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    La Pecora Nera

    4.5 (46 reviews)

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    Classy
    Quiet
    Good for groups
    Dogs allowed

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    Beef tenderloin with pepper cream sauce.
    Barbara M.

    This is a delightful small intimate restaurant with excellent and innovative Italian cuisine. We ordered the octopus carpaccio to start, which was finished with black olives, capers, and a balsamic vinaigrette. Delicious! For entrees I choose the spinach ravioli and my husband had the beef tenderloin in a pepper cream sauce. Flavors were well balanced, there was plenty of spinach in the ravioli stuffing, and the beef was perfectly cooked. We ordered a couple of different red wines by the glass to accompany our meal, and both were excellent. Portions were huge, so we had no room for dessert, but plenty of leftovers for lunch the following day! The service was attentive but not obtrusive. A nice touch was a small cart set by the table to hold the bottled water and wine. Overall an excellent experience.

    Dark and intimate!
    Alice G.

    Don't you love it when you are traveling and you accidentally wander into something special? La Pecora Nera is the epitome of that experience. The boyfriend and I were wandering the Recoleta looking for dinner. We were dressed ok, but not uber fancy. After YELP took us on a wild goose chase for another restaurant that does not appear to exist, we checked out the menu on this very nondescript restaurant, and took a breath and pushed the door open. Inside, the restaurant is as chic and upscale with white tablecloths, yards of fabric lining the windows, antiques and superior lighting- romantic! Inside, we were welcomed and seated after checking their reservations (Reservations highly recommended- we were lucky! This place was packed 10 minutes later). We were treated with the absolute best service imaginable, with a lot of patience for our lack of spanish. The restaurant is old school and carries much pride for its decor, staff, service, and food- that was clear! On to the food! We tried the Octopus Carpaccio appetizer that was tender and stupendous. With our steaks, we had bottle of Joffre Malbec with hints of brown sugar and tobacco- glad I took a photo of that bottle! Boyfriend had the Lomo, and I had another steak Toscano. Trust me, I don't believe you can go wrong with steaks anywhere in Buenos Aires, and in this restaurant, ALL of the dishes were superb. Just looking around at other table was a treat! For dessert we had a Trilogy of Chocolate. OH MY GOD. One of the best desserts ever. We re-entered the streets of Buenos Aires a few hours later, fat and happy and thrilled to be alive. This restaurant was tops- you will not be dissapointed.

    Buffalo mozzarella appetizer
    Itsabout T.

    Small quaint Italian restaurant slightly off the beaten path. We dropped in on this restaurant Sunday afternoon. It is very nicely appointed and a bit formal. We came very casual. No English is spoken and the menu is only Spanish. There was an array of meat, fish, pasta, salads, etc. there was also the 3 course menu with 3 options for each course including a large glass of wine or a Coke! The price was 245 peso per person, quite reasonable. The Buffalo mozzarella starter was amazingly lush. The mains of sea bass and chicken were well prepared but the chicken was slightly dry. Dessert was decent and they included 2 bottles of agua con gas at no charge. Well worth a visit if you happen to be nearby. We were after visiting the creepy mausoleum cemetery.

    Mark P.

    This place was fantastic! We stopped in last night on a whim for a long layover in BA and were blown away with the food, service and vino selections. The roasted artichokes were to die for and the squid ink risotto with octopus was another home run. We loved that this was much more of a local place and not as frequented by touristas.

    Inside, very elegant.

    Excellent Italian restaurant in Recoleta just a few blocks away from the famous cemetery. Ring the bell and they will open the door, reservations recommended. It gets very busy and fills up pretty quick. They have a lunch special that includes app, entrée, wine and dessert for 265 Arg pesos which is a pretty inexpensive price for the quality of the food and the place. Very polite and attentive service. The app was seafood strudel really fesh seafood. For main entrée the broccoli and king crab ravioli. Also I tried the butternut squash totellini, both dishes really fresh and tasty. Good wine list with reasonable prices. Lunch for two with wine about 800 pesos, cheap for what you get.

