Favorite Restaurants

Current Top Restaurants by Cuisine
(Updated July 5, 2025)

Just to be clear, these are my personal favorites. I’m not promising that you’ll feel the same way, or that you’ll have a great or even good experience at any one of these. I’m not claiming that objectively they’re the best restaurants in town. It’s a combination of food, ambiance, service, price, and most importantly, my own experience. There are more than 6000 restaurants in this city, I haven’t been to all of them, nor do I plan to get to all of them. You can get a feel for what they’re like in my experience by reading the linked reviews. If you want to share your own experience with me, I’m happy to hear about it, but that doesn’t mean I’m going to instantly agree with you, nor change my mind, nor even run right out and try some place anew. You want a different opinion or to counter mine? There are plenty of other blogs to read, or you can write your own. I’m happy to take recommendations, but it just means they go on my list to check out at some point.

Argentine – Upscale

1. Aramburu (Recoleta)

2. Sucre (Belgrano)

3. Julia (Villa Crespo)

4. Picarón (Chacarita)

5. Las Pizarras (Palermo)

Argentine – Casual

1. El Santa Evita (Palermo)

2. Albamonte (Chacarita)

3. El Sanjuanino (Recoleta)

4. La Tía Zelmira (Recoleta)

5. El Octavo (Palermo)

Parrilla (Steakhouse) – Upscale

1. La Carnicería (Palermo)

2. Don Julio (Palermo)

3. Don Zoilo (Villa Crespo)

4. Rio Alba (Palermo)

5. Casa Pasto (Palermo)

Parrilla (Steakhouse) – Cheap & Cheerful

1. 1880 (Barracas)

2. Las Cabras (Palermo)

3. Marucha Parrilla Familiar (Nuñez)

4. No Tan Santos (Nuñez)

5. El Rebenque de Omar (Once)

Seafood

1. Ultramarinos (Belgrano)

2. Fervor (Recoleta)

3. La Mar Cebicheria (Palermo)

4. La Pescería (Palermo)

5. José Luis (Recoleta)

Seafood Parrillada (mixed grill)

1. La Pescadorita (Palermo)

2. La Parolaccia del Mare (Puerto Madero)

3. Fervor (Recoleta)

4. El Muelle (Palermo)

5. Viejo Mundo (Paternal)

Italian – Upscale

1. La Locanda (Recoleta)

2. Sottovoce (Recoleta)

3. A Mi Manera (Villa del Parque)

4. Massey Familia (Palermo)

5. L’Adesso (Palermo)

Italian – Casual

1. Evelia (Nuñez)

2. Trattoria Olivetti (Palermo)

3. La Tratto Biasatti (Belgrano)

4. Il Ombu (Parque Patricios)

5. Raggio Osteria (Palermo)

Spanish/Basque

1. El Burladero (Recoleta)

2. Casal de Catalunya (San Telmo)

3. Iñaki (Monserrat)

4. Le Famiglie (Monserrat)

5. Betanzos (Monserrat)

French

1. Roux (Recoleta)

2. Le Rêve Bistro (Palermo)

3. Lo del Francés Café-Bistrot (San Telmo)

4. Les Anciens Combattants (Constitución)

Peruvian – Traditional/Homestyle

1. Cviche.pe (Palermo)

2. Quechua (Once)

3. Miski Wasi (Flores)

4. Puro Peru (Once)

5. Mi Chiclayanita (Paternal)

Peruvian – Fusion/Upscale

1. Las Palmeras Cañitas (Las Cañitas)

2. La Mar Cebicheria (Palermo)

3. Osaka Puerto Madero (Palermo/Puerto Madero)

4. M Palermo (Palermo)

5. Lima Estilo Nikkei (Recoleta)

Middle Eastern

1. Mishiguene (Israeli) (Palermo)

2. Eretz (Israeli) (Palermo)

3. Sarkis (Armenian) (Villa Crespo)

4. Café Mishiguene (Israeli) (Palermo)

Asian

Southeast-Asian

• Asian Cantina (pan-Asian) (Palermo)

• Sintesis (pan-Asian) (Recoleta)

