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Desnivel Frommer's Highly Recommended

Cuisine Parrilla
Hours Daily noon-4pm and 8pm-1am
Address
Defensa 858
Location At Independencia, San Telmo
Transportation Metro: Independencia
Phone 11/4300-9081
Prices Main courses $5-$8 (£3.55-£5.70)
Credit Cards Not Accepted

Frommer's Review

This place brings new meaning to the term "greasy spoon." Everything in here has an oily sheen -- from the slippery floor to the railings, glasses, and dishes. Even the walls and the artwork seem to bleed grease. Thankfully, the food more than makes up for the atmosphere: Serving mostly thick, well-cooked, and fatty steaks, this is one of San Telmo's best parrillas. A flood of locals and tourists, often lined up at the door, keeps the place hopping. On Sunday or when a game is on television, especially large crowds come to watch and eat under the blaring TV screen suspended over the dining area. The decor in this two-level restaurant is unassuming, home-style, and full of mismatched wooden chairs, tablecloths, and silverware. Unlike many other local restaurants that have inflated their prices in recent years, this parrilla has maintained its reasonably priced menu.

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