RESTAURANTS
Cabana Las Lilas
Av. Dávila 516
Buenos Aires
Phone 11/4313-1336
Cost over $35
Puerto Madero
Best meat in Buenos Aires, the restaurant has its own ranch where it raises cattle for its grilled lomito and cuadrillo (beef cheeks). AE, DC, V
Catalinas
Reconquista 875
Buenos Aires
Phone 11/4313-0182
Cost Over $35
French
Seafood and game dishes at this French restaurant. The lobster tail on fresh eggs, with caviar and cream, and the pejerrey (a small freshwater fish) stuffed with king-crab mousse are particularly savory. Reservations essential. Jacket and tie. AE, DC, MC, V. Closed Sun.
Filo
San Martín 975
Buenos Aires
Phone 11/4311-0312
Cost $15 to $25
Pizza
Flat-bread pizza AE, MC, V
Gran Cafe Tortoni
Near Plaza de Mayo
Av. de Mayo 829
Buenos Aires
Phone 11/4342-4328
Cost $5 to $15
Cafes
The oldest cafe in town with wooden tables, original artwork and decorated ceilings reminiscent of a faded, glorious past. On weekend nights there’s a tango show (reservations essential). AE, MC, V
Ideal
Suipacha 384
near corner of Av. Corrientes
Buenos Aires
Phone 11/4326-0521
Cost $5 to $15
Cafes
AE, MC, V
Novecento
Báez 199
Buenos Aires
Phone 11/4778-1900
Cost $25 to $35
Argentine
American theme, New York City street signs hang on the walls and the menu is in English and Spanish. The beef salad, a pyramid of alternating layers of green salad, steak, and french fries, is a specialty.
Tao Tao
Av. Cabildo 1418
Buenos Aires
Phone 11/4783-5806
Cost $15 to $35
Pan-Asian
Japanese and Chinese style. Reservations essential on Sat. AE, V. Closed Mon.