Fed up of soggy noodles? Forget the oft-overcooked Argentinian pasta options and bite into something truly al dente at this spiffy new eaterie. Considering its tourist-friendly...
Defensa 1072A tiny pizza joint with a big reputation, in part thanks to the endorsement of actor and occasional BA resident Robert Duvall. Hollywood connections aside, this has been a...
Avenida Córdoba 5270Way off the tourist track, Pierino has been serving authentic Italian food since 1907. Tango legends Astor Piazzolla and Aníbal Troilo were regulars in the 1960s. Pedro,...
Lavalle 3499D'Oro is one of those few restaurants that successfully manages to attract both locals and foreigners to its restaurant and bar. They come mainly for the classic risottos,...
Peru 159Two pasta cooks quickly shuttle back and forth from the kitchen to two flour-covered worktables just inside Don Chicho's main entrance, rolling out, cutting, and hand forming...
Plaza 1411This warm, ten-table Italian joint blends simple and scrumptious pasta dishes with a light, no-frills ambience: the ideal combination for a relaxing dinner spot which locals in...
Zabala 1925This pizza joint dates from 1934 and is still one of the best in town. The walls are covered with ancient framed photos of everyone from the ubiquitous Diego Maradona to a host...
Talcahuano 937Just try snagging a table at this hip pizzeria at lunchtime: come 1pm, even the bar stools are occupied by financial advisers chowing down on focaccia chips and grilled...
San Martín 975A little piece of Italy tucked away on a quiet street in the heart of Palermo, a narrow stairway leads up to this intimate space, whose red checkered tablecloths, mismatched...
Cerviño 3943This pea-sized trattoria is the kind of place one always looks for but rarely finds in Italy. With every inch of the letterbox-red walls plastered in movie poster kitsch,...
República de la India 2843This is the place to recapture the wonderful simplicity of Italian food. The atmosphere is traditional: red and white check tablecloths, black and white photos of Bergman's...
Fitz Roy 1955Is it by chance that the kitchen greets you as you roll into Il Matterello? Or is it a neat metaphor for the centrality that the food (the food!) takes in this crisp, clean,...
Martín Rodríguez 517One of the reasons the Sosto brothers originally opened Lucky Luciano's was to pick up the overflow from dad Carlos's place (Guido's) around the corner, but they have since...
Cerviño 3943With locations scattered across both the Americas, this Treviso-born Italian pizzeria chain has got gourmet pie-tossing down to a science: roll the dough to make the thinnest...
Libertad 1078In the heart of one of downtown's least varied culinary districts, smack in the pizzeria-heavy Broadway of Buenos Aires, Avenida Corrientes, is Sattva, a charming vegetarian...
Montevideo 446 entre Lavalle y Avenida Corrientes