Best Bites in Buenos Aires
April 15, 2010
2 min readTraveler alumnus and Travel Telegraph blogger Emily Haile is back from a trip to Buenos Aires…
On a recent trip to Buenos Aires with Borello Travel & Tours, I unabashedly grilled the employees at the Faena Hotel + Universe. It turns out the Faena is simply too swank to have a concierge. Rather, each guest is assigned his or her own personal “experience manager” to make sure every detail of the trip runs smoothly. Besides being devastatingly handsome, chief experience manager Ariel Pippo has an encyclopedic knowledge of the hippest, newest, and most exclusive spots in the city. Here are three of his favorite restaurants:
Tegui
This Palermo Hollywood restaurant is hard to find…on purpose. “It’s the best trendy restaurant in Palermo nowadays,” says Pippo. “This is the third restaurant owned by chef German Martitegui after Olsen (one of my favorites) and Casa Cruz. According to Martitegui’s own words, it’s the restaurant he always dreamed of. I love the rabbit ravioli and the eucalyptus ice cream, the people, and the atmosphere. The best table is in the courtyard. I prefer to go before the weekend, to avoid the crowds.”
Casa Coupage
Sommeliers Inés Mendieta and Santiago Mymicopulo open up their chic Palermo home to wait on just four tables and pair wines with seasonal dishes. “I feel at home in this charmíng small restaurant run by the owners,”
says Pippo. The best time to go: “The wine tasting on Wednesday with a five-steps menu is a must!”
Tô Restaurant
A blend of Japanese and French food, “they serve the best sushi in town!”
says Pippo. “Modern and minimalist, it’s the best spot for a close-up on the Japanese fusion food that’s so in fashion in the eclectic Buenos Aires night scene. Best table: at the balcony overlooking the main dining room.”
For more on Buenos Aires, check out our feature from our March 2010 issue and the National Geographic online city guide.
Photo: Tô Restaurant
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