El Cuartito ★ 4.3
Buenos Aires' canonical pizza al molde pizzeria since 1934. Thick-crust mozzarella, fugazzeta and faina at stand-up counters; sit-down tables in the back.
Signature: Fugazzeta, Mozzarella, Faina
El Obrero is an argentine bodegon restaurant in La Boca, Buenos Aires.
La Boca bodegon since 1954, a short walk from Bombonera stadium. Soccer scarves on the walls, hand-written daily specials, no-frills parrilla and pasta.
Signature dishes: Bife de chorizo, Mollejas, Milanesa
Address: Agustin R. Caffarena 64, C1157 Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires' canonical pizza al molde pizzeria since 1934. Thick-crust mozzarella, fugazzeta and faina at stand-up counters; sit-down tables in the back.
Signature: Fugazzeta, Mozzarella, Faina
Modern Palermo pizza al molde with a Sicilian crust angle: high-hydration dough, blistered crust, slab mozzarella, long natural fermentation.
Signature: Fugazzeta, Cuatro quesos, Pizza margarita Argentina
Narda Lepes' all-day Belgrano comedor championing vegetable-forward Argentine cooking, with Saturday salad-bar lunches and natural wines at dinner.
Signature: Market-vegetable salads, House pasta, Roasted fish
Pedro Pena and German Sitz's choripan-focused Palermo counter, an upgrade of the street-food staple with house-made sausages and toppings beyond chimichurri.
Signature: Classic choripan, Salchicha parrillera, Bondiola al pan
Pedro Pena and German Sitz's all-day Palermo deli-bar. Pork and beef sandwiches done with parrilla-level meat, vermut on tap and a Sunday brunch crowd.
Signature: Bondiola al pan, Pernil sandwich, Vermut con torta frita
Recova arcade branch of the 1967 El Mirasol parrilla group, on Posadas since 1992. Classic-cut parrilla service, walking distance from Recoleta hotels.
Signature: Bife de lomo, Mollejas, Provoleta