Where locals eat in Buenos Aires

The neighborhood places residents go back to, with what to order at each.

12 places in Buenos Aires · by Chef Amazing · updated October 20, 2026
Photo: Wikimedia Commons: Elisa Arteaga from Caracas, Venezuela, CC BY-SA 2.0

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   El Preferido de Palermo

   Bodegón · Palermo

   Get: the milanesa, the faina and the house tortilla

   A 1952 corner bodegon.

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   Jorge Luis Borges 2108, Palermo, Buenos Aires · Map · Add to Chef Amazing
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   Parrilla Peña

   San Nicolás

   Get: the fried beef empanada, then bife de chorizo

   A plain parrilla away from the trends.

   Rodríguez Peña 682, C1020 CABA, Buenos Aires, Argentina · Map · Add to Chef Amazing
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   El Obrero

   Argentine bodegón · La Boca

   Get: the milanesa, ravioles and a seafood plate

   Football scarves on the walls since 1954.

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   Pizzería Güerrín

   Argentine pizza · Centro

   Get: a slice of muzzarella standing at the counter, with faina

   Classic stand-up pizza counter on Corrientes, famous for thick fugazzeta and decades of history.

   Also on the list: Long lines in Buenos Aires.

   Avenida Corrientes 1368, C1043 Buenos Aires, CABA, Argentina · Map · Add to Chef Amazing
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   La Pipeta

   Argentine bodegón · Microcentro

   Get: the milanesa and grilled entrana

   Office workers fill it at lunch since 1961.

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   Albamonte

   Italian-Argentine · Chacarita

   Get: the milanesa with generous sides

   A Chacarita neighbourhood bodegon.

   Avenida Corrientes 6735, C1427BPF, Chacarita, Buenos Aires, Argentina · Map · Add to Chef Amazing
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   El Cuartito

   Argentine pizza · Barrio Norte

   Get: the fugazzeta and a slice of faina

   Football photos cover the walls since 1934.

   Also on these lists: Long lines in Buenos Aires, Where the famous eat in Buenos Aires.

   Talcahuano 937 · Map · Add to Chef Amazing
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   Los Bohemios

   Parrilla · Villa Crespo

   Get: the milanesa napolitana and a big plate of pasta

   A Club Atlanta crowd.

   Humboldt 538, Villa Crespo, CABA (Buenos Aires). Note: some sources give Humboldt 540 instead. · Map · Add to Chef Amazing
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   El Ferroviario

   Argentine bodegón · Liniers

   Get: the asado ancho and roast suckling pig

   The Club Ferroviario's dining room.

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    Banchero

    Argentine pizza · La Boca

    Get: the fugazzeta, which this pizzeria claims to have invented in 1932

    Classic La Boca pizzeria and parrilla credited with inventing fugazzeta, a loud old-school Buenos Aires institution.

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    El Sanjuanino

    Argentine regional · Recoleta

    Get: the empanadas, tamales and locro

    Regional cooking in a small room.

    Posadas 1515, C1112 Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina (Recoleta) · Map · Add to Chef Amazing
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    Café El Símbolo

    Cafe · Almagro

    Get: a cortado with medialunas, or a picada at night

    An Almagro corner cafe.

    Avenida Corrientes 3787, Almagro, Buenos Aires (C1194AAD). Note: some sources, including a Buenos Aires Legislature report, give Avenida Corrientes 3797 instead. · Map · Add to Chef Amazing