La Cabrera Steakhouse
It’s hard not to find good beef anywhere in Argentina. In Buenos Aires there are a dozen top steakhouses that would rank among the best anywhere in the world and hundreds of fine parrillas in the city.
La Cabrera is one of the best steakhouses in Buenos Aires. Hugely popular, it is located in Palermo Soho district and attracts an equally trendy clientele. Reservations are a must. If you don´t have a reservation it is likely that you will find a line out the door on the sidewalk and you will have dinner at around 11 pm.
La Cabrera is one of the best steakhouses in Buenos Aires. Hugely popular, it is located in Palermo Soho district and attracts an equally trendy clientele. Reservations are a must. If you don´t have a reservation it is likely that you will find a line out the door on the sidewalk and you will have dinner at around 11 pm.
The atmosphere is a very casual, a little bit noisy and the tables are close to each other. The restaurant is not big, nevertheless, it is still worth going. The service is very good. Excellent grilled premium meats and offal. Baby beef, boned pork spare ribs, rump steak, goat tripe, sweetbreads all done just right by an expert barbecue chef.
All of the steak cuts are good, but the lomo is exceptionally flavorful. The ojo de bife (rib eye) is a delicious cut as well. The sweetbreads are grilled, but unlike other steakhouses, these retaine a lot of juicy texture along with the incredible charcoal flavor. A new favorite is Tira de Asado, thin cuts of ribs that are a bit chewy but so flavorful.
The morcilla Basque (sweet-blood sausage) is unbelievably rich and flavorful with complex flavors and even has pine nuts. The hearts of palm salad is a huge portion comprised of large, tender palm hearts, wonderfully ripe tomatoes and 3 avocados.
All salads are very fresh and every cut of meat comes with many different side dishes. You will get butternut squash puree, mashed pumpkin with raisins, beet purée, sun dried tomatoes, white beans, onions in caramel, baked pearl onions in red wine, and several others. For that reason, be careful when you order since La Cabrera is extremely generous with the size of their steaks. You can ask half a portion and it is very probable that you will be full.
With decent bottles of wine being so inexpensive in restaurants in Argentina, most don’t have a wide selection of wines by the glass. While La Cabrera’s selection isn’t extensive, they do offer three levels of wines (a reserve, middle, & standard). My recommendation is that you buy a bottle of Malbec wine (Angelica from Catena Zapata is my favorite) and if you can’t finish it, you can take the bottle with you.
La Cabrera
Cabrera 5099
Palermo Soho
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Tel: 011-54-11-4831-7002
1 comment:
Great article!
Paula
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