Fine dining in Buenos Aires has certainly evolved—there are even good
vegetarian restaurants sprouting up all over the city. But for the most
part it’s still all meat, all the time. Everyone has an opinion on the
best protein-heavy restaurant, but it’s hard to beat La Brigada in San
Telmo. The carefully curated miscellany on the walls (most of it
soccer-related) dazzles the eye, but it’s the Flintstones-worthy
servings of meat of every stripe that have punters eating it up with a
spoon—literally. The meat is so tender at this famed eatery that the
waiters carve and serve it with spoons. (Estados Unidos 465;
011.54.11.4361.5557)
May 2012