A Guide to Vegan Dining in Buenos Aires
Seven plant-based meals you shouldn’t miss if you’re traveling to Buenos Aires
As I had a drink before my flight to Buenos Aires this past June, a man struck up a conversation with me about where I was heading. “I hope you like steak,” he said, and I smiled with lips tight. Of course I was going to the Argentine city to sample its vegan cuisine, but he didn’t need to know that. I appreciated his confirmation of the way this city appears in the popular imagination — all asados and high-end restaurants that find spots on the World’s 50 Best list, the kinds of places where beef reigns supreme and no one shies away from butter.
What I found instead was a quietly brilliant smattering of vegan restaurants amid the city’s excellent bookstores, bars, and record shops. While just walking around the corner from my hotel in the Palermo district, I saw a spot advertising pizza vegana on its chalkboard, and before heading home, I had the most glorious vegan meal of my life, making me believe in the possibility of plant-based fine dining in a way I never had before.
Because steak is what’s assumed about this city, it seems to give all the vegan restaurants room to breathe and be creative without anyone paying too much attention. From punks cultivating mushrooms to vegan huevos on risotto…
