¡Siesta!
Siesta (nap time) is from approximately 1:30 PM to 5:00 PM everyday. Downtown stores and restaurants ARE CLOSED at this time. They will reopen at the leisure of the owner around 5:00 PM. Most of the restaurants are open during siesta and many bodegas stay open or will take appointments during siesta, but not all.

Sunday Hours
Most stores, restaurants and wineries are not open, with the exception of large international companies and the local malls (Mendoza Shopping Plaza & Palmares Open Mall). Sunday is a day for family and eating asado in Mendoza.

Eating in Mendoza
Restaurant Hours: Opening and closing times can vary 30 minutes from the times posted at the restaurant. What you have heard is true, Argentines eat late.
Breakfast: 7:30 a.m.-1:30 a.m.- breakfasts consists of coffee and pastries.
Lunch: 11:00 a.m.- 3:00 p.m.- anything from sandwiches to large meals.
Dinner: 8:30 p.m. - 2:00 a.m. - again anything from sandwiches to large meals.

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