Don Julio did it again. For the third consecutive year, Palermo’s grill was chosen as the best grill in the world according to the ranking World’s 101 Best Steak Restaurants 2025. The list, which organizes the British company Upper Cut Media House every year, placed the Porteño restaurant at the top, confirming its place as an international reference of Argentine flesh.
Behind Don Julio appear grills Australia, Spain, Italy and Singapore, in a selection that has been published since 2019 and evaluates the 101 best meat restaurants on the planet. In this year’s edition, in addition, three other Argentine grills managed to get into the ranking: Roasted stove, in 35th place; Elena, in 56; and brothers, in 95.
How the World Ranking of Parrillas is assembled
The list is defined with anonymous visits of Ambassadors specialized in meats, that travel restaurants in different countries. As explained from the organization, each place is evaluated once or twice a year by their product, service, environment and experience. In that circuitDon Julio, by Pablo Riverohe stood out again for his selection of cuts and his commitment to classic cuisine, but with premium details.
“It is a recognition that confirms the level of Argentine cuisine,” Rivero pointed out, which is already accumulating international awards. In 2024, in addition to leading this ranking, Don Julio obtained his first Michelin star and reached the 10th position of The World’s 50 Best Restaurants, where they share place with only two more Latin American restaurants.
Don Julio’s numbers
Every year, through the tables of Don Julio they pass around 200,000 diners, between foreign tourists and local public. The restaurant has been working for more than two decades in Palermo And he maintains his letter focused on meats, traditional cuts and Argentine wines.
While meat in butchers does not stop up, prices in Don Julio are also among the highest in the country. However, the restaurant continues to add recognition and positioning Buenos Aires as one of the world’s world capitals.
