Porteno Gastranoma

Peruvian Japanese Fusion Tiraditos 

Of all of the cities in all the countries in all the world, Buenos Aires has by far the best food I have ever tasted.  This place is a foodie's fantasy!  Yesterday we wanted to eat something other than the scrumptious steaks offered all over the city, so we made our way to an amazing restaurant called Osaka.  Osaka is Peruvian/Thai/Japanese fusion and it has the most interesting menu and most amazing seafood that I have ever tasted!  We ordered the Lemon Grass Tiradito (White fish, aji amarillo and lemon grass aroma), Carpassion Tiradito (Passion fruit honey and lemon. Served with watercress), and Tai Ebi (Prawns in watercress and red curry sauce served with tempura and fresh watercress) to name a few of the dishes.  This place would do so well in NYC or TO -- currently their only locations are in Lima, Santiago, Sao Paulo and Mexico.  If you are visiting BA, make the trek to Osaka!  Their first dinner sitting is at 8:00 PM, and they have locations in Puerto Madero (not on the main docklands) and in Palermo (a bit away from the main square). 

Some other places that we tried here that I would highly recommend are:

• La Cabrera (Palermo): Huge portions, amazing food, and your meal comes with a selection of random yumminess like sundried tomatoes and other antipasto like offerings.  After you are done your meal, they bring a lollipop stand to your table!  This place gets really full so expect a bit of a wait, but there is a lot around there to see and do as you wait for your table!  We hopped to the nearby Plaza and listened to some live music while people watching.
• Cabana Las Islas (Puerto Madero): Wooden rustic decor, great patio with misters to beat the heat, and amazing service. The food was fantastic.  They charge a 39 peso cover charge but that includes a variety of offerings that can best be described as Argentinian Antipasto.  For example: olives & eggplant tapenade, cheeses, a piece of sesame seed salmon, selection of yummy artisan breads, grilled tomatoes with boccacini, and  roasted red peppers.
• Happening (Puerto Madero): Amazing steak and seafood with romantic ambiance.  Inside the restaurant is an antipasto type buffet where you can get a plate and load it up with different cheeses, meats, olives, avacado and tomato, and anything else your heart desires.