15 casual dining worth the trip across Argentina, editor-ranked by TableJourney. All Argentina guides.
El Preferido de Palermo ★ 4.7 · Buenos Aires
palermo-soho · Jorge Luis Borges 2108, C1425 Buenos Aires
Pablo Rivero and Guido Tassi's revived 1952 corner bodegon; Spanish-Italian classics with parrilla-level meat sourcing. Latin America's 50 Best #24 in 2025.
La Cabrera ★ 4.4 · Buenos Aires
palermo-soho · Jose Antonio Cabrera 5099, C1414 Buenos Aires
Gaston Riveira's 2002 parrilla famous for the dozen side bowls (purees, salsas, salads) served with every steak. Two Cabrera locations; consistently full.
Gran Dabbang ★ 4.4 · Buenos Aires
palermo-soho · Avenida Raul Scalabrini Ortiz 1543, C1414 Buenos Aires
Mariano Ramon's tiny no-reservation Palermo room since 2014. Indian-Asian flavors built on Argentine ingredients; LA50B 51-100 list in 2025.
Pinta Pizza ★ 4.4 · Buenos Aires
palermo-soho · Avenida Cabrera 3801, C1186 Buenos Aires
Modern Palermo pizza al molde with a Sicilian crust angle: high-hydration dough, blistered crust, slab mozzarella, long natural fermentation.
Chori ★ 4.4 · Buenos Aires
palermo-soho · Thames 1653, C1414 Buenos Aires
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.
El Obrero ★ 4.3 · Buenos Aires
la-boca · Agustin R. Caffarena 64, C1157 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.
El Cuartito ★ 4.3 · Buenos Aires
microcentro · Talcahuano 937, C1013 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.
Narda Comedor ★ 4.3 · Buenos Aires
belgrano · Mariscal Antonio José de Sucre 664, C1428 Buenos Aires
Narda Lepes' all-day Belgrano comedor championing vegetable-forward Argentine cooking, with Saturday salad-bar lunches and natural wines at dinner.
Juan Pedro Caballero ★ 4.3 · Buenos Aires
palermo-soho · Avenida Cordoba 4519, C1414 Buenos Aires
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.
Pizzeria Guerrin ★ 4.3 · Buenos Aires
microcentro · Avenida Corrientes 1368, C1043 Buenos Aires
Corrientes pizzeria since 1932, cited with El Cuartito as a BA pizza al molde institution. Stand-up counter for cuarta-de-muzza, sit-down tables at the back.
El Mirasol de La Recova ★ 4.2 · Buenos Aires
recoleta · Posadas 1032, C1011 Buenos Aires
Recova arcade branch of the 1967 El Mirasol parrilla group, on Posadas since 1992. Classic-cut parrilla service, walking distance from Recoleta hotels.
Miramar ★ 4.2 · Buenos Aires
san-cristobal · Avenida San Juan 1999, C1232 Buenos Aires
San Cristobal classic Spanish-Argentine bodegon, opened 1948. Wood-panelled dining room, terrace tables, paella on Sundays, bodegon classics through the week.
Albamonte ★ 4.1 · Buenos Aires
chacarita · Avenida Corrientes 6735, C1427 Buenos Aires
Chacarita corner bodegon doing Argentine-Italian pasta and milanesas since 1953. Hand-rolled noodles, Sunday family lunches, cannelloni rossini.
El Imperio de la Pizza ★ 4.1 · Buenos Aires
almagro · Avenida Corrientes 3893, C1194 Buenos Aires
Almagro pizzeria on Corrientes, the kind of stand-up pizza al molde joint locals come to between subway rides. Bargain prices, classic fugazzeta rellena.
El Club de la Milanesa ★ 4.0 · Buenos Aires
belgrano · Juramento 2995, C1428 Buenos Aires
City-wide milanesa-specialist chain with a long-running Belgrano R branch: 20-plus toppings (napolitana, fugazzeta, calabresa) on the breaded cutlet.