1884 - Francis Mallmann

Essential Experience

An institution in Mendoza because of the inventive fire-based cooking style, this restaurant is regularly cited as the best in Mendoza by top travel publications around the world, from Departures to the New York Times.

El Palenque

Essential Experience

The idea for El Palenque was to create a restaurant in the same style of the traditional Argentine pulperia. A pulperia was the hub of activity in every town where people would go to drink wine, buy different products, and share the town’s gossip.

Maria Antonieta

Essential Experience

Decorated in white tile, this one-year old restaurant has a very contemporary feel and offers top quality gourmet food in a casual yet chic environment. Maria Antonieta is open all day for breakfast, lunch, dinner – including through the siesta hour…

Antares

This is one of the first places in Mendoza to serve great quality homebrew beer.

Bistro M

This stylish restaurant in the Park Hyatt hotel right in front of Mendoza’s main square called Plaza Independencia serves some delicious dishes and has one of the best wine lists in the city.

Ocho Cepas

In a beautiful old house in the city center, this small restaurant creates a great sense of privacy and offers large furniture you can curl into with a glass of wine. The menu incorporates many Argentine classics including rich pasta, large grilled s…

Discover the Andes

Essential Experience

Discover the Andes is all about exploring the mountains and participating in excursions and activities ranging from expeditions in Maipu Volcano, crossing the Andes by foot, valley trekking and wine tours at the foot of the Andes too.

Uncorking Argentina

Essential Experience

Uncorking Argentina are experts in creating fantastic customized tours for small groups. They have been in business for over seventeen years and have long standing relationships with many wineries and restaurants and a great deal of expertise in maki…

Gonzalo Cuervo Art Tours

The owner of Ituzaingo restaurant is happy to arrange art tours for you directly. Gonzalo, a gregarious artist himself, has close relationships with many of the artists, so this is an experience sure to provide a unique level of access to art not see…

Mendoza Wine Experience

Offering wine tours in the Uco Valley, Maipu, and Lujan de Cuyo, Mendoza Wine Experience is a fabulous option for those who seek a pre-set tour that is adventurous, educational, and often less expensive than other tours.

Tasting Mendoza

Tasting Mendoza specializes in organizing upscale gourmet wine tours, focused on gastronomy and vacation. They can arrange fabulous excursions for small or large tour groups, creating personal itineraries to suit all interests.

Trout & Wine

Trout and Wine offers visits to a wide range of Argentine wineries. From tours and tastings at wineries from old to new, modern technology and old-fashioned equipment, Trout and Wine has many options.

Mendoza Wine & Bike Tour

Bike through the Uco Valley or Lujan de Cuyo with Mendoza Wine & Bike Tour. If you choose to venture out with the Uco Valley tour, you can bike to the prestigious Andeluna or Salentein wineries.

Rbike's

Rbike's is a bike rental company based in Mendoza city. Rental options can be supplemented with activities such as kayaking, rafting, horseback riding, rappeling, canopy (ziplining), and trekking.

Rio Aventura

Kaua Spa

Kaua Spa, located in the Park Hyatt on Plaza Independencia, offers a range of unique Thai massages, facials, vinotherapy treatments, and salon treatments for both men and women.

Vertientes (Pueblo del Rio)

Vertientes Spa & Aesthetics, run by Pueblo del Río, is a space for wellness. This exclusive spa, now in the in Villaggio hotel as well as in the original Portrellos location, is a great spot for relaxation.

Palmares Open Mall

Essential Experience

Palmares Shopping Mall is located 15 minutes south of the city of Mendoza. With 10 movie theaters, 120 stores (primarily authentic Argentine brands), and many restaurants, most notably the quintessial Argentine steakhouse, Don Mario.

Ferruccio Soppelsa

Ice cream here is an art form – a culinary experience in its own right. There are six locations of Ferruccio Soppelsa ice cream in the city and it's been here for 80 years. A word of caution: once you walk in, you won't be able to stop coming back.

Granja Benedetti

At Benedetti, a Mendoza meat store, there are many options at a great price and with great variety. If you plan on cooking true Argentine asado during your stay, it is a great stop.

Mendoza Plaza Shopping

Located in the Guaymallen area, Mendoza Plaza Shopping is 10-15 minutes outside of the city. If you are seeking a shopping mall in Mendoza, this is the place to go.

Mercado Central

Grocery shopping in Mendoza can be an exciting adventure to witness, especially if you go to Mercado Central (central market) in downtown Mendoza where fresh meats of all kinds are on display, and authentic foods are available for sampling.

Via Civit

Via Civit is a great bistro with a large selection of coffee drinks, fruity blends and special coffees. To accompany your coffee, one of their many specialty pastries is a must.

Astroturismo Takes You Out of This World

Astroturismo is brand new excursion that takes you to a perfect observation point to gaze into each of the region's skies and learn about the stars, constellations, planets, moon, sun and other celestial bodies.

Catalan art at the MAMM

A collection of Miro originals and prints in the Municipal de Arte Moderno de Mendoza (MAMM) has certainly been one of the artistic highlights of the year in the city with the modern art space hotly attended by locals and tourists during the month-lo…

Celebrate Malbec World Day Globally, the Mendoza Way

Celebrate Malbec World Day with tango and jazz events in Mendoza city.

Join in and celebrate Carnaval Maravilloso!

Celebrate Carnaval Maravilloso with costumes and folk dancing: anything goes!

Pair Your Wine with Classical Music

Mendoza's Classical Music Festival provides visitors a window into an important aspect of Mendoza's artistic culture while enjoying its more well known art form, wine.

Prepare Your Palate for the Megadegustación

This year's harvest Megadegustación offer fine wines and sparkling wines from the best wineries in the province.

Federico Arcidiacono

Federico Arcidiacono is a sculptor living in Guaymallen. He comes from a very artistic family, with his father a well-known photographer, and his brother a musician. He is most famous for his work with wood grain art.

Julio Melto - Artist

Julio Melto, a sculptor born in San Luis, studied art at National University of Cuyo in Mendoza, has sculptures and drawings that are periodically displayed throughout the city, including in the Park Hyatt Mendoza.

MAMM

Located beneath Plaza Independencia, this is a intimate museum displays local art from all types -- from students to famous artists. There are often music and dance exhibits here as well.

Nave Cultural

Located in the magnificent 16-hectare Parque San Martin in the heart of Mendoza's city, Nave Cultural is a vital link that unites all people in the community

Quintanilla

This is one of Mendoza's main artistic centers, featuring music, theater, dance, and even puppetry and multimedia shows. Its purpose is to share the local culture and arts with the world.

Roberto Rosas' House & Sculpture Workshop

Roberto Rosas' House & Sculpture Workshop is a unique place in Mendoza where art and architecture are integrated to be contemporary and functional. It features sculptures and art of all types, both his own and from other artists.