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Dining GuideIn October, 2006, a new smoke free law went into effect that made all bars and restaurants less than 100 square meters smoke free. Larger establishments are permitted to have a designated smoking area.
Cafe Havana on Buenos Aires, Argentina. If you're not vegetarian, you will want to try asado (beef/steak barbecue). In addition, if you want to try the meat specialties on offer, you should go to a parrilla, one of those are restaurants that specialize in roasted meats. There are fancy expensive parrillas, and more simple ones. Everybody eats a lot of meat here and the way that it is prepared makes it very tasty. The bife de lomo (tenderloin) is unbelievably tender in comparison to US beef and is more reminiscent of European cuts. The Italian and Spanish food are almost native here, as the cultural heritage heralds in great part from these two countries. Other popular meals are pizzas and empanadas (traditional meal, small self-contained pastries, stuffed with various ingredients; the traditional one is the meat empanada), you will find it comes in many varieties. They are quite a popular home delivery or takeaway/takeout option. The pizza is excellent in Buenos Aires, due to the Italian immigrant heritage. Pizza comes al molde (cooked in a pan, usually medium to thick crust), a la piedra (baked in a stone oven, usually thin to medium crust), and a la parilla (cooked on a parilla grill, very thin, crispy crust). Many people say that Guerrin is the best place to eat Pizza in Buenos Aires The Café Tortoni on Ave. de Mayo is famous in its own right; it is an old, classic and luxurious cafe. There is also a pool hall; buy a token (ficha) from a waiter for 2 pesos (0.5 euros). Coffee is 4 pesos (1 euro). They also have a tango show twice a week for around 25 pesos. You must book in advance. La Biela is another very nice cafe, located near the Recoleta cemetery. One incredible and typical Argentinian kind of "cookie", is the alfajo, which basically consists of two round sweet biscuits joined together with a sweet jam, generally dulce de leche (milk jam, akin to caramel), covered with chocolate, merengue or something similarly sweet. It's just delicious and can be easily found in any kiosko (the Argentine convenience store). The peaked chocolate forms of this cookie (biscuit) that are sold at Havanna coffee shops, are considered by Argentinians to be the best dulce de leche and you can buy them separately or by the dozen in a lovely box. The Havanna coffee shops are found all over Argentina (check their site to get the exact addresses) and are just fantastic . Don't forget to try their coffee and the other kinds of candies they sell. If you would like to take some Havanna chocolates back home at the end of the trip, they are available at the airport for the same cost as the coffee shops. If you can read some Spanish, ElCuerpoDeCristo is a blog/wiki/forum about food, with most users in [Argentina]. There's a short list of recommended restaurants in Buenos Aires. If you can't read Spanish, you could write us: we are willing to exchange foreign eatable goods for food tips in Argentina]. BudgetThere are a lot of al paso (walk through) places to eat; you eat standing up or in high chairs at the bar. Meals vary from hot-dogs (panchos), beef sausages (chorizos, or its sandwich version choripán), pizzas, milanesas (breaded fried cutlets), etc. Don't forget to indulge also in the perennially popular mashed squash - it is delicious and often comes with rice and makes a full meal in itself. It is perfect for vegetarians and vegans to fill up on. Mid-rangeYou can go to a huge variety of small restaurants, with cheap and generous servings, most notably the ones owned by Spanish and Italian immigrants. There are also many places which offer foreign meals, mostly Japanese, Chinese, Thai, Arabic, Spanish, and Italian.
SplurgeThe most expensive and luxurious restaurants are found in the Puerto Madero zone, near downtown, heading to the River Plate. Sometimes they are worth the price, sometimes not. Fixed price menus (three courses) can be had with drink and coffee for 25 pesos (approx. 6.25 euros); these restaurants have outside seating areas with excellent views of the dársenas, the Fragata Sarmiento and the old European-style warehouses. But the nicer places in terms of decoration, food and personality are mostly based on Palermo Viejo, Palermo SOHO or Palermo Hollywood neighborhoods.
