The most classical restaurants
Here is a short list of the most classical restaurants in Buenos Aires. Nothing very creative but excellent quality and beautiful places.
Cabañas Las Lilas: supposedly the best meat you can find. A beautiful view on Puerto Madero. It is often very crowded. Watch out: they serve HUGE portions. You should always order for one and share between 2 or 3. Order one course at a time. 150$ / 46u$d
Alicia Moreau de Justo 516 / 4313-1336
Sottovoce: Quiet, cosy, elegant. No surprises, excellent service and excellent italian food. Recoleta. 80$ / 25u$d
Libertador 1098 / 4807-6691
There is another Sottovoce in Puerto Madero:
Moreau de Justo 176 / 4313-1199
Gardiner: Very elegant. Excellent food. Excellent service. Costanera Norte. 80$ / 25u$d.
Costanera Norte y Pampa / 4788-0437
Cabañas Las Lilas: supposedly the best meat you can find. A beautiful view on Puerto Madero. It is often very crowded. Watch out: they serve HUGE portions. You should always order for one and share between 2 or 3. Order one course at a time. 150$ / 46u$d
Alicia Moreau de Justo 516 / 4313-1336
Sottovoce: Quiet, cosy, elegant. No surprises, excellent service and excellent italian food. Recoleta. 80$ / 25u$d
Libertador 1098 / 4807-6691
There is another Sottovoce in Puerto Madero:
Moreau de Justo 176 / 4313-1199
Gardiner: Very elegant. Excellent food. Excellent service. Costanera Norte. 80$ / 25u$d.
Costanera Norte y Pampa / 4788-0437
Our favorite restaurants
* Always book a table first if you can.
* Prices are indicated per person, w/o wine, in pesos $ and dolars u$d.
* You should always leave a 10% tip in cash.
Our favorite ones:
Desde el alma: Palermo Viejo at its best, beautiful place, very quiet and cosy. we strongly recommend it. 80$ / 24u$d.
Honduras y Godoy Cruz / 4831-5812
Thymus: Refined & sophisticated food in a beautiful atmosphere. 90$ / 27u$d. Oustide Palermo.
Lerma 525 / 4772-1936
Sirop Restaurant: in the heart of Recoleta. Quiet, elegant, refined. 90$ / 27u$d.
Vicente Lopez 1661 / 4813-5900
Sirop Folie: in front of the previous one, slightly more trendy. 80$ / 24u$d.
Same address & phone number.
Lele de Troya: a icon of Palermo's vibe. Every room has its style. Mediterranean cuisine. 80$/24u$d.
Costa Rica 4901 / 4832-2726
Miranda: One of the best "parrillas" in town. Palermo Viejo. Excellent meat. 60$ / 18u$d.
Costa Rica 5602 / 4771-4255
De la terraza: Another excellent option if you want to taste the best meat. Ask for a table upstairs, on the terrace. Be careful: the portions are huge. Palermo Viejo : 60$ / 18u$d.
Gurruchaga 1824 / 4831-3119
Social Paraiso: tiny little place. Very typical of Palermo Viejo. 60$ / 18u$d.
Honduras 5182 / 4831-4556
Bardot loisir: a lovely place. beautifully decorated. Palermo viejo. 70$ / 21u$d.
Honduras 5237 / 4831-1112
Bar Uriarte: trendy, very "cool", huge, quite noisy, excellent food. Palermo viejo. 70$ / 21u$d.
Uriarte 1572 / 4834-6004
Novecento: halfway between a Greenwigh Village joint and a French brasserie, Novecento has its own very charismatic touch. Try it on a week day. Very noisy and crowded Friday and Saturday nights. Las Cañitas (south Palermo). 70$ / 21u$d.
Baéz 199 / 4778-1900
You can also try the other Novecento, two blocks from our house : Libertador 14186 Martínez/ 4792-3829
Freud & Fahler: Tiny little place in the middle of Palermo. Very creative. A pleasant little restaurant.
