Bariloche
The meat dishes – allegedly this parilla's specialty – are hit and miss, though marginally redeemed by the occasional good service, and the tranquil…
Must-see restaurants in Argentina
El Calafate
This friendly, family-run eatery specializes in piadinas, an Italian bread topped with cheese and fillings, taco-style. They're enormously filling, but…
Salta & the Andean Northwest
The interior is charmless but locals flock here for the service and the good-quality meat. Try picana (rump steak) or the delicious mollejitas …
Bariloche & the Lake District
All huge glass windows and antler chandeliers, El Regional has been reinvented as a parilla. It still serves up some good trout dishes, but claims to…
Rosario
When this parrilla went bust, the staff managed to reopen it as a cooperative, and what a great job they’ve done. The meat’s as good as you’ll taste in…
Mendoza & the Central Andes
Pickings are slim in Uspallata, so despite the slow service, overpriced sides, and skimpy portions of grilled chicken, San Cayetano is still worth a…
Bariloche & the Lake District
Plenty of dark-wood paneling and brass fittings give this place an old-time feel and the wraparound seats may have you lounging around for hours. The menu…
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…
Puerto Madryn
With deck seating and a cool candlelit atmosphere, this contemporary cafe serves a range of tasty blackboard specials that go down easy with pitchers of…
Iguazú Falls & the Northeast
In a pretty location on a corner of the plaza, you'll get painfully slow service here, but the food is pretty tasty. Options range from rectangular pizzas…
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…
Salta
Having undergone several changes in recent years, this attractive corner spot a block off the Balcarce strip is worth a look. It focuses on Andean cuisine…
Ushuaia
This corner bistro, frequented by tourists and locals alike, serves the usual suspects in a warm atmosphere. For a late-night bite, this is your best bet …
Salta & the Andean Northwest
This mid-century dining room dressed in attractive linens is where you'll find good, if not great, Syrian food. There's Persian rice with almonds and…
Ushuaia
At this boon to seafood-lovers, crisp oversized calamari rings, paila marina (shellfish stew) and fish dishes like abadejo a pil pil (pollock in garlic…
Mendoza & the Central Andes
A sign of its popularity, this centrally located restaurant is expanding into the next door space, doubling in size. The menu is wide ranging, with a…
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…
Iguazú Falls & the Northeast
This simple and friendly central spot has no menu as such, just a limited choice from what’s available: think burgers, milanesas, empanadas etc. Portions…
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…
Ushuaia
This stylish cafe-deli serves tablas (wooden cutting boards) piled with homemade bread and mouthwatering local specialties like smoked trout and wild boar…
Mendoza & the Central Andes
This is one of the biggest parrillas in town. The dining room is a bit ordinary, but eating in the garden is a lush experience. Get a table by the picture…
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 …
Bariloche
This restaurant of polished tree trunk and rough-hewn stone has been around for decades and still pairs lake views with good-value regional specialties…
Mendoza & the Central Andes
Considering its setting, with vaulted ceilings housed in the basement of a grand colonial era building on the city's central plaza, this restaurant is a…
Salta
A French crêperie and pizzeria combined in one. Their crêpes are stuffed with tasty savory and sweet options, including chicken, corn and mushrooms,…
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…
Coastal Patagonia
American Tex-Mex and cocktail hour has arrived in Patagonia. Buffalo wings, potato skins and steak dishes are just some of the unlikely but well-executed…
Quebrada de Humahuaca
This long-standing local restaurant, where the scrawls of happy customers adorn the walls, offers live folklórico music with no cover charge from 9:30pm…
Cafayate
A notable plaza bar and grill – in addition to typical Argentine offerings it has a nice range of vegetarian fare, including wok-fried vegetables,…
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,…
Mendoza & the Central Andes
Midday in Barreal means this gas-station-cum-bus stop is the only game in town as far as foodstuffs are concerned. The small grocery has snacks, cookies,…
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…
Ushuaia
This classic grill and brewpub is deservedly popular with locals. Standouts include barbecue ribs, big salads and burgers. It’s good value, with generous…
Córdoba & the Central Sierras
With one of the widest menus in town, Blumen serves up tasty, if slightly expensive, dishes with German flair. It’s a great spot for a few drinks – the…
Coastal Patagonia
This restored century-old frontier bar is run with an eye to preserving local tradition. The homemade fish empanadas (baked savory turnovers) are…
Tierra del Fuego
An upscale chain in Tierra del Fuego, this nonetheless cozy spot hosts both ladies having tea and cake, and boys at the varnished bar downing beer and…
Mendoza & the Central Andes
Uspallata's most upscale restaurant has an open barbecue grill carved out of a wall in the center of the dining room. Meat, especially a good roasted…
Salta
A greasy corner grill packed with locals who stroll up day and night (it's open 21 hours a day) for burgers, chicken, lomo (sirloin) and chorizo…
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