Restaurants in Patagonia
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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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Mr Jones
With a wealth of yummy stouts and reds, homemade pot pie and sausages, Mr Jones will satiate your appetite for all things German. The food is good and reasonably authentic.
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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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Laguanacazul
Innovative and artsy, Laguanacazul dares to take Patagonian cuisine to new places, with stir-fried trout and pesto-encrusted lamb. The waterfront location is lovely and the interior quite stylish, but the service is chilly bordering on snobbish; it’s not advisable to come in here wearing grubby backpacker clothes.
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Puerto Darwin
Featuring sandwiches, picadas and fish dishes, this cool cafe run by Darwin Expediciones has an easygoing atmosphere and views of the port. It’s a hike from downtown and street numbers aren’t labeled: just keep walking along the water until you reach the other side of a fenced-in industrial area.
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Salón Iturrioz
This charming brick corner cafe is the temporary home of antiques and photographs that will eventually be on display at the Museo Regional Cueva de las Manos (being built across the street.) Check out the artifacts, including a gorgeous old silver cash register, while waiting for your hot chocolate.
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Plácido
This sleek new addition to Madryn’s waterfront serves beautifully presented versions of traditional dishes such as shrimp in garlic and cordero patagónico (Patagonian lamb) in a minimalist setting. Try the shellfish sampler paired with a bottle of white from Bodega Fin del Mundo.
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Los Colonos
Depending on your perspective, the design of this corner restaurant – resembling an old wooden ship, complete with a mini lighthouse near the entrance – is either corny or festive. We vote for the latter, but maybe that’s just because the seafood is fresh and classically prepared.
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Viva El Viento
This stylish new cafe and restaurant – boasting fresh salads, strong coffee, free wi-fi and warm service by the Dutch owner and his Argentine girlfriend – is a traveler’s oasis. The menu offers gourmet versions of classic dishes like milanesas, burgers, grilled salmon and steak.
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Lizzard Café
This popular corner cafe and eatery draws a young crowd in the evenings for beer, pizza and sandwiches. Hit your daily vegetable quota while you can (fresh produce is often hard to come by in Patagonia) with the salad heaped high with egg, bell pepper, pineapple and olives.
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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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Taska Beltza
For a big night out, try the Basque cooking of Chef Negro, who expertly steams fish and crafts tasty pastas. Portions are small, leaving room for homemade banana ice cream drizzled with dark chocolate and dulce de leche (milk caramel). Reservations are advised.
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La Cervecería Brew Pub & Resto
That aprés-hike pint usually evolves into a night out in this humming pub with simpatico staff and a feisty female beer master. Savor a stein of unfiltered blond pilsner or turbid bock with pasta or locro (a spicy stew of maize, beans, beef, pork and sausage).
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Sushy Delicatessen
This sophisticated wine bar and deli beckons weary travelers with bottles of good malbec and ample cheese plates. The decor is warm and stylish, with Patagonian vintages lining the walls and a few cozy nooks where you can read, write or plan the next leg of your trip.
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Ambigú
With a focus on fresh ingredients and creative combinations, Ambigú masters a gamut of dishes, including seafood – try the langostinos (prawns) in sea salt – and pizza. The setting is an elegant renovation of a historic bank building, backlit by warm colors.
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Estela
The sweet smell of garlic sautéeing in the kitchen will stop you in your tracks if you’re outside. Billed as Puerto Madryn’s best parrilla (steak restaurant), Estela also does pasta and fish in an intimate, unpretentious setting often packed with locals.
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Plas y Coed
Run by the original owner’s great-granddaughter in a gorgeous brick mansion, Plas y Coed pleases the palette and senses, with friendly service, fresh cakes and serious crochet cozies for that steaming-hot pot. Rooms are also available for rent (doubles AR$180.)
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Malaespina
A chic restaurant-bar catering to playful palates, Malaespina is lustrous and low lit with ample lounge space. A wide selection of gourmet salads and sandwiches fills the menu and a huge flat-screen TV shows fútbol (soccer) matches and music videos.
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18 Horas
A true neighborhood joint with cracked vinyl chairs and Boca football memorabilia. Half the fun is the seasoned waiter who addresses clients as 'captain' or 'old man.' There is a hearty daily special, but chicken Provencal with fries is also a good choice.
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La Tapera
As the name suggests, this new-on-the-scene eatery specializes in tapas. But wintry staples like pumpkin soup and grilled steak are also popular here; on cold days, you can sit so close to the open fireplace that you’ll have to peel off a layer.
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Juniors
Juniors Milanesas (breaded fish), empanadas and home-cooked meals are served in this casual trophy-packed social club. Kids play table tennis in the back while pops serves cold ones on a bar top painted with Curly, Larry and Mo.
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El Tío
Don't hit the Tío in a rush. This hole-in-the-wall hangout is the perfect place to split a big bottle of beer and indulge in slow-cooked parrilla (mixed grill) - steaks, sausages and innards - tended by the owner himself.
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