• Saigon Noodle Bar (Vietnamese) (Retiro)

• Saigon (Vietnamese) (San Telmo)

Japanese

1. Ichisou (Once)

2. Tori-Tori (Recoleta)

3. Mirutaki (Palermo)

4. Nobiru Izakaya (Belgrano)

Sushi

1. Buri Omakase (Palermo)

2. Shimada Omakase (Nuñez)

3. Gokana Sushi (Belgrano)

4. Mutsuhitu Omakase (Palermo)

5. Maru Omakase (Palermo)

Ramen

1. Sintesis (Recoleta)

2. Fukuro Noodle Bar (Palermo)

3. Ichisou (Once)

4. FuraiBo (Monserrat)

Upscale Chinese

1. Royal Mansion (Belgrano)

2. Hong Kong Style (Belgrano)

3. Chino Central (Monserrat)

4. Mango (San Nícolas)

Casual Chinese

1. Xin Le Yuan Mei Shi (Belgrano)

2. Xi Bei Feng (Villa Crespo)

3. Ma La Tang (Belgrano)

4. Cinco Corderos (Villa Urquiza)

5. Mian (Belgrano)

Korean

1. KU:L (Flores)

2. Singul Bongul (Floresta)

3. Bonga (Flores)

4. Kimchi Garden (Retiro)

5. Fa Song Song (Retiro)

Korean Barbecue

1. Kyung Mi Jong (Parque Chacabuco)

2. Boseong (Flores)

3. Gogiya (Flores)

4. Yugane (Floresta)

5. The Kunjip (Floresta)

Korean Fried Chicken

1. Dagi & Myeoni (Floresta)

2. Chicken the Pub (Flores)

3. Maniko (Floresta)

Indian

1. Tandoor (Recoleta)

2. Bharat (Puerto Madero)

3. Taj Mahal (Palermo)

4. Delhi Masala (San Telmo)

5. Mumbai (Palermo)

Vegetarian

1. Martí (Recoleta)

2. Gioia (Recoleta)

3. Chui (Villa Crespo)

4. Mudra (Almagro)

5. Donnet (Chacarita)

Pizza – Italian style

1. Soler Vino Pizza (Roman/Palermo)

2. Cosi Mi Piace (Roman/Palermo)

3. Bravo Pizza Romana (Roman/Palermo)

4. Anti (Neapolitan/Nuñez)

5. Siamo nel Forno (Neapolitan/Palermo)

6. The Pizza OTL (Neapolitan/Barracas)

Pizza – Argentine style

1. La Fachada (Palermo)

2. Piani (Nuñez)

3. Lamarca (Floresta)

4. Güerrin (San Nicolas)

5. El Cedrón (Mataderos)

Pizza – a la parrilla (grilled, super thin crust pizza)

1. Grappa (Palermo)

2. Pachi (Palermo)

3. 1893 Pizza & Pasta (Palermo)

4. Mil y Pico (Palermo)

5. Tulio (Villa Ortuzár)

Burgers

1. The Pony Line (Recoleta)

2. Fat Broder (Palermo)

3. La Birra (Boedo)

4. Tierra de Nadie (Caballito)

5. Kyopo BA (Floresta)

Tacos

1. Güey (Belgrano)

2. Juan Pedro Caballero (Palermo)

3. Che Taco (San Telmo)

4. La Fabrica de Tacos (Palermo)

Shawarma

1. Teamim (Parque Centenario)

2. Medio Oriente (Palermo)

3. Eretz (Palermo)

4. Souriana (Recoleta)

5. Samer (San Nicolás)

Focaccia Sandwiches

1. Rasenna Focaccia (Palermo)

2. La Focacceria (San Nicolás)

3. Giuseppe Vicenti (Recoleta)

4. La Fortachela (Palermo)

5. Pellegrino (Recoleta)

Also check out my listing for empanadas by regional style; sandwiches by type

Cannoli

1. Café Vespress (Villa Ortúzar)

2. Cucina Paradiso (Recoleta)

3. Scrocchia (Villa Pueyrredón)

4. Al Baccio Caffé (Palermo)

5. Scrocchiarella (Palermo)