Mendoza Restaurants

Restaurants in Mendoza

  1. Kato

    Tired of the Arístides squeeze? This mellow neighborhood café/bar/restaurant is way hipper than all those places, and there's no fighting for a table. Empanadas, pizzas and sandwiches in a super-chic environment. Those in the know head straight for the lounging action on the sofas out the back.

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    La Marchigiana

    Mendoza’s most frequently recommended Italian restaurant. The decor may seem stark, but the service is warm and a few Argentine twists to the classic Italian menu keep things interesting.

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    La Tasca de Plaza España

    With excellent Mediterranean and Spanish tapas (mostly seafood), great wines, intimate atmosphere, good art and friendly service, La Tasca is one of Mendoza’s best.

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    de un Rincón de La Boca

    Many argue this is the best pizza in town (it's the crust). The wine list is very average, but there's no corkage charge, so grab a bottle before you come.

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  5. D

    La Barca

    There's nothing fancy going on here - just good honest food at reasonable prices. Excellent homemade pastas and a range of super-tempting daily specials.

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  6. Decimo

    Up on the 10th floor in the middle of town, this modern restaurant/wine bar offers a good range of well-cooked dishes with distinctly un-Argentine ingredients like quinoa, alongside sushi and risotto. If the meals seem pricey, the coffee is a good enough excuse to soak up the views from the sunny terrace. Catch the elevator in the Gómez building on Garibaldi. Don't bother looking for the sign - there isn't one.

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    La Barra

    Skip the slow service and mediocre food of the parrillas along Av Sarmiento and head straight for La Barra, where the owner personally tends the grill, cooking his meats with two types of wood (one for flavor, one for heat), while his partner tends to the blissed-out diners in front. The matambre de cerdo (pork) is truly sublime.

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    El Palenque

    Don’t miss this superb, extremely popular restaurant styled after an old-time pulpería (tavern), where the house wine is served in traditional pinguinos (white ceramic penguin-shaped pitchers). The food and appetizers are outstanding, and the outside tables are always full and fun.

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    Ciao Cuoco

    The front courtyard of this charming little pasta restaurant is the place to be on a sunny day. Nighttime, enjoy the rustic decor inside. Also on offer is a good range of Italian-inspired dishes.

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    Cocina Poblana

    The very tasty, inexpensive Middle Eastern food (hummus, falafel, dolmas) here comes as a welcome break from all that steak. The shish kebab served with tabouleh salad is a definite winner.

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    La Mira

    Delicious, innovative dishes in a relaxed and casual environment. Each dish comes as a full meal (some even with side orders of vegetables) and there’s a small but respectable wine list.

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  13. Casa 3

    A hip little bar-restaurant that wouldn’t look out of place in downtown Barcelona. There are sofas on the sidewalk, after-work happy hours and some good, inventive cooking.

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    Quinta Norte

    The menu’s not huge, but there are some good dishes and the AR$17 set lunches are some of the best in town. A great place to grab a coffee and recharge the batteries.

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    La Flor de la Canela

    Need something spicy? Check out this authentic, bare-bones Peruvian eatery a few blocks from the center. What it lacks in atmosphere it makes up for in flavor.

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    La Albahaca

    In a country where ‘Italian’ food is abundant but can often disappoint, this is the real deal. The fettuccine puttanesca (AR$26) is everything it should be.

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    Azafrán

    It’s hard to figure what’s the bigger draw here – the rustic-chic decor, the small but creative menu or the extensive wine list. Who cares? Enjoy them all.

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    Ashoka

    A cute little hole-in-the-wall setup serving up a surprisingly wide range of vegetarian options. Order by the kilo, take-out or pull up a stool.

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    Allure

    Excellent, freshly prepared dishes in modern, tranquil surrounds. The ambience is hyper-zen and the food doesn’t quite live up to that level of creativity, but the smoked meats platter (AR$20) and mixed kebabs (AR$25) are mouth-wateringly good.

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    Tommaso Trattoria

    An excellent, trilingual (Italian, Spanish and English) menu featuring a good range of creative regional Italian dishes. The wine list is impressive and the tables out the front are the place to be on a balmy evening.

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  21. AnnaBistro

    One of Mendoza’s best-looking restaurants, this one offers a wonderful garden area, cool music and some carefully prepared, creative dishes.

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