Much of the menu comes from the wood fired oven right there at the bar, and this is definitely a…read moremeat-centric place. The food is generally Argentine, but with some nice creative twists here and there, and a few dishes that have influences from other places in the world - like a hummus platter, or the day's special, a chicken curry. Whenever I see olives and bread as something you have to order if you want on the table, I start to wonder if the place is a rip-off, I mean, dump some olives out of a jar into a bowl, and stick some of BA's ubiquitous cotton-ball bread on the table, and hit us with a 90 peso charge? But, oh... these are house cured black olives, pits removed, and cured in lemon and thyme, and they're outstanding. As is the elongated football of a bread (all breads are baked in-house). And then there were the empanadas, of which we had two rounds - coming in four varieties - a ricotta, spinach, walnut and portobello; a ham and cheese with a not the usual suspects cheese gooey and melty inside; a barbecued chicken with a bbq sauce that was beautifully balanced; and the star, the tapa de asado ahumada - basically the cap of meat over the shortrib, smoked, and kind of the house specialty, and completely awesome. I almost picked up half a dozen of those to go when we left. All the empanadas run 42-44 pesos apiece. A short section of the menu is entitled La Ganga del Mediodía, the "noon bargain", and consists of a choice of several of their main course meats (which come in a 1/4 kg portion), served in a 1/8 kg portion with a choice of several side dishes, for a mere 175 pesos. Two of our number selected the bondiola, pork shoulder, slow-cooked rotisserie style on a spit. They did differ on their side dish choices, potatoes and sweet potatoes. Very good, though both noted that the meat wasn't quite as hot as they would have liked. The claim to fame smoked shortrib meat, served up with a side of coleslaw - just as good as in the empanada. And, a six-day cured and then smoked pastrami in sandwich form. One of the better pastrami sandwiches I've had here, with bread and butter pickles that were sharp rather than sour, and a housemade whole grain mustard, and... actual rye bread. I did think the amount of meat on the sandwich was a little skimpy, given that the sandwich is priced as a main course, but has the quantity of one of the lunch specials. 260 pesos. A round of beers on tap. All the above food. Generous tip. And we headed out sated for 1920 pesos, 480 apiece, or $13. Any of us would happily go back!

From the owner: La cocina cuenta con distintos hornos para ofrecer una amplia gama de sabores en cada preparación:…read moreespiedo, de barro, ahumado y a la plancha.  Labor cuenta también con un mini mercado de provisiones que completa la experiencia: allí ofrecen desde vinos seleccionados, aperitivos y cervezas artesanales, hasta embutidos, chacinados, quesos y panes. Se puede ir a cenar o almorzar en familia, comprar comida para llevar, picar algo con amigos o, simplemente, abastecerse en el almacén.

Doña Tota is casual restaurant located in the colorful Palermo neighborhood of Buenos Aires. This…read moreresto was a stop on our food tour. I love booking food tours when I travel. It's a great way to learn about a country and it's good. A nice way to meet new people. Often, the food tour guide will also recommend other restaurants (gems or where locals eat) one must try. Anyway, Parrilla Doña Tota is named after Maradona's mom. This resto is really an hommage to Maradona. There are pictures of him and his family everywhere. My husband abc I ate both Argentina (futbol) fans so we were stoked! You can tell this place is a local fav. It's a casual and the staff were so nice and welcoming. We had several dishes to include: steak (of course - when in Argentina, you have to eat steak), fries, the dulce de lèche flan was out of this world delicious). Other local dishes we had was the Morcilla (black pudding sausage), and tortilla de papas (potatoes with eggs dish). I definitely recommend this resto. It was reasonably priced as well. Oh and we enjoyed the wine, specifically the Malbec.

One of the best alternatives to Don Julio in Buenos Aires. I get it, most locals will tell you that…read morea proper and truly authentic asado is done at home...and they are right because it tastes completely different and it's an experience. Here, they do all the right things and serve tons and tons of meats. They have it all, so good in fact, Diego Maradona himself once dined here when he was alive. The service was immaculate, everyone was very friendly and welcoming, we happened to walk in right during a slow day, and it was perfect. The ambiance is very cozy, lots of paintings of prominent Argentine figures such as Carlos Gardel and of course Diegito. I highly recommend coming to dine here, the food is well made and the wine selection is very nice as well (We opted for Coca W/ Fernet since we were on our way to watch Futbol)

My classic place for pastry! Every Sunday afternoon I have to go there and buy some nice…read more"merienda". It's usually crowded but everything is so quick that you don't bother. It's by far the best bakery in Belgrano!