Buenos Aires Restaurants
There are large numbers of restaurants in Buenos Aires offering foods from many different countries, due to the influence of immigrants from Europe, Asia and other Latin American countries. Some of the ethnic foods you’ll find available are: Mexican, French, Italian, Spanish, Nordic, Turkish, Chinese and Japanese among others. There are also vegetarian restaurants in different parts of the city.
Local cuisine
The excellence of Argentine meat is world-famous and many visitors enjoy the locally popular bife de chorizo and the asado criollo. Meats are traditionally cooked by roasting them over an open hearth, and salads are typically served to accompany meat dishes. There are restaurants called parrillas, at which the typical menu is roasted meat (asado) of various categories, and prices range from reasonable to expensive, depending on the establishment.
For those who prefer it, many restaurants will offer fish fresh from the sea. Seafood is quite popular here, with some of the most commonly served dishes being squid, crayfish and mussels, the latter often being served in a kind of stew called cazuela. Other traditional foods include small pies filled with minced meat, called empanadas de carne; carbonada, which is a meat and potato pie; pastelitos, fried sweet pies; and tortas fritas, which are fried pies made of flour and grease. Stews such as locro, prepared with white corn and beef and pork sausage, are also local favourites.
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Where to eat
Palermo is Buenos Aires' most fashionable neighbourhood for dining out. You’ll find Argentine and fusion cuisine venues on Calle Báez, in Las Cañitas. Palermo Hollywood is catching up with even trendier spots that combine fine dining with the atmosphere of the early 20th century, in small, renovated houses. The most exquisite cuisine in the city can be enjoyed in Palermo Viejo. Both Palermo Viejo and Las Cañitas are close to the Subte D line, but their best restaurants are often quite some distance from the stations (which close at 23:00). Taking a taxi is the best option here.
The docks of Puerto Madero also boast some of the city’s finest restaurants, along with some others that aren’t particularly special. Microcentro and Recoleta also have outstanding eateries, some of which have been around for decades.