DrinkThe main areas to go out are: Puerto Madero, close to the Casa Rosada, renovated harbour full of restaurants, some hotels and nice for a walk. Safe during the day and night. Recoleta area close to the famous cemetery, restaurants, bars, cinema complex, used to be trendy, now mainly for tourists. Palermo SoHo and Palermo Hollywood, full of trendy stores, restaurants, and bars; young and trendy, nice for a walk, eating and drinking. Palermo Las Cañitas is another nice area close to the Polo stadium. Buenos Aires has a popular cafe culture.
You may want to try lágrima, a "tear" of coffee on a cup of milk. Try mate: You can buy a mate in any Coto or Norte (these are the names for two of the many supermarket chains available, like K-Mart or Wal-Mart; anyway, this last one you can find in Buenos Aires as well) for 3-5 pesos (0.75 to 1.25 euros) and then a metal or bamboo "straw" (called a "bombilla") for around the same. Don't forget the yerba, the actual "tea" you drink; an excellent brand is Nobleza Gaucha, "Taragui", or "Rosamonte". Anyway, ask a local to help you in preparing and drinking the mate, since it's not as easy as it seems. Many visitors take mates as a gift when they go away and they become big fans (locals tend to drink it bitter (amargo), but foreigners generally like it sweet (dulce)). Outside the country, you can find yerba in Argentine stores in big cities like New York, Madrid, London, Paris, Miami, Tel-Aviv, and others. Clubs & nightlifeFor many, Buenos Aires has the best nightlife in the world, a great variety of bars, clubs and discos, that are opened until late hours (6am or 7am). For more info on open clubs, check the city government official webpage. Try the Niceto Club, Cocoliche, Pacha, Opera bay, Amerika, Bahrein, Mint, Lost, and El Living. Other popular hangouts are the omnipresent Irish pubs. You can try Kilkenny´s in Reconquista 600 in the Retiro area or The Shamrock in Rodriguez Peña 1200, in the Recoleta area. These places are very popular with local and foreign crowds. El Milion, in Parana, between Santa Fe and Marcelo T. de Alvear is a very nice upscale bar. It is located in a refurbished petite palais from the beginning of the century. It is also very popular with foreigners. Sonoman Bar y Resto Fitz Roy 1655 @ Honduras - Pretty hip and trendy bar with loads of Argentines dancing and drinking the night away till around 6am on weekends (maybe later who knows). There's a restaurant as well as an outside area, but you can smoke inside and outside, so prepare! Bartenders are nice and check out the disco ball, it's not like any other. Music is a mixture of beloved 80s and dance. The drinks ain't cheap either! The Palermo Barrios (SoHo, Hollywood, Las Canita or simply "PalVo") have many fantastic restaurants that turn into bars as it gets later. New bars are always opening, so look for an updated map or guidebook when you arrive. "Bar Uriarte" is always a favorite, though. Pub Crawl Buenos Aires. - The only nightlife tour in Buenos Aires that features some of the best bars and clubs that the city has to offer and provides for a unique, fun-filled atmosphere all while hosted by an amazing international staff. For as little as 50 pesos ($16 dollars, $12 euro, or $8 pounds) you get...
See the website for more details -- pubcrawlBA.com Cuisine Walk
into any Argentine restaurant in the world and you will get an
excellent selection of grilled meat. Parilla, the Spanish word
for grill, is often the word you will find in the name of
restaurants in this meat-loving country. In Argentina, you can
sample anything from regular steaks to parts of animals that
only natives dare to eat such as livers, kidneys, and tongues.
Argentine Wine Guide
Novices
and experts come and pleasure your palate with the taste of
Argentina wine. The wine-making regions of Argentina are full of
sunshine and temperate weather making the perfect paradise for
wine, relaxation, and memory making.
Argentine Cuisine
Argentina
is world renowned for its beef. Many restaurants specialize in
this tradition and thus have a large grill with all kinds of
prepared meat proudly within view of the sitting area or even
viewable from the outside.
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