The best grills and steakhouses in Buenos Aires are exclusive havens that only a few can access. Therefore the opportunity to try some of their premium cuts at promotional prices It is a way of spreading the evolution and innovation of one of the gastronomic aspects that most identifies us as Argentines.
The appointment is this Saturday in Mataderos where The City organizes the Grill Fair with 30 food stalls offering a wide variety of traditional and innovative dishesan entrepreneurs’ market with tools and accessories for grills and artistic shows.
In addition, visitors will have the opportunity to visit the classic Mataderos Fair, where they can buy crafts and typical products.
What to eat at the Grill Fair: the must-sees
At this free entry event organized by the Ministry of Economic Development of the City there are a few unmissable highlights. This is the case of Our secret, the exclusive grill that operates in the gardens of the Four Seasons Hotel Mansion with strict reservation because it is among the most coveted restaurants in the City.
It has the particularity of being under the command of a grill since its beginnings. This is Pato Ramos who on this occasion will offer three options: narrow steak carpaccio on chipá mbocá ($5,000); cutthroat sweetbread sandwich ($7,000) and Wagyu pastrami, beef from a premium Japanese breed characterized by its flavor, tenderness and juiciness ($8,000).
Meats of all kinds at the Grill Fair.
Another notable grill is Lo de Jesús, a Palermo restaurant that has already celebrated its 70th anniversary and that under the tutelage of the prestigious chef Darío Gualtieri was updated to new trends in meat. This place comes to the fair with artisanal chorizo 70% pork – 30% beef, country bread, chimichurri, Creole and spicy sauce ($4,500); filleted chorizo steak, roasted bell pepper sauce, creamy potato ($9,500) and beef cheek in two cookings with white cabbage, bacon, apple and acidulated sauerkraut ($9,500).
The San Telmo restaurant’s proposal should not be overlooked either. Sagardi Basque Chefs which since 2009 has spread the tradition of Iberian fires in Buenos Aires. This is the opportunity to try their most emblematic meat, the old cow txuletón with roasted peppers ($8,000), a succulent piece that every carnivore must try. Also the Orio style txistorra ($5,000).
The Jewish cuisine deli Cafe Mishiguene is also part of the game. This is a successful restaurant by chef Tomás Kalika that stands out for redefining the tradition of this cuisine in a creative and contemporary way. On this occasion, he is betting on contrasts in terms of flavour and texture: chickpea hummus and grilled kebab ($5,000); chickpea hummus and grilled chicken kebab ($5,000) and chickpea hummus and for vegetarians, grilled seasonal vegetable brochette ($4,500).
Grill fair draws crowds.
Our quintessential native sandwich is also present at the hands of Chori, the restaurant run by the duo Germán Sitz and Pedro Peña located on Thames Street in Palermo. They offer the classic pork chorizo choripán (tomato, arugula, potato chips and oregano mayonnaise for $5,000), smoked pork (mushrooms, lettuce, orange reduction and garlic mayonnaise for $6,400) and the El Porteño choripán (beef chorizo, arugula, crispy onion, provoleta, roasted bell pepper and garlic mayonnaise for $6,400).
Other outstanding stands at the Grill Fair
Chisto-pancho-chimi-cole: Homemade pork chistorra, hot dog bread, chimichurri cole slaw. $ 4,500
Morci-pan: Pork tongue black pudding cooked on the grill, shepherd’s egg, milk bread and aioli. $7,000
Ojo-papa-chimi: Wood-fired steak eye, crispy potato terrine, chimichurri. $12,500.
Three Roast Beef empanadas. $ 5,000
Pulled Pork sandwich with crinkle potatoes. $8,500
Baby Back Ribs with crinkle potatoes. $ 9.500
Smoked chori with fresh herb chimichurri. $5,000
Brisket sandwich with red fruit barbecue. $8,500
Smoked ribs with Creole salad. $10,500
ApuNena, present at the Grill Fair.
ApuNena – Asian Tapas
Steamed bun filled with pork, shrimp and shiitakes, with Szechuan pepper sauce. $ 5,000
Grilled chicken hearts with mango coulis and fresh herbs. $ 6,000
Matambre sandwich, jalapeño mayonnaise, Asian coleslaw. $ 11,000
Drinkable: Infusion of lemongrass and ginger. $2,500
Niku: Fire-cooked loin niguiri, kabayaki sauce and lemon. $5,000
Yakibuta: Pork skewers, Creole tare, yellow chili pepper, ginger chimichurri and lime zest. $10,000
Shiromi Don: Shari rice base, grilled white fish, green onion, ginger and spicy citrus sauce. $ 12,000
Heart anticucho with golden potatoes. $5,000
Anticucho of chorizo steak with golden potatoes. $ 9,000
Chicken anticucho with golden potatoes. $7,500
Grill fair: all the possible techniques to make barbecue.
Asado Campero + La Parraca
Choripán from Entre Ríos, chimichurri, citrus aioli, on baguette bread. $4,500
Grilled steak eye sandwich, gremolata, candied tomatoes, on baguette bread. $8,500
Grilled vacuum sandwich, Creole sauce, pickled red onion, on ciabatta bread. $ 8,500
When and where is the Grill Fair
When: Saturday, June 29, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Where: In Mataderos. Lisandro de la Torre Avenue between Corrales Avenue and Directorio Avenue
Free entry.
