Buenos Aires - Centro - Restaurants

Maipú 547, Buenos Aires
4897-2161

Urban Station

South American originator of the airy, spacious workspace (that isn't Starbucks) is doing so well that it's time to open another location. This time, it's the centro and not Palermo being served, w... read more

Corrientes 1743, Buenos Aires

La Pasiva

Uruguayan hot dog chain finally makes its way across the river to Buenos Aires. Tasty South American junk food perfect for late night snacking, soaking up all that booze consumed Tuesday through Su... read more

Reconquista 856 , Buenos Aires

Sr. Patata

Popular potato-based chain from Spain opens its first Buenos Aires locale, capitalizes on the local love of imported Euro flavor. Respectable options smothered and covered with sauces, cheeses and ... read more

Av. Corrientes 1743, Buenos Aires 1042
4371-2235/ 4374-7501

Libreria Gandhi

The late Elvio Vitali's classic bokstore and cafe cum quasi-cultural center. A BA intellectual hang founded by 70's left wing activist Vitali after returning from political exile in 1984, with the ... read more

Carlos Pellegrini 521, Buenos Aires 1009
4326-6695/ 6698

Tomo I

Considered best restaurant in Argentina for longest time running. Passion fruit parfait, mushroom ravioli, avocado with gravlax all superb. Slow foodies love chefs/sisters Ada y Hebe Concaro for de... read more

Libertad 431, Buenos Aires 1012
4382-3351/ 4175

Edelweiss

Worn, classic, decor and old school charm by the German bucket. White tablecloths, aged wood, and framed news clippings cement the look. Still a scene with certain farandula set after all the... read more

Av. Belgrano 561, Buenos Aires 1092
4342-7830

El General

Relatively new Peronist theme bar (!) is strangely an actual Peronist hangout - somehow that makes sense for such a bizarre political movement. The grub's spot on, and they'll play the Peronist mar... read more

941 San Martín, Buenos Aires
4314-4787

Dada

Centrally-located bar/restaurant where managing to get a table is a feat in itself. Perpetually packed, from after-work drinkers to civilized people opting to eat dinner before getting wasted. Spac... read more

Paraguay 624, Buenos Aires
4315-0763

Sipan

Peruvian-Japanese cuisine hybrid making it work with spicy appetizers and much-lauded ceviche. Surprisingly understated decor, considering this is a fusion restaurant in Buenos Aires. Use... read more

Tte. Gral. Juan Domingo Perón 1602, Buenos Aires
4371-6212

La Esquina del Medio y Medio

Skeevy stoners and old-timers flock to this downtown restaurant for weekly chevito fix. Seasoned waitstaff make truck stop waitresses look wimpy by comparison. Menu consists only of milanesa-like U... read more

Venezuela 1399, Buenos Aires
4383-3802

Plaza Mayor

Much-lauded Spanish cuisine in old-school atmosphere. Tile floors, cramped tables, antique lanterns to make you say olé. Bustling crowd half old-timers, half cosmopolitan locals in search of... read more

Av. Corrientes 1453, Buenos Aires 1042
4371-3846

La Giralda

Corrientes classic for churros y chocolate. Nondescript, ragged at the edges, lights a little extra bright and in your face for late nights, but all is forgotten when you bite into a delicate, crun... read more

Sarmiento 1334, Buenos Aires
4372-3350

Club del Progreso

Founded in 1852 by the forefathers of the Argentine nation to promote the humanitarian values so championed in the heady days of the fedgling republic, the club's members included pretty much all t... read more