The Best Restaurants in Buenos Aires

This Italian restaurant stands out amongst many, offering delicious and creative meals that remain true to classic flavors. The service is noted for its impeccability and the menu features exquisite pastas and unique dishes specializing in "off cuts". The restaurant also provides convenient take away and delivery services, allowing you to enjoy their mouthwatering dishes at your convenience.

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Dan Perlman

Chef, Sommelier, Writer – Buenos Aires, Argentina

One of the best Italian restaurants in a city filled with Italian restaurants. The food is always delicious, creative and true to classic flavors. Service is impeccable. Excellent pastas and also dishes specializing in "off cuts".

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This cozy Korean cuisine spot, Una Canción Coreana 향가, is nestled in the offbeat neighborhood of Bajo Flores, known for its excellent Korean food. The restaurant offers all the classic dishes like bulgogi, tteokbokki, and mandu, providing a heartwarming, homemade dining experience. With impeccable service and extremely flavorful food, it's worth taking the time to visit.

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Irina Widuczynski

Food blogger – Buenos aires, Argentina

A family led cozy korean cuisine spot Una cancion coreana is a Korean restaurant located in Bajo Flores, a neighborhood off the tourist beaten path but characterized for having some of the best Korean food. They offer all of the classics: bulgogi, tteokbokki, mandu and I had truly a one of a kind experience. Heartwarming, homemade food that feels as if you’re dining at their home. The attention is impeccable and the food is extremely flavorful. I strongly recommend that you make some time to get here.

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Specializing in regional Argentinean cuisine, El Imperfecto provides a relaxed atmosphere for diners. The restaurant, established by a loving couple Tatu and Memi, is known for using wood ovens for cooking and serving up amazing empanadas, a nod to Memi's Salta roots. Another standout dish is the sweetbreads with pickled pineapples and red onion, offering a perfect blend of roasted and sweet flavors.

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Irina Widuczynski

Food blogger – Buenos aires, Argentina

Regional Argentinean food in a relaxed atmosphere Tatu and Memi are a loving couple that created this cozy spot in which they only use wood ovens to cook. Memi was born and raised in Salta, so obviously the empanadas are AMAZING. An amazing tribute to Argentinean food with fresh produce and delicious combinations. The sweetbreads with pickled pineapples and red onion are a perfect combination of roasted and sweet.

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Specializing in seafood, Crizia Restaurante combines seasonal Argentinian products with the expertise of Head Chef Gabriel Oggero. The menu highlights artisanal fishing and Argentine sea produce, with a distinct emphasis on charcoal and wood-fired cooking techniques. The restaurant is also notable for its extensive wine cellar featuring over 700 labels of Argentinian wines.

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Hrvoje Petric

Food & Wine Writer – Zagreb, Croatia

Crizia is a seafood restaurant in the most beautiful Buenos Aires neighborhood called Palermo. It’s cuisine and seasonal Argentinian products are combined and expressed through land, sea and fire. Head chef Gabriel Oggero is focused on artisanal fishing and the Argentine sea, he is also a true lover of the open fire cooking and the grill so that’s why the charcoal and the wood are standing out in his menu. For several years he has been actively engaged in the development of the Patagonian oysters becoming a benchmark for his restaurant. Except great and fresh seafood, there is also a beautiful wine cellar with more than 700 labels of Argentinian wines.

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Offering a relaxed dining experience, El Preferido de Palermo serves a variety of dishes inspired by Argentina's multicultural cuisine. The restaurant's menu features traditional Argentine snacks, international main courses, and classic desserts like crêpes with dulce de leche. Visitors often leave satisfied, whether they're families looking for a nice lunch, groups of friends seeking a good time, or food enthusiasts in search of great food and wine.

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Pía León

Chef-Restaurateur – Lima, Peru

When in Argentina, I always go to El Preferido. It's a really nice and cool place. There you will find amazing dishes of vegetables and amazing Milanesas. The serve really traditional things, but the place is super nice. I always recommend El Preferido.

