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Buenos Aires is known for a lot of things - tango, beef, architecture, etc. They are not, however, known for their seafood. Salmon seems to be the most popular choice and in many restaurants the only choice. A salmon entree will also cost more than almost any beef entree. And yes, you can always get tuna in a can - sometimes even as a sushi roll (yes, it is horrible) - but, finding fresh seafood is difficult. It’s odd because Buenos Aires is almost right on the ocean too. It just seems as if many porteños just don’t like seafood and there isn’t much of a demand.
Luckily, we found one of the best fish markets (pescaderias) in Buenos Aires close to our house. Ostramar is on Santa Fe and J. Alvarez and has a good selection of fresh fish as well as some great pre-made salads (squid, mussel, etc), seafood paella, and emapandas with salmon, tuna or mixed fish. Don’t expect an amazing assortment (no fresh tuna), but for Buenos Aires, it’s pretty good albeit a bit pricey.
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7 responses so far ↓
1 TomAtAlki // Oct 4, 2008 at 3:45 am
Nemo and Jangada (order the Pacu) are 2 excellent fish restaurants. There is another one across the street from the mall with the kosher McDonalds that has great cervechi. I can’t remember the name but will find it if anybody cares.
Tom
2 DaVe // Oct 6, 2008 at 9:58 am
Tom - thanks for the suggestions. If you remember the ceviche place, that would be great.
3 TomAtAlki // Oct 6, 2008 at 11:46 am
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4 Robin // Oct 8, 2008 at 5:15 pm
I was craving fish the other day and was a bit depressed because I have seen nothing but BAD fish here. Thanks for the tip!
We ate sushi rolls at an”everything under the sun” buffett somewhere on Santa Fe near Alto Palermo and it actually was passable. They even had a version on wasabi - looked weird, but tasted great and gave me that sinus tingling sensation that I have been missing.
5 DaVe // Oct 8, 2008 at 9:27 pm
Robin - try Jumbo too. They have a small but decent fish selection - mostly salmon.
Also, we went back to Gaijin tonight for sushi (yes, we tried again) and had some decent rolls and a pretty good ceviche. The only problem was that it was relatively expensive. (AR $42 for the ceviche and AR $79 for 25-piece sushi.) Not NYC expensive, but BsAs expensive.
6 BizA // Dec 11, 2008 at 8:01 pm
Sushi Club is really good. There is one in Puerto Madero. I know it’s touristy but at least it’s not BEEF!!
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