Must-see restaurants in El Chaltén

  • La Tapera

    El Chaltén

    With tender steak in balsamic-reduction sauce, ultra-fresh trout from Lago del Desierto and red-wine glasses as big as your head, it's hard to go wrong at…

  • Maffía

    El Chaltén

    Bring your appetite. In a gingerbread house, this pasta specialist makes delicious stuffed panzottis and sorrentinos, with creative fillings like trout,…

  • Estepa

    El Chaltén

    Local favorite Estepa cooks up consistent, flavorful dishes such as lamb with calafate sauce, trout ravioli or spinach crepes. Portions are small but…

  • Techado Negro

    El Chaltén

    With local paintings on the wall, bright colors and a raucous, unkempt atmosphere in keeping with El Chaltén, this homespun cafe serves up abundant, good…

  • Cúrcuma

    El Chaltén

    With an avid following, this vegan, gluten-free cafe does mostly takeout, from adzuki-bean burgers to whole-wheat pizzas, stuffed eggplant with couscous…

  • La Cervecería

    El Chaltén

    That après-hike pint usually evolves into a night out at this humming pub with simpatico staff and a feisty female beer master. Savor a stein of…

  • La Oveja Negra

    El Chaltén

    In a pleasant wooden house, a classic Argentine grill cooks up butterflied lamb over wood fires, plus beef and sausages. Vegetarians will have to satisfy…

  • Don Guerra

    El Chaltén

    Patagonian to its wooden bones, with sheepskin stools that wrap around an island bar and cozy booths. There are Esquel microbrews on tap and a variety of…

  • Patagonicus

    El Chaltén

    Serving 20 kinds of pizza, salads and wine at sturdy wood tables surrounded by huge picture windows, Patagonicus is a local favorite. Cakes and coffee are…

  • Domo Blanco

    El Chaltén

    Excellent homemade ice cream made with flavors like lemon ginger and berry marscarpone, with fruit harvested from a local estancia and calafate bushes in…

  • El Muro

    El Chaltén

    For rib-sticking mountain food (think massive stir-fries, tenderloin stroganoff or trout with crisp, grilled veggies), head to this tiny outpost at the…

  • Ahonikenk

    El Chaltén

    This pint-sized log restaurant is known for its good price-to-quality ratio. Bus drivers feed on oversized milanesas that could feed a family of four,…

  • La Ruca Mahuida

    El Chaltén

    Serving thick pizzas overflowing with toppings, oversized calzones and well-dressed salads, La Ruca is a longtime local institution with a homey…

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