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Specializing in local and ethically sourced charcuterie, Corte Charcuteria is a haven for cured meats enthusiasts. The restaurant takes pride in its Argentinian flavors and ingredients, with standout dishes such as squid ink salami, blood sausage with fried egg, sobrasada, and tongue terrine. To get a taste of everything, a sampler plate and a few sides like the highly recommended house pickles can be ordered.

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Peter Meng Sapper

Charcutier/Restauranteur – Guatemala City, Guatemala

Local and ethically sourced, house made charcuterie. A restaurant and deli made for cured meats lovers. Their charcuterie is made with great respect for Argentinian flavors and ingredients. Highlights include the squid ink salami, blood sausage with fried egg, sobrasada and tongue terrine. Definitely a place to stop at if you enjoy these kinds of foods. Order a sampler plate and a few sides. House pickles are highly recommended. Open on Mondays, so it’s a good option when other restaurants are closed. Reservation recommended.

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Offering an exceptional meat feast, Don Julio is known for its grilled sweetbreads and outside skirt. The restaurant also takes good care of its vegetables and offers a selection of Argentine wines. It's a welcoming place, decorated like a neighborhood restaurant, where families and individuals alike can enjoy a meal.

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Mitsuharu Tsumura

Chef – Lima, Peru

I love to go to Buenos Aires to have grilled sweetbreads. Don Julio is known for their sweetbreads, and actually the outside skirt is also very good. The wine cellar has maybe the best wines is Argentina.

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With a focus on beautifully presented "small plate" dishes, Julia Restaurante offers a unique dining experience. The menu is filled with creative and vibrant flavors, designed for sampling and sharing. Highlighted dishes include their pate with crispy Jerusalem artichoke chips and a shiitake, pea, and green bean salad served in an intense miso broth.

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Dan Perlman

Chef, Sommelier, Writer – Buenos Aires, Argentina

From the bread and butter to the last bite, this is some of the most exciting, interesting food in the city right now. Beautifully presented "small plate" food, designed for sampling and sharing, with creative, vibrant flavors. Great service. Although a pricey outing, especially given that small plates tend to add up fast, every bite is worth it. Not to be missed, their pate with crispy jerusalem artichoke chips and the shiitake, pea, and green bean salad in an intense miso broth.

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With a focus on life-inspired dishes, Ácido is a place where good food is the priority. The menu, carefully curated by Nicolas who has worked at numerous Michelin-starred restaurants, is reminiscent of hearty, grandmother-style meals from around the world. One of the standout dishes includes the raw kibbe, a testament to Nicolas' Armenian roots and frequent visits to Sarkis, a well-known Armenian restaurant.

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Irina Widuczynski

Food blogger – Buenos aires, Argentina

Life inspired dishes in an unpretentious setting Nicolas worked at many Michelin stars around the world but when he came back to Buenos Aires he wanted to do one thing: good food. Inspired by his life and by the food of grandmas around the world he created Acido. Every dish is there for a reason and has been carefully thought out. “We’ve seen nicely decorated dishes, now it’s time to go back to eating good food,” he tells me. My current crush is the raw kibbe, inspired by the hundreds of times that he and his family visited Sarkis, an Armenian staple in the city.

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Offering a creative blend of Latin American and Mediterranean cuisine, Picaron is known for its beautifully presented dishes. The menu, designed around the "small plate" concept, allows you to taste a variety of flavors or share them with friends. The chef's skill in handling vegetables is particularly noteworthy.

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Dan Perlman

Chef, Sommelier, Writer – Buenos Aires, Argentina

Creative, beautifully presented food that pairs ingredients and ideas from across Latin America with the Mediterranean. The chef is particularly deft with vegetables. The menu is entirely "small plate" style, allowing you to try various dishes or share with friends.

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