Gurruchaga 1750 / 4833-2153
Ría: A good option in Puerto Madero. 90$ / 27u$d.
Alicia Moreau de Justo 1740 / 4314-5454
Moshi Moshi: tired of beef & lamb? Try this Japanese restaurant. Las Cañitas. 90$ / 27u$d.
Ortega y Gasset 1707 / 4772-2005
* Prices are indicated per person, w/o wine, in pesos $ and dolars u$d.
* You should always leave a 10% tip in cash.
Our favorite ones:
Desde el alma: Palermo Viejo at its best, beautiful place, very quiet and cosy. we strongly recommend it. 80$ / 24u$d.
Honduras y Godoy Cruz / 4831-5812
Thymus: Refined & sophisticated food in a beautiful atmosphere. 90$ / 27u$d. Oustide Palermo.
Lerma 525 / 4772-1936
Sirop Restaurant: in the heart of Recoleta. Quiet, elegant, refined. 90$ / 27u$d.
Vicente Lopez 1661 / 4813-5900
Sirop Folie: in front of the previous one, slightly more trendy. 80$ / 24u$d.
Same address & phone number.
Lele de Troya: a icon of Palermo's vibe. Every room has its style. Mediterranean cuisine. 80$/24u$d.
Costa Rica 4901 / 4832-2726
Miranda: One of the best "parrillas" in town. Palermo Viejo. Excellent meat. 60$ / 18u$d.
Costa Rica 5602 / 4771-4255
De la terraza: Another excellent option if you want to taste the best meat. Ask for a table upstairs, on the terrace. Be careful: the portions are huge. Palermo Viejo : 60$ / 18u$d.
Gurruchaga 1824 / 4831-3119
Social Paraiso: tiny little place. Very typical of Palermo Viejo. 60$ / 18u$d.
Honduras 5182 / 4831-4556
Bardot loisir: a lovely place. beautifully decorated. Palermo viejo. 70$ / 21u$d.
Honduras 5237 / 4831-1112
Bar Uriarte: trendy, very "cool", huge, quite noisy, excellent food. Palermo viejo. 70$ / 21u$d.
Uriarte 1572 / 4834-6004
Novecento: halfway between a Greenwigh Village joint and a French brasserie, Novecento has its own very charismatic touch. Try it on a week day. Very noisy and crowded Friday and Saturday nights. Las Cañitas (south Palermo). 70$ / 21u$d.
Baéz 199 / 4778-1900
You can also try the other Novecento, two blocks from our house : Libertador 14186 Martínez/ 4792-3829
Freud & Fahler: Tiny little place in the middle of Palermo. Very creative. A pleasant little restaurant.
Gurruchaga 1750 / 4833-2153
Ría: A good option in Puerto Madero. 90$ / 27u$d.
Alicia Moreau de Justo 1740 / 4314-5454
Moshi Moshi: tired of beef & lamb? Try this Japanese restaurant. Las Cañitas. 90$ / 27u$d.
Ortega y Gasset 1707 / 4772-2005
The very best restaurants
We recommend to always call and book a table. The majority of the restaurants we recommend hereafter are quite successful and therefore often crowded. We indicated a range of prices per person at night without wine. Prices are put in pesos ($) and dolars (u$d)
The best restaurants in Buenos Aires:
La Bourgogne: French restaurant. It is the Alvear Palace's restaurant and definitely the best in town. It is a French restaurant, nothing very exotic but excellent food and excellent service. Prices range from 180$ to 250$, i.e. 56 u$d to 78u$d.
Address: Ayacucho 2027 (Ayacucho y Alvear)
Tel: 4808-2100
Tomo 1: Very similar to La Bourgogne. It is the hotel Panamericano's restaurant. Similar prices to those of La Bourgogne. The cuisine is a little less classical but the place is nicer.
Address: Carlos Pelegrini 521
Tel: 4326-6698
El Bistró+Cava: Very "hipe". The yuppie's choice. Extremely trendy and sophisticated. Beautiful place and incredible wine list. Very expensive. 200$ to 280$ / 63 u$d to 88u$d.
