The Carnivores Guide to Buenos Aires

Ok, we are home and have been so for a couple of days but still... We should really finish the blog in a good way, so there will be a couple of more posts.
Have I mentioned that my husband and I like meat? If not, the below diary might give a hint.

Day 1:
Restaurant: El Desnivel
Meat: 2 * Lomo (one of us ordered Bife de Chorizo but it was Lomo, we are sure)

Advised by our almost local guide, The Windler, we ordered the meat "A Punto" (medium-rare), that was a mistake, it was more to the medium side but hopefully we learnt from it... The bitter taste of disappointment was washed away by generous amounts of wine.



Day 2:
Restaurant: Cabaña Las Lilas
Meat: 1 * Baby beef, 500 g, 1 * Bife de Chorizo

Advised by our almost local guide, The Windler, we ended up in what is considered by many the best restaurant in Buenos Aires. The previous mistake was corrected and the meat was ordered "jugoso" (spelling may be erronous). The Windler rose to a top placement in our hearts, the meat as well. The fact that the bill were almost the double of the price of our hotel bill for 5 nights probably says a lot of our ways of prioritzing.

Day 3:
Restaurant: Pub Gibraltar
Meat: 1 * Hamburger, 1 * Cheese sandwich

My stomach was probably still working with the baby beef, it did not want food at all this evening. From what I understood the hamburger was absolutely ok but there was disappointment regarding missing steak for one day.

Day 4:
Restaurant: La Brigada
Meat: We don't know. It was a secret that wasn't on the menu. It looked like some kind of filé. Or it could have been leftovers. It was the best freaking leftovers anyone of us has ever had. It is hard to think how the regular meat might taste. Something that good can't be legal.

By now we were so knowledgeable in the art of Argentinian meat that we didn't even bother with any french fries on the side - a Caprese sallad was enough, save the potatoes for the bad times.

Day 5:
Restaurant: La Rosalia
Meat: 1 * Chorizo (starter), 1 * 550 g baby beef, 1 * bife de chorizo

Since there was a 40 mins waiting time for the baby beef we realized that a starter wouldn't be in the way. So simple, so tasty! My bife de chorizo was still mooing on the way over to our table, I felt butterflies in my stomach from pure excitement when I cut the first piece. Yarden's baby beef was a bit less rare but the size of this piece of meat was so impressive I could almost see tears in his eyes. Tears of joy of course! We couldn't have finished our stay in a better way.

After this week of eating we have decided to spend all our honeymoons in Buenos Aires. With a bit more tango dancing we can probably manage to have steak for lunch as well (Yarden already tried the concept once, it might work). All restaurants, except for Cabana Las Lilas, is located in San Telmo, the neighbourhood where we were staying. In Puerto Madera, where Cabana Las Lilas can be found, there are plenty of other good restaurants as well. We didn't have enough time. Next time, Siga La Vaca will be visited. And La Cabrera. And possibly some of the restaurants we already been visiting will be revisited.