Archive for the ‘Restaurant Reviews’ 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 [...]

July 23, 2011 Feature, Parilla 0 Comments

High Tea at Hotel Alvear

Many large cities throughout the world have a classy, wolrdclass hotel that serves high tea. In Buenos Aires, this place is the Hotel Alvear. Although high tea is not a common tradtion in Buenos Aires, a merienda with mate is.   A merienda is basically a high tea, without the sandwhiches and scones.  Sweets [...]

June 30, 2011 Afternoon Tea 0 Comments

Tucson Steak House & Bar

Tucson is an American style steakhouse, serving Argentine beef.  They serve typical American dishes such as ribs with BBQ sauce, steaks and other meats with sauces and ceasar salad, all in a American-like atmosphere.  The restaurant is pleasant, very modern with clean lines, mostly dark colors, and quite bright.
We ordered two types of ribs – [...]

May 10, 2011 American 0 Comments

Minga Restaurant

Located overlooking the Plaza Palermo Viejo, Minga has one of the best locations in Palermo.  They have a nice patio in front of the restaurant, perfect for people watching.  I was there late on a cold Friday night, hungry and eager to fill the large void that had opened in my stomach.
I ordered pechito de [...]

May 5, 2011 Parilla 0 Comments

Tips a la propina restaurant

One part of choosing a restaurant for the evening as you journey down the energetic streets of Buenos Aires, can be connected to a very important characteristic of the place…..the price.
Depending on what one wants, the price may play a huge part in deciding where to dine for the evening.  So what if we take [...]

May 2, 2011 Creative 0 Comments

Patio 378 – Novotel Hotel

Patio378 is the hotel restaurant for Novotel, which is located right on Corrientes near the obelisk, and is a bit like an oasis in the dessert.  They have a beautiful patio on the ground floor behind the hotel that is quiet and relaxing, a complete contrary to the craziness found outside the front doors of [...]

April 6, 2011 Creative 1 Comment

Prodeo Lounge

We finally made it out to the Prodeo Lounge this weekend.  I’d heard and read a lot about this place, right from when they opened.   They are receiving many good reviews, so I was expecting great things from Jeroen Van Den Bos.
I had never been to the Prodeo Lounge, so didn’t even know what it [...]

March 31, 2011 Creative 0 Comments

Japanese Gardens Cafe

The Japanese Gardens are a great spot to spend a weekend afternoon.  They are beautiful, peaceful, and different from what you normally see in Buenos Aires parks.  In addition to the gardens, they also have a greenhouse, a building for Japanese cultural events, and a restaurant.
The restaurant is pretty basic inside, and looks like a [...]

March 10, 2011 Japanese 0 Comments

Gardiner

Gardiner is a classy-chic Argentine restaurant located on the Rio de la Plata in the Costanera Norte.  I was there recently with a large group of people, as part of a work event, and the first thing I noticed is the décor.  Everything is very ornate, there are large chandeliers, colors are rich, dark, pastel [...]

March 3, 2011 Traditional Argentine Food 0 Comments

Oye Chico

Oye Chico is a Cuban restaurant located in Paseo la Plaza, a small entertainment center located near Callao and Corrientes street. They have live Cuban music (Salsa, Trova, Cha-Cha-Cha, etc) every night of the week, except on Mondays when they are closed. They have a nice, small patio that is very quiet, [...]

February 22, 2011 Other 0 Comments
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