La Brigada

Known as one of the best parrillas in San Telmo, La Brigada is reminiscent of the Pampas, with gaucho memorabilia filling the restaurant. White-linen tablecloths and tango music complement the atmosphere. An upstairs dining room faces an excellent walled wine rack. The best choices include the asado (short rib roast), lomo (sirloin steak, prepared with a mushroom or pepper sauce), baby beef (an enormous 850g/30 oz., served for two), and the mollejas de chivito al verdero (young goat sweetbreads in a scallion sauce). The waiters are exceedingly nice and professional. For a period of time, management seemed unhappy that tourists had flooded this venue, driving locals away from this San Telmo favorite. A compromise seems to have been reached, however, with tourists often shunted to the lower floor near the bar, and locals in the old portion of the restaurant and upstairs.

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