Charrua

Specialties

Homemade Uruguayan Food

Chivitos (Steak Sandwich)

Milanesa

Empanada

Churrasco (Steak)

Pasta & Ravioli

Uruguayan Tapas

History

Established in 2014.

Charrúa is devoted to serving the staples of Uruguayan homemade food. Our goal is to introduce the «Uruguay Natural“of our childhood to our adoptive New York City community. We strive to recreate the local, natural, and farm-​to-​table concepts that we grew up with by using produce from local farmers, and products and services from local and family-​owned businesses.

Uruguay has a little over 3.5 million inhabitants and vast stretches of countryside populated by grass-​feeding cows and sheep. The vast availability of meat translates to its domination of the Uruguayan diet in the form of churrasco, chivitos, beef empanadas, asados, etc. Our food is also tainted by the Mediterranean cooking styles of Spanish and Italian immigrants that have populated the country since colonial times. Thus, pasta, milanesa, meatballs, chorizo, and Spanish tortilla are also part of everyday family meals.

Meet the Business Owner

GONZALO B.

Business Owner

Gonzalo leads the team at Charrúa. He was born in Uruguay and has lived and worked in NYC for many years. He’s a food lover, cook, and certified sommelier with many years of experience in the industry. Charrúa is his first independent endeavor in the restaurant industry.