Food & Drink
The best restaurants, cafés, pubs, and markets — plus how to navigate Argentine food culture.
Food & DrinkThe 15 Restaurants Every Brit in Buenos Aires Should Know
You didn't move to Argentina for the fish and chips. But you'll want to know where to find them.
Food & DrinkCafé Culture in Buenos Aires: Your New Office, Living Room, and Social Life
The Buenos Aires café is the closest thing to the British pub — except it opens earlier and serves better coffee.
Food & DrinkFernet, Mate, and Malbec: The Drinks You Need to Understand
You'll learn to drink mate. You'll fall in love with Malbec. Fernet will take longer.
Food & DrinkArgentine Supermarkets Decoded: A British Shopper's Translation Guide
The first supermarket trip is overwhelming. The dairy aisle alone has 40 types of dulce de leche. Here is how Argentine grocery shopping actually works.
Food & DrinkThe Empanada Guide for British Palates: Every Filling Ranked and Explained
Empanadas are Argentina's answer to the Cornish pasty. Except there are 15 fillings and nobody labels them in English.
Food & DrinkTipping in Argentina: A British Person's Guide to Not Embarrassing Yourself
Argentina is not America (you do not tip 20% on everything) and it is not Japan (you do tip). The rules are easy but different from home.
Food & DrinkThe Heladería Guide: Why Argentine Ice Cream Will Ruin You for Anything Else
Argentine ice cream is Italian gelato with more dulce de leche and bigger portions. It is objectively the best ice cream you will ever eat. I am sorry.
Food & DrinkBest Brunch Spots in Buenos Aires for British Expats Who Miss a Proper Breakfast
Argentine breakfast is medialunas and coffee. If you need eggs, avocado, and a flat white, Buenos Aires has quietly built one of the best brunch scenes in South America.
Food & DrinkWine Culture in Buenos Aires: A British Guide to Malbec and Beyond
Argentina produces some of the world's best wine — and Buenos Aires is the best place to drink it. Here's how to find your feet.
Food & DrinkSteak and Asado in Buenos Aires: What to Order and What to Expect
Argentine beef deserves its reputation. Here's everything I wish I'd known before my first proper parrilla experience.
Food & DrinkCoffee Culture in Buenos Aires: Cafes, Cortados, and British Caffeine Culture
Argentine cafe culture is genuinely wonderful once you understand the rules. Slow, social, and surprisingly excellent if you go to the right places.
Food & DrinkFood Shopping in Buenos Aires: Supermarkets, Markets, and British Staples
Food shopping in Buenos Aires rewards the curious. Here's how to navigate it, from the big chains to the barrio markets.
Food & DrinkVegetarian and Vegan Life in Buenos Aires: Better Than You'd Think
People told me I'd struggle as a vegetarian in Buenos Aires. Three years in, I've found it's genuinely manageable — especially if you know where to look.
Food & DrinkWhere to Find British Food in Buenos Aires
The first time you pay £12 for 80 Yorkshire Tea bags, you will cry. The second time, you will just be grateful they have it in stock.
Food & DrinkGluten-Free Buenos Aires for Coeliac Brits: Shopping and Eating Out
Buenos Aires has a serious official gluten-free system, but safe shopping and eating still depend on checking the exact product and kitchen process.