Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
rants are small and many augment their space
by adding a sidewalk café. Weather permitting,
these tables fill up first.
Dinner in Buenos Aires is more formal than in
the United States and
porteños
dress in casual
chic attire.
Dining hours are 12 to 3:30 pm for lunch and 8
pm to 2 am for dinner. Reservations are not
required but are practical on weekends, unless
you don't mind waiting for a table.
You never see
shorts, even Ber-
muda style, at
night. Restau-
rants in resort
areas such as
Bariloche and
Ushuaia are far
less formal.
You can eat well and inexpensively without
resorting to fast foods. Obviously, eating in the
country's finer restaurants will add to the plea-
sure of your trip and you will sometimes want
to do so.
To give you an idea of price before you set out,
we have devised this price scale based on three
courses (appetizer, entrée, dessert), excluding
drinks.
Alive Price Scale - Restaurants
Expensive ............$50+ per person
Moderate .............$25+ per person
Inexpensive......... under $25 per person
Cuisine
When asked for the first word that comes to
mind for Argentina, many people would
respond with
gaucho
or
pampas.
The taste of
Argentina is largely related to these two words.
