Restaurants in El Calafate
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Pascasio
In a elegant, pared-down setting, this local star offers tasty innovations like wok seafood and ginger noodles, as well as exotic dishes like ñandú, wild boar and hare. Save room for decadent desserts, such as the serious 'study in chocolate.'
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La Lechuza
A classic selection of empanadas, salads and pizza is served on round wooden plates – try the sheep cheese and olive pizza with a local microbrew.
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Pura Vida
Whole grains and abundant vegetarian dishes make this ambient eatery a traveler’s treat. The tables are candlelit and the kitchen serves healthy food in huge portions. Try the gnocchi with saffron, rabbit with cream or pumpkin stew served in an enormous gourd. It’s a 10-minute walk west of center.
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Casimiro Biguá
With warm copper accents and a hustling staff, this chic eatery and vinoteca (wine bar) offers an impressive list of 180 Argentine wines. The chef creates wonderful homemade pasta, risotto, lamb stew, and grilled trout and steak.
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Don Pichón
For dinner with a view, it’s hard to beat Don Pichón, perched high above the lake on the outskirts of town. The casual but classy lodge-style dining room features high wood-beamed ceilings and huge panes of glass revealing sweeping scenic views; the melt-in-your-mouth lamb is a huge hit with travelers. Call ahead to ask about complimentary shuttle pick-up.
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El Cucharón
This sophisticated eatery, tucked away in a small space a few blocks off the main street, is a relatively undiscovered gem and an excellent place to try the regional classic cazuela de cordero. The trout with lemon sauce and grilled vegetables is delicious, too.
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Cambalache
This cheerful eatery, housed in a restored tin house, is a meeting place for young travelers who pile in for inexpensive wine and budget-friendly regional dishes like grilled steak and lamb stew.
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Ruca Mahuida
Some worry that this stone house with gourmet fare has lost its touch, but dishes like squash soufflé and salmon ravioli are a welcome departure from typical fare. The sheepskin benches, though, are pure Patagonia.
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Viva la Pepa
Decked in children’s drawings, this cheerful café specializes in crepes but also offers great sandwiches (try the chicken with apples and blue cheese) with homemade bread, fresh juice and gourds of maté.
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La Tablita
Steak and spit-roasted lamb are the stars at this satisfying parrilla, popular beyond measure. For average appetites even a half steak will do, rounded out with a good Malbec, fresh salads or garlic fries. Reserve ahead.
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La Cocina
This classic pasta factory makes satisfying noodles with savory sauces and serves up a whopping lomo a la pobre (steak and eggs) for the carb-adverse.
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el ba’r
The hotspot for you and your sweater-clad puppy to order espresso, submarinos (hot milk with melted chocolate bar), green tea or sandwiches is this trendy patio café.
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Casimiro & Casimiro Bigua
With warm copper accents and a hustling staff, this chic eatery and vinoteca (wine bar) stocks 180 different Argentine wines. The chef creates wonderful homemade pastas, risotto, lamb stew and grilled trout, but the star feature is the grill.
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