Buenos Aires Restaurants and Bars – The Best Places to Eat and Drink

After several years of visiting Buenos Aires, Argentina, I’ve finally compiled a list of all my favorite places to eat and drink in the city. These top restaurants, cafes and bars are in all the best locations and barrios, and they range from hip and stylish to traditional and authentic.

With the map and listings below, any visitor to Buenos Aires can have the ultimate culinary experience of Argentina and explore all the types of cuisine on offer. Get in to the hottest new places on the BA scene, and find your way to the hidden delights that only locals know about.

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h3. Palermo

Bar 6
Good for breakfast and drinks after dinner.
Armenia 1676
Palermo Soho

Sudestada
Outstanding Asian fusion cuisine.
Guatemala 5602
Palermo Hollywood

Green Bamboo
Excellent southeast Asian food.
Costa Rica 5802
Palermo Hollywood

Dashi
Great sushi.
Fitz Roy 1613
Palermo Hollywood

La Cabrera
Very popular parrilla.
José Antonio Cabrera 5127
Palermo Soho

Don Julio
Traditional parrilla.
Guatemala 4691 and Gurruchaga
Palermo Soho

Soberbia 22
More modern take on the parrilla, opposite Sudestada.
Guatemala 5600
Palermo Hollywood

Eros Club Social
Completely different to all other Palermo restaurants, traditional social club, very cheap and good.
Uriarte 1609
Palermo Soho

Social Paraiso
Really great Argentinean food.
Honduras 5182
Palermo Soho

olsen
Sleek Scandinavian eatery.
Gorriti 5870
Palermo Hollywood

Cluny
Simple, smart, French theme.
El Salvador 4618
Palermo Soho

El Preferido de Palermo
Italian grocery and delicatessen.
Jorge Luis Borges 2108
Palermo Soho

Parrilla La Dorita
Famous parrilla.
Humboldt 1905
Palermo Hollywood

Sucre
Very cool, happening place, upmarket restaurant.
Mariscal Antonio José de Sucre 676
Palermo

Xalapa
Get in line for Mexican food in the heart of Palermo Soho.
El Salvador 4800
Palermo Soho

Cielito Lindo
Tiny Mexican place.
El Salvador 4999
Palermo Soho

Bereber
Moroccan restaurant.
Armenia 1880
Palermo Soho

osaka
Smartest Japanese restaurant in Buenos Aires.
Soler 5608
Palermo Hollywood

Oui Oui
Perfect brunch spot.
Nicaragua 6068
Palermo Hollywood

Las Familias
The best pastry shop ever!
Corner of Honduras and Armenia
Palermo Viejo

Lobby
Wine bar, cafe, nice spot for people watching
Nicaragua 5944
Palermo Hollywood

Mercado Amenabar
Nice spot for lunch in a leafy street.
Corner of Amenábar and Dorrego
Palermo Hollywood

Home Hotel
Very cool little poolside garden bar with great drinks.
Honduras 5860
Palermo Hollywood

h3. San Telmo

La Brigada
Famous, traditional parrilla.
Estados Unidos 465
San Telmo

Bar Dorrego
Famous bar on the corner of the main square in San Telmo, Plaza Dorrego.
Corner of Humberto and Defensa
San Telmo

Sagardi Euskal Taberna‎
Tapas restaurant.
Humberto Primo 319
San Telmo

h3. La Boca

Don Carlitos
Amazing place! No menu, traditional, outstanding food and atmosphere, across the street from the famous “Bombonera” football stadium of La Boca Juniors.
Brandsen 699
La Boca

La Cancha
Another great place, highly recommended.
Brandsen 697
La Boca

h3. Recoleta and Barrio Norte

Gran Bar Danzon
Super cool place with sushi on some nights.
Libertad 1161
Barrio Norte

Milion
Excellent atmosphere for a drink in a stylish former mansion house.
Paraná 1048
Barrio Norte

Fervor
High end French style restaurant.
Posadas 1519
Recoleta

Liquid Bar
Happening bar/club.
Santa Fe 3651
Barrio Norte

h3. Puerto Madero

Cabaña Las Lilas
Upmarket parrilla.
Alicia Moreau de Justo 516
Puerto Madero

Faena Hotel
Two restaurants worth checking out.
Martha Salotti 445
Puerto Madero

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Amelia Nolan is a contributor to The Real Argentina and Managing Director of The Argento Wine Company. Find out more about Argento at www.argentowine.com.

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