Colonia del Sacramento · Nightlife

The town's best-regarded dinner: a small riverside hotel restaurant on San Pedro with a terrace over the water. Reserve in season.

Riverfront bistro on De San Pedro with a full bar, outdoor seating and music. Open lunch into the evening; closed Tuesdays.

Long-running restaurant and bar on Vasconcellos in the old town, the sort of place that keeps going when the day trippers have sailed.

Small Spanish-leaning kitchen in the historic quarter, consistently the highest-rated dinner in town. Very few tables, so book.

Be honest: Colonia is not a club town. The night out is a long dinner and a walk under the lamps on empty cobbles. That is the point.