Since I’ve been writing about things that happened almost two years ago, sometimes it’s challenging to remember all the places we ate as I didn’t write down names of any places. I never thought I’d actually start my own travel site, so I never saw a need to do so.
While this venture is difficult and frustrating at times, it’s also quite rewarding as I get to re-live not only our travels, but our culinary journeys in each country. And as you all know, food is vitally important to our travel experience here at World Travel for Couples. Before reading on about restaurants in Bariloche, it might be a good idea to refresh your memories with this post: Eating your way around Argentina.
Parilla/Asado/Red Meat
It doesn't get much better than a Friday night asado at Hostel Pudu
Food in Argentina is always going to revolve around steaks and other various forms of red meat. Since we were leaving this wonderful country after Bariloche, we wanted to make sure we got our fill.
- Hostel Pudu- Salta 459- If you decide to stay here (you really should), then be sure to take part in the Friday night asado. You only have to pitch in some money while owners John, Emma, Leo, and their staff do the rest. You’ll be treated to a traditional Argentine asado complete with a ridiculous amount of red meat and red wine. We came back to Bariloche a second time and stayed an extra night simply for a second asado.
- La Parilla de Tony-Av san martín 574 1º piso-Our last meal in Argentina, and it was AWESOME. We said “Screw it!” and ordered the parillada de carne, and it was one of the best and most ridiculous things I’ve eaten in my life. Of course we started with a bottle of wine. On the menu, under parillada de carne, it had every meat they had on the menu. So I asked the server which meats we got if we ordered the parillada. “Todo,” she responded (which means all). “Todo?” “Todo!” Basically, we got to order whatever we wanted. So I did what every other red-meat loving American would do, and I ordered a lot of meat. A ridiculous amount, in fact. It was our last night, so I was taking advantage of our splurge. They first brought out several different cuts of steak and a few sausages on a cutting board with two massive knives. As soon as half the meat was gone off the cutting board, more meat came out. Then more. And still more. They just kept bringing more and more and more and just slapping on the cutting board. It was an incredible dining experience, and it was perfectly gluttonous for our final meal in Argentina.
- Tarquino- Saavedra 617 – The restaurant is built around several trees, with some cropping up right in the middle of the restaurant. It resembles a Hobbit house, and the way they serve food is reminiscent of how hobbits eat, and that is to say A LOT. A fancier steakhouse than we were typically used to eating at, we celebrated Valentine’s Day here. An incredible steak dinner in a really cool setting, I highly recommend getting out of the main part of town and visiting Tarquino.
Sandwiches
Why wouldn't you want to eat at a place with a sign as bad ass as this?
- Salchifritz- 20 de Febrero 542 – We were really lucky to find this place as it was not in the touristy area of town. Walking back from our hike to Cerro Otto on our last day in Bariloche, we were starving, and I really wanted one last lomito before leaving Argentina (make sure to read the food post about Argentina if you’re wondering what a lomito is). Luckily we stumbled across Salchifritz, a little local place that was pretty much empty. As you can see, the sign had a cigarette smoking hot dog riding a motorcycle, and that was good enough for me. So we ventured in, and I ordered my final lomito completo in Argentina. And it was Heavenly. The steak, the cheese, the ham, the fried egg, the sauces, the bread, all were spectacular, and a nice big beer to wash it all down. YUMMY!
- Morphy’s- Located near the lake behind the Museo de La Patagonia, Morphy’s is where you go after a long night out. This sandwich shop serves massive, greasy, cheesy, messy, delicious sandwiches that is sure to be a hit with your hungover belly. Or maybe it will just send you back to bed. Either way, win-win situation.
Mexican
- Dias de Zapata- Morales 362 Town Center – While at home, we cook Mexican food or eat out at Mexican restaurants often, too often probably. It’s definitely one of our favorite cuisines, and we were disappointed throughout South America with the lack of Mexican restaurants. We ate at Dias de Zapata our first day in Bariloche because we always jumped at the chance to have some Mexican food and margaritas. Now don’t let the fact that they serve bread with their salsa fool you (I know, I know, weird, even more weird when they have nachos on the menu). This may not be the most authentic of Mexican restaurants, but it’s damn good. There may be a few things on the menu that have you shaking your head, but the flavors are outstanding and the food is very tasty. We ate here FIVE times during our 11 day stay in Bariloche. No joke. It was very good and definitely hit the spot when it came to our Mexican craving.
Chocolate and Ice Cream
Some chocolate shops were as big as supermarkets
Bariloche is known for its wealth of chocolate and ice cream shops, and it certainly lived up to expectations. While I don’t have any specific recommendations, I can tell you that you can’t go wrong by just walking down the main touristy road, Mitre, and just wandering in and out of all the various chocolate and ice cream shops. We stocked up numerous times, always having to come back because we gobbled it down immediately.
