Abuela Pan — A Cozy Vegetarian Lunch Spot in a Historic House

Before settling in at San Telmo’s popular La Poesía for a cup of coffee, grab a bite to eat at Abuela Pan, a charming vegetarian restaurant easily overlooked by those wandering past. This health food restaurant and bakery has managed to draw in a steady crowd of hungry Argentines for the last twelve years, despite [...]

Verde Verde – Cheap Vegetarian Takeaway Downtown

Just because you are downtown doesn’t mean you need to spend a lot of money on lunch. Verde Verde is a vegetarian takeaway joint just half a block from Florida Street that serves up dishes that are both healthy and cheap. It’s also convenient if you’re on the run; you can be in an out [...]

Casa Felix — A Culinary Adventure in a Private Garden

Casa Felix is one of those special places that you read about as a child—a secret garden, a cloud at the end of a giant beanstalk, or a palace under the sea. You aren’t sure it actually exists until you go there. That’s because this intimate dining venue is a Puerta Cerrada, a ‘closed-door’ (underground) [...]

Granix — Downtown Vegetarian Lunch Buffet

If shopping the Porteño packed pedestrian thoroughfare Florida Street makes you hungry but your pallet cringes at the thought of eating another slab of meat, duck into the Galeria Güemes and walk up one flight of stairs to find Granix, a hidden buffet style vegetarian eatery. In business for twenty years, this is one of [...]

Patatas Bravas – Vegetarian Eatery

For a fine vegetarian lunch in microcentro, go no further than Patatas Bravas on Suipacha.  This little gem is not strictly vegetarian – it features organic foods including some chicken and fish dishes – but non-meat eaters will find their needs well looked after.  The range of dishes they offer are not just interesting and [...]