Eat in Villa Crespo, Buenos Aires

Julia ★ 4.5

Julio Martin Baez's 22-seat indie kitchen in Villa Crespo. Five-ingredient seasonal courses with no fluff. LA50B #50 in 2025; dinner Mon-Fri.

Signature: Confit pork belly, Seasonal vegetable plates, Five-ingredient courses

Trescha ★ 4.7

Tomas Treschanski opened Trescha in March 2023 in a Villa Crespo casona at age 25, after stages at Azurmendi and Frantzen. One Michelin star in 2024.

Signature: 15-course tasting menu, Aged duck course, Patagonian seafood course

Trescha 1 ★ ★ 4.7

15-course counter tasting for 11 guests in a remodelled Villa Crespo casona. Michelin star within a year of opening (2023); Best Young Chef 2024.

Vico Wine Bar ★ 4.3

Self-pour Villa Crespo wine bar with 100-plus Argentine labels on Enomatic machines; prepaid card, pour your own half or full glass, tapas to share.

Signature pour: Self-pour Malbec flight

Wine focus: Self-pour: 100+ labels by the glass

Food: Tapas and Argentine charcuterie

Julia ★ 4.5

Julia is a 22-seat Villa Crespo townhouse from chef Julio Baez; an eight-strong team runs two nightly seatings, dinner only Monday to Friday.

Why locals love it: Twenty-two seats in a Villa Crespo townhouse; eight-strong team, dinner only Monday to Friday.

Tip: Book four weeks ahead through the venue's reservation system; both nightly seatings sell out by mid-week.

Trescha ★ 4.7

Trescha seats 11 around a single cedarwood counter in a Villa Crespo casona; the 15-course menu earned a Michelin star inside a year of opening.

Why locals love it: Eleven seats around a single cedarwood counter in a Villa Crespo casona; the Michelin nod followed inside a year.

Tip: Reservations open three months in advance; the 15-course menu changes constantly.