Best Restaurants for Wine Lovers in Buenos Aires
The wine restaurants on this list have exceptional wine programs. Don Julio in Palermo keeps 60,000 bottles next to a parrilla of grass-fed beef cooked over quebracho charcoal. Oviedo in Recoleta keeps an 18,000-bin list next to traditional Spanish seafood in a family-run room.
Six restaurants on this list hold a Star Wine List award: Elena in Centro, Anchoíta in Chacarrita, Casa Cavia in Barrio Norte, Alo's in San Isidro, Aldo’s Palermo in Palermo, and Oviedo in Recoleta. Elena holds the only Wine Spectator award on the list, an Award of Excellence for a list focused on Mendoza and Patagonia, at the steakhouse in the Four Seasons Hotel. Sommelier-led programs also appear with grills in Recoleta and with seafood at Crizia in Palermo and Sarasanegro in San Martin south.
How this list is chosen: Restaurants with a Wine Spectator Restaurant Award or a deep wine list, listed alphabetically. Updated October 8, 2026.
Ácido
Deep wine list
Ácido sits in the Chacarita neighbourhood on a residential corner that gives little away from the street. The kitchen works in the contemporary register but with a clarity of purpose that earned a Michelin Bib Gourmand in 2025 after a Michelin Plate the year prior. At the $$ price point, it represents decorated value-tier restaurant currently operating in Buenos Aires.
Aldo’s Palermo
Deep wine list
Aldo's Palermo is the Palermo outpost of sommelier Aldo Graziani's restaurant group, serving contemporary fare with Italian and Mediterranean influence alongside a wide selection of Argentine wine. Arévalo 2032 places it squarely in one of Buenos Aires' most active dining corridors, where the competition runs from traditional parrillas to creative tasting menus. The draw here is a wine-led approach to sourcing and a menu calibrated for the neighbourhood's appetite.
Alo's
Deep wine list
An Argentinian bistro set in a leafy residential neighbourhood of San Isidro, Alo's operates well outside the Buenos Aires dining circuit yet draws sustained critical attention for its zero-kilometre sourcing model and the cooking of chef-patron Alejandro Féraud. The kitchen works with local farmers and its own garden to produce a menu that sits between haute technique and the directness of comfort food.
Alvear Grill
Deep wine list
Inside the Alvear Palace Hotel in Recoleta, Alvear Grill occupies a position at the formal end of Buenos Aires dining, where the ritual of the meal carries as much weight as what arrives on the plate. The setting commands a particular kind of attention, and the grill tradition it draws from sits at the centre of Argentine culinary identity. For those making sense of the city's premium restaurant tier, it belongs in that conversation.
Anchoíta
Deep wine list
Anchoíta holds the Star Wine List #1 ranking for 2025 and 2026 alongside consecutive Michelin Plate recognition, placing it at the sharper end of Buenos Aires contemporary dining. The restaurant operates at the $$$$ price tier in Palermo, drawing a crowd that comes as much for the wine program as the food. For a milestone meal in the city, it is one of the few addresses that earns the occasion.
Cabaña Las Lilas
Deep wine list
It sits at the mid-to-upper price tier of Buenos Aires beef dining, drawing both the city's business crowd and international visitors who treat the asado ritual with the seriousness it deserves.
Casa Cavia
Deep wine list
The address on Cavia 2985 signals a residential-street setting that contrasts with the technical ambition on the plate, where global cooking methods meet Argentine produce.
Crizia
1 Michelin star · Deep wine list
Crizia holds a Michelin star in a city where beef still dominates most conversations about dining. The Palermo Hollywood address is the first signal that something different is happening: this is a fish-and-seafood-led kitchen working with seasonal Argentine products, open fire, and a wine programme that has drawn serious attention for its depth in whites and older vintages.
Don Julio
1 Michelin star · Deep wine list
Don Julio holds a Michelin star and a top-ten World's 50 Best ranking, placing it at the apex of Buenos Aires' parrilla tradition. Booking two months ahead is standard; walk-in queues form close to opening time. The wine cellar runs to 60,000 bottles, and the beef, Aberdeen Angus and Hereford, dry-aged in-house, is sourced from the restaurant's own regenerative farm outside the city.
