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 [...]

Jolie–A Pretty Belgrano Bistro

Jolie Bistro is a modern, and indeed, pretty café/bistro where art and French cuisine come together in Belgrano’s lovely Plaza Castelli area. Jolie suffered some mixed reviews after it first opened in 2008, but they seem to have worked through their growing pains and now it functions with precision. Service is prompt and cordial and [...]

Pride Cafe — San Telmo’s Queer Daytime Hangout

San Telmo’s first gay but hetero-friendly coffee joint is modern and fresh and the GQ-pretty customers only add to the sunny well-scrubbed feel of this daytime café/bar. Here you’ll find all sorts of ‘queer coffee’ drinks, international magazines to peruse, music videos of various divas gyrating on screen, rotating art on the walls and customers [...]

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 [...]

Dadá

Nestled away on San Martin street, not far from the bustle of Florida, lies the refreshingly eclectic Dadá, a nice option for a drink or a meal in the downtown area. Dadá’s smallish interior could be described as slightly cluttered and worn, but it is certainly not a dive bar. Nor could it be called [...]

Broccolino — Italian Downtown with a Touch of Brooklyn

If you’re downtown, and have a craving for Italian (albeit with a pinch of New York City), go no further than Broccolino. This large but intimate-feeling restaurant straddles the corner of Esmeralda and Cordoba streets with its three big, green dining rooms. Don’t be alarmed omnivores — the title doesn’t indicate a vegetarian joint, it’s [...]