Buenos Aires
“Buenos Aires sounds so mysterious and exotic…
but then here you are with people you instantly recognize as kindred spirits. The bottom of the world is now right-side-up”.
PHIL'S BUENOS AIRES LOCATIONS
Don Julio Parrilla
Don Julio is an award-winning steakhouse in Buenos Aires. Phil invites Julian and local fixers, Carola and Sole, for steak dinner. They start with mollejas, (sweetbreads) and then follow with a “jugoso” (juicy) t-bone, skirt steak and ribeye.
Address: Guatemala 4699, 1425 Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
NOLA
NOLA is owned by Liza Puglia. She moved from New Orleans to serve porteños a New Orleans fare in the heart of Buenos Aires. Their fried chicken is juicy, crispy, spicy and flavorful. Phil also tries their chicken parmesan.
Address: Gorriti 4389, Buenos Aires, Argentina
La Mezzetta
Donato takes Phil to La Mezzetta where the pizza is loaded with cheese. Maybe bring your own napkins or you’ll be wiping your hands with what seems like tiny sheets of wax paper.
Address: Av. Álvarez Thomas 1321, C1427CDA CABA, Argentina
Cucina Paradiso
Half the population of Buenos Aires is of Italian descent, however, Italian food is not as prevalent as other cuisines. Chef Donato de Santis owns Cucina Paradiso and serves authentic pasta dishes. Phil and Donato dine on agnolotti con el plin made with Puglia braised lamb, orecchiette and cavatelli maritatta (marriage of two pastas).
Address: Arévalo 1538, C1414CQF CABA, Argentina
Estancia El Ombu de Areco
Phil then meets with Felicitas Pizarro, an Argentinian food YouTuber and blogger. Felicitas and Phil experience an authentic asado, or bovine barbeque, at the Estancia El Ombu de Areco. Afterwards the gauchos induct Phil to become one of their own. You’ll need to make a reservation to dine here.
Address: Ruta 31 Cuartel VI, Villa Lía, San Antorio de Areco, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Tegui
At Tegui, Phil dines on green strawberries and dishes with flavors from the sea, watermelon onion relish with frog leg, lemon infused olive oil and Jullian tortellini. Finally dessert is dulce de leche dehydrated for two months and topped with a 7 cereal ice cream.
Address: Costa Rica 5852 Palermo, C1414BTJ Buenos Aires
Mishiguene
Tomás Kalica is the Chef and owner of Mishiguene, a Jewish restaurant in Buenos Aires. They have homemade gefilte fish, pastrami two ways: Grano de pecho (under-neck of a cow) and their whole rib version served with pasta, and some vodka to finish the meal. L’chaim!
Address: Lafinur 3368, C1425FAJ CABA, Argentina
Narda
Narda Lepes, owner, and chef at Narda Comedor created a vegetable-forward restaurant. Phil gets to try a napa cabbage salad and “Tofu Trash,” a tofu dishes with an Asian influence. Phil gets to try a meat dish at the end and finishes the meal with Narda’s take on fruit salad and chocolate cake filled with dulce de leche (caramel).
Address: C1428DUB, Mariscal Antonio José de Sucre 664, C1428DUB CABA, Argentina
San Telmo Market
Mercado San Telmo is a bustling Argentinian market. You can find almost anything you need here. Find fresh chimichurri blends, colorful seltzer bottles and paintings and photos from local artists. There’s something for everyone.
Address: Bolívar 970, C1066AAT CABA, Argentina
Peron Peron
Gonzalo Alderete is the chef of Peron Peron. Gonzalo shows Phil how to properly eat an empanada. They also have grilled pacu (pa-koo), the cousin of the toothy piranhas, except they seem to have human teeth! Finally, they dine on a steak that falls right off the bone.
Address: Ángel Justiniano Carranza 2225, 1425 CABA, Argentina
La Recoleta
Phil visits a gorgeous cemetery in the very affluent neighborhood of La Recoleta. Mausoleums lie above the grounds and are for political figures and the wealthy. Eva Peron was buried here.
Address: Junín 1760, 1113 CABA, Argentina
Chori
Phil meets with Chicago expat turned food blogger, Allie Lazar of Pick Up the Fork. She introduces him to the quintessential choripan. Choripan is a chorizo sandwich. Chorizo means sausage and pan means bread. They try wild boar, and smoked choripans. Phil even explores their hot sauce.
Address: Thames 1653, C1414 CABA, Argentina
Los Galgos
Phil then meets with Rudolfo Right at Los Galgos. Julian Diaz took an old bar and restored it into a cafe that is now known for its on tap happy hour cocktails, cue the negronis, and various snack dishes consisting of marinated tongue, matambre (flank streak), a gigantic potato tortilla, and other dishes normally served during Christmas season. They spend time discussing the culture of siestas in Argentina.
Address: Av. Callao 501, C1022AAF CABA, Argentina
El Obrero
Phil meets with Sole Nardelli, a renown Argentinian chef, at a classic bodegone, or casual place with traditional Argentinian food. Here, Phil gets to eat what the people eat: fried calamari and revuelto gramajo (ham scrambled eggs fried potatoes). The revuelto gramajo is traditionally a breakfast dish that reminds you Chilean chorrillanas, but better! Phil finishes with a dulce de leche (caramel) pancake with ice cream on top.
Address: Agustín R. Caffarena 64, C1157ADB CABA, Argentina
