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Best Restaurants in Buenos Aires (2026)

Eating out is one of the great pleasures of Buenos Aires. Beef is the star, and the parrilla, the traditional grill house, is the place to try it. Don Julio in Palermo Viejo holds a Michelin star and is the most sought-after table in the city, while La Brigada in San Telmo and Cabaña Las Lilas in Puerto Madero are classic choices for steak. El Preferido de Palermo, from the Don Julio team, gives the neighbourhood bodegón a modern twist.

The city's immigrant history shows in its food. Pizzería Güerrín on Avenida Corrientes has served thick pizza al molde since 1932, El Imparcial has served Spanish dishes since 1860, and El Obrero in La Boca is a family-run bodegón famous for its milanesas. Mishiguene reinvents Jewish immigrant cooking, Gran Dabbang blends Asian and Latin American flavours in a tiny room, and Aramburu in Recoleta offers a two-Michelin-star tasting menu. Dinner starts late, often after 21:00, so book ahead for the top restaurants, and note that some, such as Gran Dabbang, take no reservations at all.

10 places · Updated October 27, 2026

Our top 3 restaurants in Buenos Aires

  1. Don Julio Argentine parrilla (steakhouse), Palermo ViejoPalermo's celebrated parrilla, holder of a Michelin star and Green Star, serving dry-aged Angus and Hereford beef from a cellar-backed corner house.
  2. Pizzería Güerrín Buenos Aires pizzeria, San NicolásA pizzeria on Avenida Corrientes founded in 1932 by Genoese immigrants, famous for thick pizza al molde and open until late every night.
  3. La Brigada Traditional parrilla, San TelmoA San Telmo parrilla founded in 1992 by Hugo Echevarrieta, known for beef so tender it is cut with a spoon and a dining room full of football shirts.

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1. Don Julio

Argentine parrilla (steakhouse)$$$$Palermo Viejo

Palermo's celebrated parrilla, holder of a Michelin star and Green Star, serving dry-aged Angus and Hereford beef from a cellar-backed corner house.

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3. La Brigada

Traditional parrilla$$$San Telmo

A San Telmo parrilla founded in 1992 by Hugo Echevarrieta, known for beef so tender it is cut with a spoon and a dining room full of football shirts.

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4. El Obrero

Traditional bodegón$$La Boca

A La Boca bodegón opened in 1954 by two young Spanish brothers to feed port and factory workers, now famous for its huge milanesas and home cooking.

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5. Aramburu

Creative tasting menu$$$$Recoleta

Gonzalo Aramburu's two-Michelin-star Recoleta restaurant, serving a single surprise tasting menu built on Argentine ingredients.

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6. Mishiguene

Modern Jewish cuisine$$$Palermo

Tomás Kalika's Palermo restaurant reinventing the Jewish immigrant cooking of his grandmother's generation, famous for its ten-day pastrami.

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8. Gran Dabbang

Asian and Latin American small plates$$Palermo

Mariano Ramón's tiny Palermo restaurant mixing Asian, Indian and Latin American flavours in a short menu of sharing plates, with no reservations.

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10. El Imparcial

Historic Spanish restaurant$$Monserrat

Founded in 1860 by a Spanish immigrant and believed to be the oldest restaurant in Buenos Aires, serving puchero, paella and seafood near the Congress.

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