Restaurant Summary

In no particular order, places we enjoyed eating:

Club Social  Deluxe (San Telmo on Av. Caseros) - romantic atmosphere, very good list of appetizers (or small plates), and main courses.  Jake had braised rabbit, very tender and flavorful.  I had churrasquitos de cerdo (thin pork chops) with roast peaches and sweet potatoes.

Cabana las Lilas (Puerto Madero) - large, fancy restaurant with excellent service.  Known for its home-grown beef but also many vegetable side dish options.  Try the soufleed potatoes as a side.  They bring out a tray of amuse bouche for the table and after dinner a tray of small desserts.  We also ordered a chocolate torte that was very dense and delicious.

Bar Poesia (San Telmo, corner of Chile and Bolivar) - traditional bar with good food and coffee, nice literary atmosphere.  Huge lomo (beef tenderloin) sandwich, salads, excellent apple strudel.  Good licuados too served in pitchers.  American breakfasts available in the mornings.

Bar Federal (San Telmo, Bolivar) - like Bar Poesia but more historic.  Pretty much the same menu as Poesia.

Bar El Federal in San Telmo - beer and picadas

Bar Territorio (San Telmo, Bolivar near San Telmo Market) - small corner bar with a small but good menu.  Excellent spaghetti with shrimp in a tomato sauce, really good large salads.

Brocolino (Centro, Esmeralda in 800 block) - Italian with homemade pasta.  First recommended by my parents they have good food in a quiet atmosphere off busy Esmeralda.  Good bread basket too.  Lamb raviolis in sage cream sauce!

Antonino's (San Telmo, Bolivar 1083) - fish store with many pre-made dishes.  Seafood empanadas, paella.

Chifa Man San (San Telmo, Peru half block south of Independencia) - ceviche!  Also whole crispy fish, typical Chinese food.  Man San soup was good with won tons and different meats.

Place on Plaza Serrano in Palermo - sorry, can't  remember the name but it has some tables outside and a balcony with tables on the second floor.  Really good brownies and imaginitive selection of licuados.  The sandwiches sound good too, but we haven't tried them.

Chorimovil - (Puerto Madero) - choripan stand we liked on Calabria (in the middle of the park).

Aldo's (San Telmo, on Moreno just east of Defensa) - wine shop and restaurant.  We ended up only having a glass of wine here because they had a fixed price menu for Valentine's Day.  The regular menu looks good though and the wine selection by the glass or bottle is excellent.  Pretty place.  See their website for more info.

Caseros (San Telmo, Caseros street) - Sort of a similar menu to Club Social Deluxe.  Modern country decor.  Best to make a reservation on weekends.  We shared a ceviche (not quite as good as the ceviche at Man San).  Jake had lamb chops that were excellently seasoned but a little tough.  I had the lobster raviolones in a cream sauce.  Rich and delicious!

Cafe Origens (San Telmo, Corner of Peru and Humberto) - nice cafe with muffins, good coffee.

Coffee stand in the San Telmo Market

Coffee stand in the San Telmo Market - great coffee, good snacks.  Fun to sit and watch the market shoppers go by.

Coco Marie, shaded by Ailanthus!

Coco Marie (Palermo, 1700 block of Armenia) - cafe is behind a lingerie store with the same name.  Shaded, pleasant seating area.  Healthy and tasty sandwiches and salads.  Good cucumber lemonade comes in a bottle large enough to share.

Bar El 55 (near Parque Centenario, corner of Gallardo and Juan Ramirez de Velasco) - really good licuado and frappucino.

Also see postings on the two Puerto Cerrado (closed door) restaurants we went to, NOLA and Casa Salt Shaker.  Both excellent!