Archive for the ‘Feature’ Category
Cabaña Las Lilas
I have heard from many tourits that the very best steak house in Buenos Aires is Cabaña Las Lilas. I have also heard from many Argentines that it is overpriced, the portions are small, and the steaks are no better than many other steakhouses. For this reason, I avoided it, because it IS rather [...]
l’Ecole
L’Ecole is a cozy little restaurant located in the heart of Palermo Viejo. They are best known for their very reasonable priced set Menu that includes an appetizer, main course, dessert and a drink of your choice (including a 1/2 bottle wine) all for only $57 pesos. They also have a regular menu from which [...]
Benihana
Benihana is a small chain from the US and has recently entered the Argentine market. They are best known for their teppanyaki style meals, where they cook your meal in front of you on a hibachi grill. More than just cooking the food, they turn the process into show.
The Buenos Aires location is located at [...]
Primafila
Primafila is one of a strip of restaurants lining the upper terraza of Buenos Aires design. It is an Italian restaurant offering gourmet pastas, meats and pizzas and the atmosphere is nice, a clean modern looking place with some booths, and various shades of brown.
I went to Primafila on a Saturday afternoon to take advantage [...]
Anuva Wine Tastings
Anuva is a wine importing company based in both the US and Argentina. In Buenos Aires, they offer gourmet wine tastings where they serve a selection of mid to high-end Argentine wines. If there was one word you could use to describe an Anuva wine tasting, it would be unique.
To start with, the wines [...]
Nocturna – Acrobats, Tango, Dancing and a Whole Lot of Fun
Tango music, dancers, and acrobats all mixed into one…. seemed like the perfect mix to me. I decided to check it out this weekend, and I was glad I did. The event takes places on the roof of the Centro Cultural Recoleta. There are stands set up in [...]
El Chalaco
El Chalaco is a new Peruvian sandwich bar located on the corner of Fitz Roy and Paraguay. It’s basically a hole in the wall, with a bar, some stools and a couple of tables. They also offer delivery.
The menu is very limited, 8 hamburger-style sandwiches. They have a traditional hamburger, chicken [...]
Live Music at El Rosedal Park in Palermo
Anyone who has ever been to this park knows that it is one of the nicer ones in Buenos Aires. It is considered part of the “Bosques de Palermo” which is a string of parks along Ave. del Libertador.
If you haven´t been recently, and especially if you have never been, now is the best time [...]
La Rosalia
From the outside, La Rosalia looks like little more than a hole in the wall. The inside isn´t a whole lot better. Nevertheless, I had been told the steaks here are really good, and the prices are really low. I also see line-.ups there every so often, which is certainly a good sign. This Sunday, [...]
Mosoq – Novo Andino Cuisine
Mosoq in Quechua means “something new” and that´s the direction that the owners of Mosoq wanted to go. Their goal is to combine ingredients from the Andes region of Peru with modern cuisine to create new dishes, and that is certainly obvious from their menu. Not only is it a restaurant, but also a martini [...]