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    Loved the place. From the ambiance, to the service, to the food, everything was perfect.

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    Our favorite restaurant in Recoleta. Alberto is an exceptional server. Highly recommended.

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    We re-entered the streets of Buenos Aires a few hours later, fat and happy and thrilled to be alive.

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    Amici Miei - Street view from the balcony.

    Amici Miei

    4.2(35 reviews)
    3.9 kmSan Telmo
    $$

    Amazing authentic Italian restaurant located in Buenos Aires! I discovered this place after asking…read moreour hotel where a good place to go eat dinner was within walking distance. The hotel recommended Amici Miei. We walked to the other end of the little plaza and located this cute little Italian restaurant on the second floor with some balconies over looking the plaza with tables. The location is spectacular. Very quaint, old school feel inside an old building. The balconies are small but hold table for 4. On a nice day like when we went (it was about 85 degrees F) was nice to look outside onto the plaza and people watch. As we ordered food, the quality of the dishes were top notch. Everything was fresh and tasted superb. The flavours were rich, not salty, not over/under cooked. All the dished that came out were nice and hot and tasted amazing. The bread served was fresh, crunchy outside, soft inside with butter and some red wine. This place if you didn't know you were sitting in Buenos Aires, you'd think you were in Italy! Service was great, very prompt and nice. As with any Argentine or foreign restaurant, you have to ask for your bill if you want to leave, otherwise they just let you be. Overall, I do believe this place is truly 5 star rating, food, quality, taste, ambiance and service. You won't be disappointed if you go here and the price point is very good for the food, amount and quality.

    I was in the mood for some Italian food and this place was very close to where I was staying. It's…read morealmost directly across from Plaza Dorego. I arrived right when they opened at 8 and was the only one there until a few people trickled in around 8:30 or so. By the time I left at 9:15, more people were arriving. I'd expect by 10, it would be packed. Before my meal arrived, they brought out a basket of garlic bread, focaccia and breadsticks with a garbanzo bean spread. I also ordered a cold Patagonia cerveza while I waited for my main course. I had green Papardelle pasta with mushrooms, bacon and cherry tomatoes in a light olive oil type sauce. It was very enjoyable as compared to a heavy cream sauce. The only thing missing was some parmesan cheese, which was provided before my meal arrived. Unlike most every other dinner I've had in BA, I left feeling satisfied, not like I was about to burst! The service was stellar and very friendly. Definitely check this place out if you happen to be in San Telmo.

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    Café San Juan

    Café San Juan

    3.6(26 reviews)
    4.0 kmSan Telmo
    $$$

    On Wednesday evening, April 8th, my wife and I decided to stop by for dessert and some wine. It…read morewas 10:05 pm and the place was nearly empty. We have been there many times and especially like a certain desert and thought that would be a nice way to end our evening. Much to our astonishment ( and considerable chagrin! ) the officious people at the door wouldn't let us in unless we committed to ordering a full meal! It is beyond understanding why a restaurant with perhaps six people in it, on what was clearly a slow night, would turn away paying customers. Fortunately for us we managed to salvage our evening at Cafe Dorrego just a couple of blocks away - great desserts, pleasant and friendly staff, and a beautiful window seat for people watching. We spent close to 60 thousand pesos for wine and desert that night and it was worth it. C S W doesn't need the income or guests it appears. Anyway I'm done with this place!

    We were finishing up a tour and San Juan was highly rated in the area. We stopped in for lunch and…read morethe food was pretty good. We had the burrata (which was amazing), manicotti, and a pork dish. The burrata had confi tomatoes which made it just a little better than regular burrata, highly recommend. The pasta dish I had was quite good but it was also huge so I couldn't eat it all. For some reason our waitress told us the portions were small, they are not and we were stuffed! The pork was not my favorite but my husband enjoyed it. Everything was around $42 or so usd total.

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