Description: Talk about a hot spot! We got there at 8:30 and had a hard time getting a table (granted we were eight people). But, eventually the wait staff accomodated us with a long table outside on the sidewalk, which was perfect. The room inside was crowded and noisy, although perhaps perfect for the twentysomething-plus crowd that was busy scanning the other tables for people to meet, or people they knew. The restaurant never settled down the whole two hours we were there.
More than Italian food (although they did serve pasta), this was a straight up pizzeria. We drank beer, ordered a huge bowl of salad, and then the waiter brought out four crispy and fragrant pizzas. We made quick work of them. We sat there for a while over our espressi, and watched the crowd gathering in the street right next to us. It seems that on Friday nights that was the place to be for teenagers, it even looked like a band was going to start playing soon. We scrammed before that all started, as we feared we'd never get a taxi once the throngs set in.
When I saw the receipt for my part of dinner, I rubbed my eyes: it exchanged to $60 for five people (at 1.5 reales to the dollar). Definitely worth it, especially if you feel like getting out of the tourist track of restaurants and neighborhoods.
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