Address: Martha Salotti 445 - Hotel Faena
Tel: 4010-9200
Duhau restaurant (Palacio Duhau - Hyatt). Very similar to Bourgogne or Tomo 1. Excellent cuisine, excellent service and incredible place. I recommend it to enjoy a quick visit of Buenos Aires' most beautifully redecorated "hotels particuliers". Prices are similar to La Bourgogne.
Address: Avenida Alvear 1661 - Palacio Duhau, Hyatt
Tel: 5171-1340
Chila: slitely more relaxed than the previous one and less costly, it is a refined and pleasant restaurant. I recommend the terrace if the weather is fine. Beautiful views on Puerto Madero.
Address: Alicia Moreau de Justo 1160
Tel: 4343-6067
The best restaurants in Buenos Aires:
La Bourgogne: French restaurant. It is the Alvear Palace's restaurant and definitely the best in town. It is a French restaurant, nothing very exotic but excellent food and excellent service. Prices range from 180$ to 250$, i.e. 56 u$d to 78u$d.
Address: Ayacucho 2027 (Ayacucho y Alvear)
Tel: 4808-2100
Tomo 1: Very similar to La Bourgogne. It is the hotel Panamericano's restaurant. Similar prices to those of La Bourgogne. The cuisine is a little less classical but the place is nicer.
Address: Carlos Pelegrini 521
Tel: 4326-6698
El Bistró+Cava: Very "hipe". The yuppie's choice. Extremely trendy and sophisticated. Beautiful place and incredible wine list. Very expensive. 200$ to 280$ / 63 u$d to 88u$d.
Address: Martha Salotti 445 - Hotel Faena
Tel: 4010-9200
Duhau restaurant (Palacio Duhau - Hyatt). Very similar to Bourgogne or Tomo 1. Excellent cuisine, excellent service and incredible place. I recommend it to enjoy a quick visit of Buenos Aires' most beautifully redecorated "hotels particuliers". Prices are similar to La Bourgogne.
Address: Avenida Alvear 1661 - Palacio Duhau, Hyatt
Tel: 5171-1340
Chila: slitely more relaxed than the previous one and less costly, it is a refined and pleasant restaurant. I recommend the terrace if the weather is fine. Beautiful views on Puerto Madero.
Address: Alicia Moreau de Justo 1160
Tel: 4343-6067
Discover Buenos Aires
Just a few words on Buenos Aires as a city, on what you should visit and some recommended internet sites that are worth a glance.
First of all, the geography of Buenos Aires is very simple and responds to how the city originally mushroomed: the capital city expanded from South to North on the edge of La Plata river, starting from a neighbourhood called "La Boca" to the moden and residential Palermo and Belgrano neighbourhoods.
Sightseeing in Buenos Aires: what you must see.
- La Boca: it is a very famous neighboorhood that keeps the original vivid colours that the italian inmigrants gave it in order to disguise the misery and poverty it sheltered. Until the end of the 19th century, La Boca was the dockers' neighborhood. Later the docks were moved to Puerto Madero and this original part of Buenos Aires fell in disgrace and misery. The bad fortune of the italians dockers gave birth to the tango, an artistic means they created to express their sorrow and melancholy. La Boca is worth a visit. It takes 2 hours to get around what is worth visiting. You should always remain in the touristic zone, the one composed with colourful house. The touristic La Boca really consists of 3 blocks. Beware of pickpockets and crooks.
- San Telmo: it is a neighbourhood of antiques and art galleries. It symbolizes the past glory of Buenos Aires. It was the heart of the high society until the cholera epidemies in 1867 and 1871. At that time, the absence of water and sewage encouraged the whealthiest inhabitants to relocate from the hard-hit southern sections to Recoleta and Barrio Norte. It takes 2 to 3 hours to visit San Telmo.
