Teatro Colon, H. Yrigoyen 1665 (tel 0223/494-8571); the Teatro Auditorium, Bv. Maritimo 2280 (tel 0223/493-6001); and the Centro Cultural Pueyrredon, 25 de Mayo and Catamarca. There are also interesting theatrical and musical events at the more alternative
cafe-bars
La Subasta
, Guemes 2955 (tel 0223/451-2725);
Elvis Cafe
, Brown 2639 (tel 0223/492-4529); and
La Minga
, Bolivar 2791 (tel 0223/494-4406) - these are all good places to have a drink, too. Regular
folk music
shows take place at the Casa de Folklore, San Juan 2543 and the Casa de Salta, Libertad 3398. Other useful information
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Argentina,
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