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tarps and heated when necessary, alive with
flowers and hanging lamps, these are the most
sought-after locations. Diners on a tighter bud-
get can eat in Recoleta as well. A new upscale
food court (not fast food) has opened near Pilar
Church.
HARPER'S
Junín 1763
4801-7140
Continental
Expensive to moderate
Harper's, a perennial Buenos Aires favorite
since it opened in 1979, looks like a restaurant
that would be at home in New York's Soho dis-
trict. A brick wall, highly polished wooden
floors and a carved oak bar where singles con-
gregate add to the trendy ambience, as do the
works of art by local artists. The food, which
includes chicken sautéed with chestnuts, trout
and salmon with delicate sauces as well as the
house specialty
cordero del diablo
(lamb with a
spicy sauce) is first rate. Start with a leafy
salad and leave room for dessert, which
appears at your table on a cart.
Harper's has
opened a second
restaurant in La
Recova, (
326-
7343), and a
third, Harper's
Marine, in
Punta del Este
Uruguay.
LA BOURGOGNE
Ayacucho 2037 (Alvear Palace Hotel)
4805-3857
French
Expensive
Having opened a wildly successful French res-
taurant in Punta del Este, Uruguay in 1980,
Relais Gourmand chef Jean Paul Bondoux took
his show on the road and opened La Bourgogne
