BUE: Le Blé or “beautiful bakery”

Buenos Aires has many beautiful bakeries serving nice bread, but Le Ble grew  and now serves also a great lunch menu, delicious and very healthy. With three addresses in the city (the Puerto Madero one will open in January 2012), is cheap and serves a very light and delicious food. Delicious breakfast, good for a weekend brunch. Great also for lunch and teatime. Le Blé: Various locations: Chacarita, Colegiales and Puerto Madero, check website  What other people say about Le Blé? Black Book Mag: Exposed beams, … Continue reading →

BUE: El Cuartito or “extra muzzarella”

Great pizzas, small prices. Traditional place full of old photos of football players and movies. Pizza is golden underneath. Fugazzeta comes with extra extra cheese. If you don’t feel satisfied, they also have great empanadas. For me the best pizza in Buenos Aires. Please note pizza in Argentina there is nothing to do with in Italy. El Cuartito: Talcahuano 937, Recoleta. Sunday to Sunday, 12:00 – 16:00 and … Continue reading →

BUE: Casa Felix or “Amazing dinner at chef’s house”

One of the best experiences of Buenos Aires. Diego’s house (chef) in Chacarita is beautiful and cozy. It is a “puertas cerradas” restaurant (doors closed), so you must book in advance. The food is delicious and very surprising with South American influences. When you arrive, the hosts take to a tour into the house, to the garden, where you’ll have a drink and listen to Diego tell a little of his experience. The menu is served in the closed area inside the … Continue reading →

BUE: Las Pizarras or “good and cool bistrot”

Las Pizarras means blackboard in Spanish and here is the reason why: the menu changes every day, according to what is fresh in the market. Rodrigo Castillo’s restaurant has a great price and it’s better to make a reservation. The food is delicious, always with choices of meat, fish, pasta and more. Appetizers are a delight:  if they have a terrine, don’t miss it! Good wine menu. Las Pizarras Bistro: Thames 2296, Palermo. Tue – … Continue reading →

BUE: Oui Oui or “super cute brunch”

The pioneer of cute-French cafes fever in Buenos Aires. The eggs benedict are great, so the pain au chocolat and salads. The service is slow, so enjoy the music, decoration and your food once you get it. One of the best breakfast and brunch in Buenos Aires. Oui Oui: Nicaragua 6068 and 6099 (2 addresses), Palermo. Check opening hours here. What other people say about Oui Oui? Travels with … Continue reading →

BUE: El Puestito del Tío or “super choripán”

Choripán is an Argentine tradition: sausage (chorizo​​) on bread. Puestito del Tio’s is a delicious .In Palermo Park’s area, you will eat it sitting on the park benches. Add their homemade chimichurri, is awesome! Super cheap. El Puestito del Tío: Av. Dorrego around 3000 (between Figueroa Alcorta and Av. Leopoldo Lugones), Palermo. 24 hours, 7 days a week.   Continue reading →

BUE: Brasserie Petanque or “French with a charm”

A true and delicious French bistro in San Telmo. Don’t miss: Steak Tartare, boeuf bourguignon and the mollejas with puff pastry and mushroom sauce (veeeery tasty). They serve an aperitiv when you arrive and one of the frames says:”le Champagne va bien avec tout!”. One of the most charming restaurants in Buenos Aires and very close to San Telmo’s Antique’s Fair. Brasserie Petanque: Defensa 596 (w/ Calle México), San Telmo. Tue – Sun 12.30 – 15.30; 20.30 … Continue reading →

BUE: Parrilla al Carbon or “best cheapest parrilla”

In this very Argentine parrilla you will find an amazing meat. Have a sausage (chorizo​​) with bread, delicious. I asked for a Vacio and was so tender that the knife slipped. 2 people eat one piece of meat. You will eat a small table on the sidewalk and the place is very simple, very local. About 50 pesos (US$10) per person for a prime meat. Nice service! One of my favorites parillas in town. And so cheap! Parrilla al Carbon: Calle … Continue reading →

BUE: Cafe Crespin or “Delicious brunch”

Villa Crespo outlets area in Buenos Aires has two very nice places to have breakfast and go shopping. One of them is Café Crespín On weekends they serve brunch with Mimosa, Eggs and bacon (a tdelicious and crispy bacon), and other options such as pastrami sandwich. But the most amazing thing is french toast with … Continue reading →

BUE: Franck Dauffouis or “real french bakery”

A real French bakery in Parque Centenário. The croissants, foccacia and brioches are delicious. One of the best bakeries in Buenos Aires Franck Dauffouis: Ambrosetti 901, tel.: + 54 11 4982-1967   Continue reading →