The upright grill at Parrilla El Palenque in Montevideo's Mercado del Puerto (Port Market).
El Palenque is among more than a dozen open-flame restaurants in the Mercado del Puerto.
Whereas Argentinian-style flat grills are more common, El Palenque’s traditional pyramid-shaped parrilla lets chefs micromanage the char.
The Port Market, convenient to Montevideo’s cruise ship terminal, dates from 1868 and used to serve as the city’s principal meat and produce market.
Today the market building houses a number of restaurants serving typical Uruguayan asado (barbecue) dishes.