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Osaka

Osaka Peruvian and Japanese Fusion, Sushi About 400 pesos ($110+) for 2 people. Extraordinarily expensive. Soler 5608 Buenos Aires, Argentina Surprisingly, Buenos Aires has a fair number of sushi places. It also has quite a number of Peruvian restaurants. Nowhere, though, have I seen the two combined, except at Osaka. While a fusion...

Guerrin

Guerrin Pizzeria About $1 a slice or so. Avda Corrientes 1368 Buenos Aires, Argentina Just like Americans, Argentines love their pizza. In terms of style, though, we couldn’t have two more different pizza pies. While the American version is very saucy, cheesy, and can be topped with tons of toppings, the Argentine version is much...

Garbis

Garbis Armenian Food (Chain Restaurant) 60 pesos (about $17) for a menu libre, or buffet. I went to the location at: Scalabrini Ortiz & Cerviño Buenos Aires, Argentina I’ve already mentioned that Argentina has some of the best Armenian food you’ll find, largely due to the fact that there’s a huge Armenian community. As...

Bistro M

Bistro M French, Fine Dining Price: NY Times says $12 to $18 for main courses, but that’s an underestimate. With wine and 3 courses, it’ll easily come out to $50-$65. Chile 1124 Mendoza, Argentina I had just gotten back to Mendoza for my 2nd wine-tasting expedition, and I knew I was going to need some good food in my belly...

Lunch at Bodega Ruca Malen

Bodega Ruca Malen Eclectic/Fine Dining Price N/A Ruta Nacional Nro 7 km 1059 Mendoza 0261, Argentina On my 2nd visit to Mendoza, I engaged in much more extensive wine-tasting expeditions. Unfortunately, some of the wineries are so far apart in Mendoza that you’re really stranded in the middle of nowhere, without any food. Luckily,...

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,...

1884 Francis Mallman

1884 Francis Mallman Parrilla/Steakhouse My cost: 190 pesos (around $55) for 3-course dinner and a glass of wine for one person 1188 Belgrano Godoy Cruz, Mendoza, Argentina During our studies in Argentina, my friends Jeff, Joe, and I decided to go to Argentina’s wine region, Mendoza, to do some wine tasting. After gorging on...

Sarkis

Sarkis Armenian My cost: 360 ($105) pesos for 6 people Thames 1101 1414 Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina As an Armenian, I was more than thrilled to find out that Buenos Aires has a popping Armenian district, with one of the largest communities of Armenians outside of Armenia. In fact, the Armenians have their own...

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...