La Alacena

Restaurant·Buenos AiresMentioned by Condé Nast Traveler
La Alacena
Photo: Condé Nast Traveler
“La Alacena is the type of café you wish you had in your neighborhood. The sunny corner spot with adjacent bakery probably has such a positive energy due to the buena onda of its owners, Julieta Oriolo and Mariana Bauzá, who also happen to be best friends. Cool. Who goes here? If you live in the…”
Condé Nast Traveler
Read more at Condé Nast Traveler →

In the coverage1 story

Condé Nast TravelerDec 20, 2025

22 Best Restaurants in Buenos Aires for Parrilla, Pasta, and Potatoes

Our list for where to eat when you're in town.

type of café you wish you had in your neighborhood

23 things in this story
  • AramburuRestaurantWalking through Pasaje del Correo feels like finding a hidden portal.
  • HanRestaurantKorean techniques meeting Argentine ingredients
  • UltramarinosRestaurantplace for fish lovers
  • NessRestaurantinteresting veggie-friendly restaurants
  • AlcanforRestaurantearned a Michelin Green Star for sustainability
  • PicarónRestaurantcontemporary Argentine meets Latin American and Asian fusion
  • Tony Wu Cantina ChinaRestaurantVilla Crespo doing NYC’s Chinatown
  • Don JulioRestaurantmecca for steak
  • ChoriFast foodmodern twist on the classic sausage sandwich
  • Salvaje BakeryRestaurantups the bread game in BA
  • La AlacenaRestauranttype of café you wish you had in your neighborhood
  • El BaqueanoRestaurantjourney across Argentina on an exploration of exotic ingredients
  • Gran DabbangCaféunique combination of Asian and Latin American flavors
  • Pasaje del CorreoNeighborhoodfeels like finding a hidden portal
  • GüerrinRestauranticonic pizzeria, source of national pride
  • RouxRestaurantspecializes in fish and seafood
  • ProperRestaurantworks its magic with vegetables
  • Cuervo CaféCaféfeels more like Brooklyn than BA
  • MishigueneCaféhonoring the Jewish diaspora in Argentina
  • La CocinaRestaurantspecializes in baked empanadas
  • Los GalgosBarcafé, meeting point since the 1930s
  • Club M OmakaseRestaurantJapanese and Peruvian fusion
  • Casa CaviaRestaurantbeautifully designed space
Read the full piece at Condé Nast Traveler →
↑↓ to navigate · Enter to open · Esc to close