El Patacon

Parrilla, Steakhouse. Entrées run about US$10 to $15. Av. Bustillo, Km 7, Outside the City Center, Bariloche, Argentina. Awhile back I put up a review of El Boliche de Alberto, the one highly recommended steakhouse within the actual city of Bariloche. Well, that experience had left a very bitter taste in my mouth. Steak is...

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El Boliche de Alberto

El Boliche de Alberto Parrilla/Steakhouse Entrées for US$10 or less Villegas 347 Bariloche, Argentina Argentina’s Bariloche has some of the best food in the country. Unfortunately, on my first day, that wasn’t the case, as can be seen by my review of Yuco, the first restaurant I went to. In fact, the meal was just so...

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Azafran

Azafrán General Argentine Cuisine (but not a pure steakhouse) Less than US$10 for the main course. Sarmiento 765 Mendoza, Argentina I was still in Mendoza with my friends Joe and Jeff. We had just had a memorable meal the night before at Francis Mallman’s 1884, but that was both pricy and far. This time we just wanted a peaceful,...

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La Cabrera

Parrilla/Steakhouse. My cost: 360 pesos (About $105) for 4 young college students, with a ravenous appetite. Cabrera 5099, Buenos Aires, Argentina. In terms of Argentine cuisine, you really can’t do much better than the meat, which you can find fresh and cheap throughout the city. Very few steakhouses, however, have the...

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