The neighborhood of Colegiales, known for its tree-lined streets and low houses, is experiencing a gastronomic boom that promises to change its face. New restaurants, cafés, and bars are choosing this corner of Buenos Aires to set up, attracted by its residential profile and village-like atmosphere in the middle of the city. “Ours is a family project, and we all agreed that we wanted to be here; we love this area, I feel it’s still a neighborhood,” says chef Lucila Rodríguez, who just opened Burdo on an iconic corner facing San Miguel de Garicoits square.
The movement doesn’t stop. Max Fuzowski, a Polish political scientist, inaugurated the bistro Smak in March on Delgado Street. “I’m 43 years old, and above all, I like tranquility, and Colegiales has that,” he explains. His establishment, which replaced the old Marta, offers dishes with Latin American, Argentine, French, and Polish influences. The hit: a small hot dog with prawns in beurre noisette, corn tartar, and paille potatoes.
Another novelty is Felisa, a modern grill that opened on Zapiola. With a large dining room, cocktail bar, and a garden that evokes the neighborhood spirit, its menu includes grilled squid, beef and blue cheese empanadas, and a yaki-bife by portions. Chef Gianluca Zago is in charge.
The bakery Atelier Fuerza also joined the neighborhood, moving its production center to Superí and opening a store where they sell medialunas, sourdough bread, and pastries. “After a full year of work, we finally moved our main production center,” its owners stated.
The big chains are not far behind. Norimoto, famous for its hand rolls, landed on Virrey Avilés, while the ice cream parlor Nausicaä, a neighborhood classic, moved to a mansion on Freire where it offers 40 flavors, a café, and even a bookstore.
For music lovers, Diez Treinta Restaurante combines cuisine, wines, and vinyl records in a listening bar that is already a hit. Its menu includes “unagi” eggplants, beef tenderloin tataki, and prawn curry. And there’s the pasta bar Guachín, opened by four childhood friends, offering agnolotti, gnocchi, and lasagna with a 2-for-1 on appetizers.
Finally, La Condesa, on the corner of San Miguel de Garicoits square, consolidates itself as a meeting point with its traditional Argentine cuisine: vegetable fritters, provoleta, and eight varieties of milanesas.
Colegiales, the neighborhood of the viceroys, is no longer just a place to live: it is becoming a gastronomic hub that competes with Palermo. And the neighbors are happy.
che pero q berretada loco ahora Colegiales lleno de restoranes falopa pa chetos q huyen de Palermo los virreyes se va a convertir en un circo lleno de zurdos vendehumo tomando copetin se caga la tranquilidad del barrio viva la patria carajo firmado el Gauchito Castro
para mi esto es una cagada otro barrio arruinado por chetos con guita los pendejos con macbooks se van a cagar a tiros por un cafe de mierda la especulacion inmobiliaria nos mata firmado el anarcocomunista de lanus