Mar del Plata
You have two dining choices here. Up front is the craft cocktail bar where they rotate four platos del día, at fixed and affordable prices. However, you…
Must-see restaurants in Argentina
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The Pampas & the Atlantic Coast
An essential, exquisite stop, and the most romantic restaurant in Tandil. It's got rustic style to spare, but the food is the thing, thanks to piles of…
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Salta
Colorful and upbeat, this artsy, world-class vegan restaurant is the most inventive and consistently excellent kitchen in the entire region. Here pasta is…
Recoleta & Barrio Norte
If you’re looking to splurge on a night out, Elena is a great destination. Located at the Four Seasons hotel, this highly rated restaurant uses the best…
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Mendoza & the Central Andes
With wine glasses in the foreground and Cerro de la Plata framed by floor-length windows in the distance, the five-course meal seems almost a distraction…
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Ushuaia
This gem presents Fuegian staples like crab and octopus in a creative new context. Black sea bass wears a tart tomato sauce for contrast; there’s stuffed…
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Catamarca & La Rioja
Excellent homemade pasta plates, beautifully presented and flavorsome, are produced in this warm, cozy corner trattoria that doubles as a pasta shop…
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Puerto Iguazú
This exquisite hotel restaurant, domain of a maverick creative talent, is super-strong on presentation, whether homemade pasta or inventive creations with…
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Cafayate
The indoor-outdoor setting overlooking picture-perfect vineyards at this upmarket, yet slightly corny, winery 3km from Cafayate makes a fine lunch stop…
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Mendoza & the Central Andes
Considered something of a destination restaurant because it's the flagship of acclaimed celebrity chef Francis Mallman and it's housed in the uber…
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Mendoza & the Central Andes
Osadia's five-course wine-paired lunch is one of the area's best, with beautifully presented dishes in portion sizes that won't bust your gut. Part of the…
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Cafayate
A lovely bistro, half a block off Cafayate's main plaza. The Buenos Aires–trained chef sources ingredients (and wines) carefully and crafts a menu with…
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Mar del Plata
This dreamy little cafe in Los Troncos is like a portal into the brain of artist, designer and baker Maria Bertone. She has crafted or painted everything…
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Mendoza & the Central Andes
The passionate and philosophically inclined husband-and-wife team who created El Enemigo wines have also produced this similarly unique and inspired…
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Salta & the Andean Northwest
The marketing of this restaurant will look familiar to fans of the Disney film, but you've made the trek from the center of town for the authentic…
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Rosario
Backing Florida beach, this legendary place is one of Rosario's best spots for fish. The enormous indoor-outdoor dining area is redolent with the aromas…
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Puerto Madryn
It's rare to get a taste of Patagonia beyond roast lamb. Splash out for a four-course dinner here and you'll be pleasantly enticed by the regularly…
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Bariloche
This friendly, family-run parrilla (steak restaurant) is a long-standing local favorite and one of the few places open on Sunday. Waiters bustle about,…
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Buenos Aires
Located in a lovely antique house on a residential block, i Latina is one of the city's best restaurants. The set menu consists of seven courses, all…
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Buenos Aires
Thanks to fair prices and quick service, this colorful Peruvian eatery is usually packed with people devouring plates of ceviche (seafood cured in citrus)…
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Bariloche & the Lake District
At the best Italian restaurant in the region, chef Mimi Barchetta imbues each dish with plenty of amore, and it shows. Standout dishes include gnocchi…
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Bariloche & the Lake District
This intimate little restaurant, decorated with vintage lanterns, offers a nightly three-course set menu, with several starters and mains to choose from,…
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Bariloche & the Lake District
Enter Morphen, and you enter a wonderland of Banksy graffiti, surreal sculpture, swirling murals and strange mobiles suspended from the ceiling. The food…
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Along the Río Paraná
This innovative, welcoming chef-driven restaurant has an open kitchen right beside the dining area and a sociable vibe. On Monday it offers a set house…
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El Calafate
Featuring the rare treat of Argentine home cooking, this offbeat, low-lit eatery is a must. Its longtime owners are found cooking up buttery spiced…
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El Chaltén
With tender steak in balsamic-reduction sauce, ultra-fresh trout from Lago del Desierto and red-wine glasses as big as your head, it's hard to go wrong at…
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Bariloche
A chandelier gently spins, casting soft shadows on the rough stone walls. A fire gently crackles in the fireplace and an almost reverential hush reigns as…
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Mendoza
Take the menu's suggestion with a grain of salt. Mains are good for two if you're overworked gauchos, but are more manageable for three healthy appetites,…
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Iguazú Falls & the Northeast
Colón’s best restaurant combines elegant, romantic decor and service with a whimsical and unpretentious approach, particularly in the curiously named…
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Catamarca & La Rioja
Beyond-the-call service is the key to this wood-paneled local steak house, a block down from the plaza. It’s very popular, but it hates to turn people…
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Inland Patagonia
Considered Esquel's best restaurant, Legua 50 is certainly the city's most elegant address, with ivory leather booths, cascading lights and stained glass…
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Córdoba & the Central Sierras
A La Cumbre classic and one of the town's oldest restaurants, La Casona del Toboso doesn't let you down when it comes to quality and warm family-style…
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Quebrada de Humahuaca
An engaging, artsy ambience here is combined with delicious tourist-oriented cuisine. Think imaginatively prepared llama dishes, excellent meat plates,…
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El Calafate
This dynamic family-run enterprise brings a twist to Argentine classics. Start with a warm beet salad with balsamic reduction. The nut-crusted trout is…
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Rosario
From outside, this Basque cultural center gives few clues that there's a restaurant inside, and the menu seems a little humdrum at first glance. But what…
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Ushuaia
For an out-of-body seafood experience, make a reservation at this candlelit house overlooking the bay. Chef Ernesto Vivian employs the freshest of…
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Sabía Que Venías y Preparé Un Pastel
Córdoba & the Central Sierras
The couple behind this amazing restaurant met while working as chefs in top Buenos Aires restaurants; now, at their own culinary playground, they…
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El Chaltén
Bring your appetite. In a gingerbread house, this pasta specialist makes delicious stuffed panzottis and sorrentinos, with creative fillings like trout,…
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Bariloche
The most frequently recommended parrilla (steak restaurant) in town, featuring the killer combination of great cuts of expertly seared meat and a well…
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Bariloche & the Lake District
As you'd expect, this upmarket parrilla does wonderful things with meat, from steaks to morcilla and chorizo. Some even claim that it serves the best meat…
