Parrilla La Cabrera (Cabrera 5099, Palermo Soho, Buenos Aires) – this is a carnivore’s paradise. This parrilla (grilled meat) restaurant is reputed to be the best in Buenos Aires, offering patrons the best cuts of beef. The buzz around this restaurant often means that one must reserve a table to guarantee a place there (especially […]
Oviedo (Luis Antonio Beruti 2602, Buenos Aires) – in a city filled with restaurants fixated on meat dishes, the owners of Oviedo broke away from that, and serves its patrons mainly seafood dishes. Combined with Iberian influences, among the items served here are: Tortilla la espanola, goat’s cheese croquettes, grilled chipirones, baked clams, and oven-baked […]
Osaka (Soler 5608, Buenos Aires) – this is one of the best Japanese restaurants in Buenos Aires (if not all of Argentina). Although it’s Japanese, there’s some Peruvian influences, too. This explains the presence of ceviche on the menu (available in various types of servings), as well as sushi. Although the menu is dominated by […]
Ølsen (5870 Gorriti, Palermo Hollywood, Buenos Aires) – something different in Argentina: Scandinavian dining. The restaurant, located in a one-time warehouse (which explains the soaring 12-metre ceilings), serves dishes like blini, smoked herring and salmon, and red tuna. Drinkers will be happy to know that vodka is plentiful there. Along with its interior, the restaurant […]
Me Leva Brasil (Costa Rica 4488, Palermo, Buenos Aires) – this modestly-sized Brazilian restaurant is for those who miss rice & beans-based tropical Latin cuisine (which tends to dominate not only Brazil, but Latin countries within the Caribbean Basin (from Cuba to Venezuela). A Brazilian dish commonly served here is feijoada (black beans in a […]
Madero Tango (Av. Alicia Moreau de Justo 2060, Puerto Madero, Buenos Aires) – located in the revitalized old port area of Buenos Aires, this is a local variety of supper shows done elsewhere (in this case, a meal and a tango show!). With meals ranging from Grilled Patagonian Salmon (on purple onions, leek caramel, homegrown […]
Lotus Neo Thai (Ortega y Gasset 1782, Barrio Chino, Buenos Aires) – a rarity in Argentina – a Thai restaurant. This is one place where diners feel like trading in their obligatory steak knives for chop sticks. Items such as chicken served with sweet and sour cucumber sauce; stir-fried prawns with shiitake mushrooms and baby […]
Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires / MALBA (Av. Pres. Figueroa Alcorta 3415, Palermo, Buenos Aires) – located in the city’s Palermo district, this museum (opened in 2001) showcases a selection of over 500 works, including drawings, paintings, sculptures and objects by artists from Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Chile, Ecuador, Mexico, Uruguay […]
Asociacion Argentina de Polo (Av. del Libertador, Palermo, Buenos Aires) – an extension of Argentina’s Gaucho (cowboy) culture is the horseback game of polo (which is an upper class pursuit). Ralph Lauren marketer Nacho Figueras has put an international face to the game (participating in exhibition matches worldwide). Here, ordinary folks and tourists can buy […]
With Christopher Columbus’ discovery of the Americas ushering in Spanish colonialism through much of the Americas, Spanish explorers arrived in the sparsely-populated South American country now known as Argentina in 1516 (at a geographic site known as Rio de la Plata). Since Argentina was not known for having significant deposits of gold (unlike Peru), no […]