Ávila is a dark, atmospheric set-up as quirky as owner Miguel, whose family have been on the premises since the 1940s. Once you're settled, a glass of jerez...
Avenida de Mayo 1384
The Banchero family has three restaurants and has been in the food business since the late 1800s, giving them plenty of time to perfect their craft. Though...
Corrientes 1300 y Talcahuano
With an assembly-line model in which you point out your fillings as you move along the line, CBC claims to offer over 15,000 possible burrito combinations....
Lavalle 441
Tucked behind the magnificent Palacio Barolo, sweet and simple Chan Chan continues to wow punters with its brilliant, spicy Peruvian food at affordable...
Hipólito Yrigoyen 1390
At Retiro's stripped-down Club Danes, the 12th floor location brings the river into view over economical Danish food. The location might be haute, but...
12th floor
Probably one of the city's most frequently recommended restaurants, and a lovely bar in its own right too, Dada is cited again and again by locals as their...
San Martín 941D'Oro is one of those few restaurants that manages to attract both locals and foreigners. It isn't an overly stylish type of restaurant, but there's virtue...
Peru 159Filo has managed to keep its prices in check despite inflation, and as a result has become a popular lunchtime restaurant - come 1pm, even the bar stools...
San Martín 975Huge platters of multicolored sushi are the main event here, whisked past admiring diners through the bright, modern restaurant. Yakuidon, consisting of fat...
Paraguay 436
In a city overflowing with pizzerias, this BA stalwart holds its own. Most come for pizza a la piedra (thin and baked in a stone oven), but the calzones,...
Corrientes 1369
The AR$26 lunch here kicks off with a complimentary pre-prandial sherry and a plate of tapas on the house - zingingly tasty anchovies or soft white octopus...
Avenida de Mayo 1199The 'slow food' credentials of this petite restaurant on the ground floor of the Central Architect's Society don't translate, thankfully, into slow service,...
Montevideo 938
In the heart of one of downtown's least varied culinary districts, just off pizzeria-heavy Avenida Corrientes is Sattva, a charming vegetarian restaurant....
Montevideo 446 entre Lavalle y Avenida CorrientesIf you haven't yet had the pleasure of sampling Japanese-Peruvian food, believe us when we say that you couldn't do better than a trip to Sipan, a cool,...
Paraguay 624
Just a hop, skip, and a jump from the grand, domed Congreso building, this brilliant value, immaculate Peruvian restaurant serves nicely spicy starts, and...
Virrey Cevallos 178