Buenos Aires
This traditional corner eatery is something of a downtown institution. You’ll find Argentine comfort food – simple pastas, steaks and empanadas – as well…
Buenos Aires
This traditional corner eatery is something of a downtown institution. You’ll find Argentine comfort food – simple pastas, steaks and empanadas – as well…
San Antonio de Areco
Another of San Antonio's historic dining venues, this elegantly restored space was once a general store. Today, it offers a quaintly rustic setting and…
San Antonio de Areco
Supremely tasty, freshly made salads, pastas, pies, burgers and a cabinet-full of tempting desserts are on offer at this deli-style restaurant, which has…
Buenos Aires
Tiny bohemian Dadá, with walls painted red and a bar cluttered with wine bottles, feels like an unassuming neighborhood bar in Paris. Order something…
Buenos Aires
Cute corner cafe in Villa Crespo. Stock up on pancakes, French toast and bagel sandwiches for breakfast, or go for the quesadillas, salmon salad or ham…
The Pampas & the Atlantic Coast
Fun and flavorful, this simple parrilla, specializing in perfectly grilled steaks and top-notch salads, is a locals' favorite. The sausage and blood…
The Pampas & the Atlantic Coast
Tandil's little health-food hut offers vegetarian fare, bulk foods, and a range of natural health and beauty products. Its superb deli offers assorted…
Buenos Aires
Get your gourmet fast food fix at this modern but affordable burger joint. With fresh, creative condiments, from caramelized onions and barbecue sauce to…
The Pampas & the Atlantic Coast
An atmospheric, locally loved, Spanish-themed brick house-bar with tasty, affordable bites. You'll love the memorabilia mounted on the walls and displayed…
The Pampas & the Atlantic Coast
Dating from 1894, its ceiling hung with hams and its floors strewn with peanut shells, this classic place serves snacks, meals and ice-cold ales to a…
The Pampas & the Atlantic Coast
A slightly progressive kitchen set in a gorgeous, historic blue house with a windmill (hence the name). The interior is alive with art and the menu offers…
Tigre & the Delta
For an upscale meal on Paseo Victorica, the city’s pleasant riverside avenue, try María del Luján, which has a gorgeous shady patio. Serves the usual…
Recoleta & Barrio Norte
With 11 branches around the city, Persicco is many porteños' ice-cream vendor of choice. The selection of flavors will leave you spoilt for choice – take…
San Antonio de Areco
Open weekends only, this charming riverside spot is ideal on a warm day, when you can savor a lunch of empanadas or grilled steak under the trees. There's…
Recoleta & Barrio Norte
Treat yourself to an upscale meal in Recoleta at this excellent Spanish restaurant. The menu changes seasonally, but will usually include a paella dish…
The Pampas & the Atlantic Coast
In a charming building dating from the early 18th century, this friendly neighborhood restaurant serving typical Argentine grilled meats, chicken and fish…
The Pampas & the Atlantic Coast
An attractive cafe on the plaza serving classic chicken, beef, lamb and even some roast fish meals. Vegetarians might choose from their range of pastas or…
The Pampas & the Atlantic Coast
A popular, upscale dinner haunt thanks to that exquisite back patio. It serves more of that mixed grill típica and local picada platters made to order…
Recoleta & Barrio Norte
Sample Argentina's fabulous Italian-style gelato at this upmarket ice-cream parlor. The sambayón (made with egg yolks, milk, cream, sugar and Marsala wine…
Buenos Aires
Get off the tourist circuit and dig in for a traditional Argentine meal at this cozy corner restaurant specializing in steaks, stews, pastas and a range…
Recoleta & Barrio Norte
This elegant, sun-drenched corner gem is a hit with local foodies, thanks to its changing menu of creative and beautifully presented dishes from ceviche…
Recoleta & Barrio Norte
This traditional restaurant with a classy old-world atmosphere and an extensive menu offers great steaks and sides, plus a down-to-earth (for Recoleta)…
Tigre & the Delta
Serves a tempting range of healthy soups, salads, sandwiches and bigger mains such as lasagne and milanesas (breaded meat cutlets), as well as homemade…
Mar del Plata
The hype around Sur creates high expectations: many locals still consider it the best seafood restaurant in town. There's an extensive wine list and…
Mar del Plata
For solid, good-value dishes, make like the locals and head to this large, modern and popular restaurant – one of three branches in town. There’s…
Buenos Aires
This old-fashioned Spanish restaurant draws in a regular midday crowd with its set lunch (AR$195), which includes a main dish, coffee and a glass of wine…
Buenos Aires
A local mainstay for 90 years, Chiquín is an excellent place to safely take, say, your parents. It’s a large, comfortable restaurant with a cozy and…
Recoleta & Barrio Norte
Choose from over 20 types of black, red and green teas and health-conscious sandwiches, salads, vegetable tarts and pastries at this successful cafe chain…
Mar del Plata
With two branches at the Centro Comercial del Puerto, this is a cafeteria style pick-and-mix place, and more affordable than others in the area. Dishes…
The Pampas & the Atlantic Coast
Santa Rosa's oldest cafe (est. 1941), located in a cool modernist corner building on the main plaza, is basic but still a classic. Busy for breakfast and…
Mar del Plata
This stylish cafe has several locations in town; one of the nicest is on the pedestrian promenade of San Martín, near the cathedral. Have a quick cortado …
Recoleta & Barrio Norte
Missing Texas-style barbecue from back home? Here’s the place to scratch that itch. Texan Larry Rogers grills up the city’s best beef and pork ribs, along…
Recoleta & Barrio Norte
This traditional restaurant hasn’t changed much since Jorge Luis Borges was a regular; try the brochettes (shish kebabs) or homemade ravioli. Service is…
Mar del Plata
A Mexican restaurant off Plaza San Martín (though they also serve pizza for some reason) offering inauthentic, occasionally satisfying, nachos, burritos,…
The Pampas & the Atlantic Coast
This upscale kitchen serves roast trout and salmon, chicken and beef dinners. The leather table cloths aren't what you might choose but we think you'll…
Mar del Plata
With indoor and outdoor seating across from the waterfront near Plaza Colón, Alito is popular for its central location and wide ranging, if not…
The Pampas & the Atlantic Coast
Bright and cheery restaurant with beachy white furniture and a pretty outdoor patio serving decent burgers, sandwiches, salads and classic mains such as…
Mar del Plata
Another nice choice on port, this full-service restaurant comes with loads of atmosphere – think: brick walls, columns and Barcelona FC flags flying with…
Recoleta & Barrio Norte
Branch of the successful cafe chain offering a wide variety of teas, healthy sandwiches, salads and mains. Other nearby locations include Uriburu 1597 and…
Recoleta & Barrio Norte
Branch of the successful cafe chain offering a wide variety of teas, healthy sandwiches, salads and mains. Other nearby locations include Uriburu 1597 and…