Do visit La Boca and San Telmo the same day. You can combine both in a morning or afternoon "little tour".
- Recoleta: a very nice neighbourhood if you looking a place where you can enjoy a walk at random. Recoleta is a very famous for its cemetery and its cultural centre. I personnally like it for its architecture and its very traditionnal cafés.
- Puerto Madero: an extremely modern part of Buenos Aires. It once sheltered the docks of Buenos Aires harbour. In the late 80's, Puerto Madero was upgraded and now hosts the best restaurants and the most expensive apartements of the city.
- Palermo: Palermo is the argentine equivalent of "Le Marais" in Paris. Boutiques, cafés and "attitude". It is where the hype-cool-trendy people gather every day. It really has a little something that is worth a visit. It is good fun to go there and have a walk but all in all there is not much to see. At night, Palermo bursts with an infinite offer of restaurants of all types.
2 Excellent websites to start discovering the city before being there: http://ohbuenosaires.com/english/index.htm
http://www.bue.gov.ar/home/index.php?&lang=en
First of all, the geography of Buenos Aires is very simple and responds to how the city originally mushroomed: the capital city expanded from South to North on the edge of La Plata river, starting from a neighbourhood called "La Boca" to the moden and residential Palermo and Belgrano neighbourhoods.
Sightseeing in Buenos Aires: what you must see.
- La Boca: it is a very famous neighboorhood that keeps the original vivid colours that the italian inmigrants gave it in order to disguise the misery and poverty it sheltered. Until the end of the 19th century, La Boca was the dockers' neighborhood. Later the docks were moved to Puerto Madero and this original part of Buenos Aires fell in disgrace and misery. The bad fortune of the italians dockers gave birth to the tango, an artistic means they created to express their sorrow and melancholy. La Boca is worth a visit. It takes 2 hours to get around what is worth visiting. You should always remain in the touristic zone, the one composed with colourful house. The touristic La Boca really consists of 3 blocks. Beware of pickpockets and crooks.
- San Telmo: it is a neighbourhood of antiques and art galleries. It symbolizes the past glory of Buenos Aires. It was the heart of the high society until the cholera epidemies in 1867 and 1871. At that time, the absence of water and sewage encouraged the whealthiest inhabitants to relocate from the hard-hit southern sections to Recoleta and Barrio Norte. It takes 2 to 3 hours to visit San Telmo.
Do visit La Boca and San Telmo the same day. You can combine both in a morning or afternoon "little tour".
- Recoleta: a very nice neighbourhood if you looking a place where you can enjoy a walk at random. Recoleta is a very famous for its cemetery and its cultural centre. I personnally like it for its architecture and its very traditionnal cafés.
- Puerto Madero: an extremely modern part of Buenos Aires. It once sheltered the docks of Buenos Aires harbour. In the late 80's, Puerto Madero was upgraded and now hosts the best restaurants and the most expensive apartements of the city.
- Palermo: Palermo is the argentine equivalent of "Le Marais" in Paris. Boutiques, cafés and "attitude". It is where the hype-cool-trendy people gather every day. It really has a little something that is worth a visit. It is good fun to go there and have a walk but all in all there is not much to see. At night, Palermo bursts with an infinite offer of restaurants of all types.
2 Excellent websites to start discovering the city before being there: http://ohbuenosaires.com/english/index.htm
http://www.bue.gov.ar/home/index.php?&lang=en
Découvrir Buenos Aires
Un mot sur la ville de Buenos Aires, sur ce qu'il faut absolument visiter, quelques bons sites.
En introduction: c'est une ville à la géographie extrêmement simple: la ville s'est développée historiquement du Sud (La Boca) au Nord (Palermo/Belgrano) en longeant le fleuve La Plata.
