La Brigada

Frommer's Review

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 Felipe Rutini merlot goes perfectly with baby beef and chorizo. The waiters are exceedingly nice and professional, but I found the management to be suspicious of the tourism press. It was explained to me that tourists had driven away locals from this San Telmo favorite, but with prices now set to capture the tourism market -- in some cases tripled -- this no longer seems a concern.

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