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Microcentro
Granix
VEGETARIAN $
( 4343-4020; Florida 165, 1st fl; all-you-can-eat AR$85; 11am-3:30pm Mon-Fri; )
Step-
ping into this large, modern lacto-ovo-vegetarian eatery will make you wonder if
porteños
have had enough steak already. Pick from the many hot appetizers and mains;
there's also a great salad bar and plenty of desserts. It's only open for weekday lunches,
and located in a shopping mall (look for the stairs on the right). Takeout is available.
Aldo's Vinoteca
ARGENTINE $$$
( 4334-2380; Moreno 372; mains AR$70-100; 11am-midnight Sun-Thu, to 1am Fri & Sat)
Located under the Moreno Hotel, this restaurant-wine shop is an upscale eatery serving a
small but tasty menu of meat, seafood and pasta dishes, all amid walls lined with wine.
What makes this place unique, however, is that the wine is sold at
retail
prices - thus
making it easier to sample (and buy) the nearly 500 labels available.
Tomo 1
MODERN ARGENTINE $$$
$$$
( 4326-6695; Carlos Pellegrini 521; mains AR$190-320; noon-3pm & 5:30pm-midnight Mon-
Fri, 5:30pm-midnight Sat)
At renowned Tomo 1, European-influenced Chef Federico Fi-
alayre promotes a blend of Italian and Spanish cooking methods in dishes featuring sea-
sonal produce, homemade pasta and fresh fish. For a splash-out, sample his famed
cuisine with a three-course prix fixe menu (lunch/dinner AR$370/430); it comes with
amuse-bouches, two glasses of wine, mineral water, coffee and petits fours.
Puerto Madero
Central Market
MODERN ARGENTINE $$$
( 5775-0330; Av Macacha Güemes 302; mains AR$80-135; 8am-midnight)
In the morning,
this pleasant airy restaurant has a coffee counter for espresso and scones; in the afternoon
there are
panini
(Italian-style sandwiches) and a gourmet deli and a kitchenwares shop to
poke around; and by night, the fancy dining room serves contemporary Argentinian
dishes. Great waterfront seating on warm days for people-watching. Another branch,
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