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No. 43 in the world · November 2026
Bar Arocena
No. 43The one to order
The chivito: steak, ham, mozzarella, egg, bacon and peppers, stacked, with fries
A Carrasco bar since the 1920s that locals call the benchmark for Uruguay's national sandwich.
Make it at home
Chivito (Uruguay's steak sandwich)
30 min · 2 chivitos. Uruguay's national sandwich: thin, tender steak stacked with ham, melted mozzarella, bacon, a fried egg, peppers, olives, lettuce, tomato and mayo on a soft bun, with fries. Gloriously too much.
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