Basque Restaurants Boom in Montevideo, Uruguay (1988-2011) Between Culinary, Business Tourism and Urban Tourism

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Martín Gamboa

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This article presents what was known as the “boom” of Basque restaurants in Montevideo (Uruguay) from a historical-descriptive approach. In that sense, from the settlement of the first Basque restaurant in 1988 to the last one in 2011, they had certain traits in common. As a result, the article describes the evolution of these restaurants during a period of almost two and a half decades. Likewise, the research poses a dilemma about the three forms of tourism that these locals promoted: culinary, business, and urban tourism. Hence, the gastronomic and service offerings provided by the restaurants were never totally circumscribed to one of these three types of tourism, but rather attracted different segments. This finding allows us to deconstruct the idea of a “purist” conception of the different types of tourism associated with certain attractions.

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Gamboa, M. . (2024). Basque Restaurants Boom in Montevideo, Uruguay (1988-2011): Between Culinary, Business Tourism and Urban Tourism. Sosquua, 6(2). https://doi.org/10.52948/sosquua.v6i2.1042
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