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Pick Up The Fork

A Serious Eater's Guide to Buenos Aires and Beyond

The Sarkis Experience: What to order at BA’s most popular restaurant

Posted on May 27, 2020 Leave a Comment

The Sarkis Experience: What to order at BA’s most popular restaurant

If you ever stood outside the corner of Thames and Jufré waiting over an hour for a table, you have already completed the first stage of the Sarkis Experience. The 250-seat Armenian restaurant on the Villa Crespo-Palermo border is open every day, for lunch and dinner, and almost always packed to capacity. Many will quibble whether or not Sarkis’ serves the best Middle Eastern food in the city, but I’m not going to engage in that debate because as one of the most popular and iconic spots in all of Buenos Aires, Sarkis deserves our respect.

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An Overwhelming Guide to New Restaurants, Cafés, and Bars in Buenos Aires for 2020

Posted on December 30, 2019 6 Comments

An Overwhelming Guide to New Restaurants, Cafés, and Bars in Buenos Aires for 2020

Hey strangers! It’s been a while, but I’m coming back to my roots, baby! I started this little food blog at the end of 2009 as a way to share some of my favorite edible discoveries in Argentina, a time when it wasn’t so easy to find out about delicious things to eat and the stories behind them. […]

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Eat, Drink, and Eat Some More: The Restaurant Rundown of 2017

Posted on January 12, 2018 4 Comments

Eat, Drink, and Eat Some More: The Restaurant Rundown of 2017

If you asked me to describe the 2017 BA food scene in a few words my answer would be simple: beer bars, burger bars, craft beers eating burgers, and burger bars drinking craft beers. But looking at it closely, 2017 saw exciting new spots beyond the B&B craze. A few months ago I wrote about the 15 hottest new Buenos […]

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New in Town: La Noire Café

Posted on December 4, 2017 Leave a Comment

New in Town: La Noire Café

There are a lot of cafés in Buenos Aires, but how do you choose that perfect coffee shop? The type of place that is unpretentious but serious about excellent quality coffee. A café that’s good for meetings, meetups, work dates, first dates, breakfast, merienda, sitting alone and appreciating a properly made Flat White or watching […]

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Budget Buenos Aires: Where to Eat Cheap in BA

Posted on October 21, 2017 Leave a Comment

Budget Buenos Aires: Where to Eat Cheap in BA

Buenos Aires is no longer the budget destination of $5 dollar steak dinners. Dining out isn’t cheap, but you don’t need to drop all of your Julio Rocas to eat well because great deals do exist. Back in 2013, I wrote a guide to the best Buenos Aires restaurants for cheap (and broke) bastards. But with […]

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Al Árabe: Your New Favorite Shawarma Spot

Posted on September 3, 2017 Leave a Comment

Al Árabe: Your New Favorite Shawarma Spot

You know when you find that special shawarma and you can’t get it off your mind? You might have seen him around the barrio a few times, walked by without really giving him a second thought, but after your first up close and personal encounter, BAM! You’re smitten. Cartoon heart bubbles start popping and the Saved By […]

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The Empanada Quest: La Carbonera

Posted on July 26, 2017 Leave a Comment

The Empanada Quest: La Carbonera

I first tried La Carbonera one lazy Netflix/PedidosYa delivery night last year. I was on the hunt for a great milanesa, and La Carbonera caught my eye. Instead of regular french fries, they offered patacones (fried green plantains), and the menu had a mixture of standard parrilla fare, milanesas, plus the random Venezuelan delicacy thrown in the mix. […]

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Argentine Food Glossary: The Most Popular Foods in Buenos Aires

Posted on May 12, 2017 10 Comments

Argentine Food Glossary: The Most Popular Foods in Buenos Aires

If you’ve ever ventured into unknown Porteño food waters and stepped inside a random Buenos Aires bodegón-parrilla-restaurant-resto-bar-restobar-café-cybercafé-etc., you probably had some trouble deciphering the menu. It most likely resembled an encyclopedia, except with scratched off prices and grease stained paper tucked inside plastic binder sleeves, serving anything (and everything) from pizza to pasta to sweetbreads to steak. Don’t you […]

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Buenos Aires Hit List: A Recap of New Restaurants in 2016

Posted on December 31, 2016 Leave a Comment

Buenos Aires Hit List: A Recap of New Restaurants in 2016

There’s never been a shortage of places to dine in Buenos Aires, but really memorable food experiences didn’t happen every day. Until now, that is. As we approach BA’s restaurant golden era, we can see that new and exciting spots are no longer the exception to the parrilla-pasta-pizza-Palermo rule. Instead, innovative newcomers are popping up in every barrio, […]

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A Chori a Day Keeps the Doctor Away

Posted on November 1, 2016 7 Comments

A Chori a Day Keeps the Doctor Away

It’s a genius concept. You take the choripán, Argentina’s most iconic street food, and chef it up to make each component shine. I’m talking about a meaty safe place where the homemade chorizo, fresh-baked bread, and creative toppings all join forces in sandwich harmony. Hey Buenos Aires, you can keep your silly burger craze because I want to party all night […]

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