Visiter Buenos Aires: les inmanquables:
- La Boca: c'est le quartier emblématique de cette ville, un quartier qui garde les couleurs vives cache-misère de ses origines. Jusqu'à la fin du XIXème, La Boca était le quartier des docks, un quartier d'immigrants italiens. Avec le déménagement des docks à Puerto Madero, le quartier s'enfonce dans la misère, la mélancolie et la rancoeur. Le tango naîtra de ces sentiments mélangés, au coeur de ce quartier qui lutte depuis lors pour retrouver un peu de brio. La Boca, ce sont 4 patés de maison qui valent le détour mais qui valent aussi deux recommandation: ne pas s'éloigner du coeur touristique et rester vigilant : les pickpockets et arnaqueurs sont nombreux. Se visite en 2 heures.
- San Telmo: quartier des antiquaires, des artistes, le quartier peut-être le plus pittoresque et symbole de l'ancienne gloire de Buenos Aires. C'est le quartier de la haute société jusqu'aux épidémies de choléra de 1867 et 1871. L'absence d'infrastructures (eau potable, égoûts), la proximité du Riachuelo, rendent le quartier très sensible aux épidémies. Le haute bourgeoisie argentine se relogera à Recoleta et Barrio Norte. Se visite en 2/3 heures.
- Puerto Madero: les anciens docks de la ville ont été transformé à la fin des années 80 en un quartier ultra-moderne. Quelques très bons restos et les appartements les plus chers de la ville.
- Recoleta: quartier sympathique pour flanner, il est connu pour son cimetière, son centre culturel. Il est également recommandable pour ses boutiques, ses cafés, etc. Les terrasses du Buenos Aires Design sont un must,
- Palermo: c'est "Le Marais" de Buenos Aires. Boutiques, cafés et attitude. Un quartier où il fait bon perdre son temps.
Excellents pour comprendre et apprivoiser la ville:
http://ohbuenosaires.com/english/index.htm
http://www.bue.gov.ar/home/index.php?&lang=en
En introduction: c'est une ville à la géographie extrêmement simple: la ville s'est développée historiquement du Sud (La Boca) au Nord (Palermo/Belgrano) en longeant le fleuve La Plata.
Visiter Buenos Aires: les inmanquables:
- La Boca: c'est le quartier emblématique de cette ville, un quartier qui garde les couleurs vives cache-misère de ses origines. Jusqu'à la fin du XIXème, La Boca était le quartier des docks, un quartier d'immigrants italiens. Avec le déménagement des docks à Puerto Madero, le quartier s'enfonce dans la misère, la mélancolie et la rancoeur. Le tango naîtra de ces sentiments mélangés, au coeur de ce quartier qui lutte depuis lors pour retrouver un peu de brio. La Boca, ce sont 4 patés de maison qui valent le détour mais qui valent aussi deux recommandation: ne pas s'éloigner du coeur touristique et rester vigilant : les pickpockets et arnaqueurs sont nombreux. Se visite en 2 heures.
- San Telmo: quartier des antiquaires, des artistes, le quartier peut-être le plus pittoresque et symbole de l'ancienne gloire de Buenos Aires. C'est le quartier de la haute société jusqu'aux épidémies de choléra de 1867 et 1871. L'absence d'infrastructures (eau potable, égoûts), la proximité du Riachuelo, rendent le quartier très sensible aux épidémies. Le haute bourgeoisie argentine se relogera à Recoleta et Barrio Norte. Se visite en 2/3 heures.
- Puerto Madero: les anciens docks de la ville ont été transformé à la fin des années 80 en un quartier ultra-moderne. Quelques très bons restos et les appartements les plus chers de la ville.
- Recoleta: quartier sympathique pour flanner, il est connu pour son cimetière, son centre culturel. Il est également recommandable pour ses boutiques, ses cafés, etc. Les terrasses du Buenos Aires Design sont un must,
- Palermo: c'est "Le Marais" de Buenos Aires. Boutiques, cafés et attitude. Un quartier où il fait bon perdre son temps.
Excellents pour comprendre et apprivoiser la ville:
http://ohbuenosaires.com/english/index.htm
http://www.bue.gov.ar/home/index.php?&lang=en
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