Sucre, Belgrano
This is a see-and-be-seen outpost for socialites and media types, serving dishes like salmon tartare in green-apple foam. The warehouse-style space’s upper reaches are slashed in midair by a metal catwalk that leads to the restrooms. (Food & Wine)
Sucre & Miñones
Working-class Brazilian families eat barbecue once or twice a week at restaurants that consist of little more than a grill and a few plastic tables. This no-name spot on the corner of Sucre and Miñones streets offers the real deal—juicy, tender chunks of wood-smoked meat and cooked-to-order entrails, everything from pork shoulder to sweetbreads. Originally a vegetable stand, their parrilla grew...
Standard
With its huge picture windows, long red banquettes, and curved wood walls, the Standard takes the style of an Edward Hopper 1950s diner (albeit with a less lonely vibe) and updates it with a minimalist, modern look. The food, designed by chef/co-owner Santiago Garat—who along with four partners owns the nearby Vietnamese eatery Sudestada and Spain’s Sudestada Madrid—mixes old-school recipes wit...
Sotto Voce
An esplanade over the Río de la Plata makes this Italian restaurant one of the city's top dining experiences. Mushroom risotto and creamy gnocchi with ham are perfectly al dente. (Food & Wine)
Social Paraíso
A favorite local lunch spot, Paraiso has soaring ceilings and a two-course menu for only $5. The Syrian-Argentinean owner's roots show in his black risotto and tenderloin with falafel. (Food & Wine)
Social La Lechuza
Although opened in 2001, Social La Lechuza oozes the atmosphere of the best old-school neighborhood parrillas (steak joints). Opened by Pedro Marafuschi in the covered courtyard of a house that’s been in his family for 100 years (his 92-year-old mother can often be found readying food on the patio), the place has an improvised, grungy homeyness. Old men discussing fútbol and politics, Argentine...
Restaurant Sucre
This is a see-and-be-seen outpost for socialites and media types, serving dishes like salmon tartare in green-apple foam. The warehouse-style space's upper reaches are slashed in midair by a metal catwalk that leads to the restrooms. (Food & Wine)
Patagonia Sur
Bringing the gaucho tradition to La Boca, famed pampa chef Francis Mallman set up his grill at this renovated Italianate town house not far from the brightly painted houses and tango dances on Caminito. The menu, as meat-centric as any, is a three-course sampler (there’s no a la carte) centering on Argentine specialties like succulent roasted Patagonian lamb and ojo de bife, aka rib eye, with c...
Oviedo
A refreshing alternative to the city’s ubiquitous steakhouses, Oviedo is a Spanish-inspired seafood restaurant in the Recoleta neighborhood. Inside, glass orb chandeliers illuminate the dining room, which is decorated with dark mahogany trim, classic white tablecloths, and ocean-themed artwork. The menu emphasizes fresh fish imported daily from the coastal city of Mar del Plata, with options ra...
Olsen
Olsen transports diners from Palermo Viejo to Scandinavia with its seafood-heavy menu and impressive selection of more than 60 vodkas. Dishes like blini, smoked herring, and red tuna are a large part of the restaurant’s allure, but so is the 60’s-inspired dining room, set in a former warehouse. The interior has a mezzanine overlooking a circular metal fireplace, while the covered garden patio i...
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