7 street food worth the trip across Argentina, editor-ranked by TableJourney. All Argentina guides.
Chori ★ 4.4 · Buenos Aires
palermo-soho · Thames 1653, C1414 Buenos Aires
Pedro Pena and German Sitz upgraded the street choripan to chef-counter form: house-made sausages, ferments, pickled toppings and signature chimichurris.
El Sanjuanino ★ 4.3 · Buenos Aires
recoleta · Posadas 1515, C1011 Buenos Aires
Recoleta empanada institution since 1976. Salteña, tucumana and cuyana empanadas baked or fried, tamales and winter locro; family-owned three generations.
Feria de Mataderos ★ 4.3 · Buenos Aires
mataderos · Avenida Lisandro de la Torre and Avenida de los Corrales, Mataderos, C1440 Buenos Aires
Sunday Mataderos fair on the old livestock-yard plazas. Provincial empanadas, asado off open coals, winter locro, tamales; gaucho displays alongside.
Choripaneros de la Costanera Sur ★ 4.2 · Buenos Aires
puerto-madero · Avenida Tristan Achaval Rodriguez, Costanera Sur, C1107 Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires' classic choripan-cart strip along the Costanera Sur reserve. Open-flame grills, chorizo and bondiola sandwiches, paper napkins, cans of beer.
La Cocina ★ 4.2 · Buenos Aires
recoleta · Avenida Pueyrredon 1508, C1118 Buenos Aires
Pueyrredon empanada counter known for tucumana-style empanadas, fried or baked. Famous picante (spicy minced beef with potato); Tue and Thu locro at the bar.
Feria de San Telmo (food stalls) ★ 4.2 · Buenos Aires
san-telmo · Defensa between Avenida San Juan and Plaza de Mayo, C1099 Buenos Aires
Sunday San Telmo fair runs the length of Defensa. Choripan grills, churros stands, empanada carts and tango buskers between Plaza Dorrego and Plaza de Mayo.
El Hornero Tucumano ★ 4.0 · Buenos Aires
balvanera · Avenida Cordoba 1857, C1120 Buenos Aires
Balvanera counter specialising in the Tucuman regional canon: hand-formed empanadas of cuchillo-cut beef, humitas en chala and tamales. Cheap, fast, packed.