Duhau Restaurant & Vinoteca
Deep wine list
Duhau Restaurant & Vinoteca holds consecutive Michelin Plate recognition (2024 and 2025) and sits at the upper tier of Buenos Aires grill dining, inside the Palacio Duhau on Avenida Alvear. The dual format, a formal dining room alongside a dedicated wine bar, draws a clientele that returns for the depth of the Argentine wine program as much as for the fire-driven cooking.
El Mercado
Deep wine list
El Mercado at Faena Hotel brings the Argentine asado tradition into an open-air format shaped by European market sensibility. The kitchen anchors its menu to open-fire-cooked beef raised exclusively on Pampas and Patagonian pastures, placing it in the small tier of Buenos Aires restaurants where the sourcing brief is as specific as the cooking method. The setting, al fresco within one of the city's most architecturally deliberate hotel properties, adds a dimension that indoor parrillas cannot replicate.
Elena
Wine Spectator Award of Excellence · Deep wine list
Inside the Four Seasons Buenos Aires on Posadas, Elena positions itself at the intersection of open-fire Argentine grilling and internationally informed technique. Executive Chef Juan Gaffuri's dry-aged beef programme, 200-label wine list focused on Mendoza and Patagonia, and a 2025 Michelin Plate make it one of the more seriously argued cases for modern Argentine cooking in the city.
Mengano
Deep wine list
Mengano holds consecutive Michelin Bib Gourmand awards (2024 and 2025), placing it among the few contemporary restaurants in Buenos Aires to earn the guide's recognition for quality at a mid-range price point. Located on José A. Cabrera in Palermo, under chef Facundo Kelemen, it draws a repeat crowd that treats the room as a neighbourhood fixture rather than a destination occasion.
Michel Rolland Grill & Wine
Deep wine list
Michel Rolland Grill & Wine sits at the intersection of Argentinian grill tradition and serious wine culture, earning a Michelin Plate in 2025 against a Buenos Aires dining scene that increasingly benchmarks against global standards.
Oviedo
Deep wine list
Its reputation rests on polished service and a wine program anchored by the owner's passion for vintage collecting, a depth that sets it apart from most restaurants in its neighbourhood tier.
Puerto Cristal
Deep wine list
Puerto Cristal sits on the Puerto Madero waterfront, where Buenos Aires rewrote its relationship with the Río de la Plata. Holding a 3-Star Accreditation from the World of Fine Wine & Lifestyle Awards, it occupies a serious tier within the city's dining scene. The address, Av. Alicia Moreau de Justo, along the converted dock district, places it squarely inside one of the capital's most considered dining corridors.
Sarasanegro
Deep wine list
Sarasanegro sits at the intersection of Mar del Plata's seafront culture and Argentina's evolving fine dining conversation, with Chef Patricio Ariel Negro at the stove. The restaurant operates from a city better known for summer crowds than serious cooking, which is precisely what makes it worth tracking. For the Buenos Aires-based traveller willing to extend their itinerary, it represents a regional counterpoint to the capital's dominant restaurant scene.
Tegui
Deep wine list
Tegui sits at the sharper edge of Buenos Aires modern cooking, a Recoleta address that reached World's 50 Best Restaurants No. 49 in 2017 and continues to define the ceiling of Argentina's tasting-menu format. The kitchen frames local produce through technique-led courses that treat the country's regional larder as both subject and argument. Advance booking is standard practice here.
Trescha
1 Michelin star · Deep wine list
Trescha holds a Michelin star for 2024 and 2025 and appears on Latin America's 50 Best list, operating from Villa Crespo with a tasting-format menu built around Argentine ingredients and research-led technique.
Planning restaurants for wine lovers in Buenos Aires
- Which restaurant on this list holds a Wine Spectator award?
- Elena in Centro holds the only Wine Spectator award on this list, the Award of Excellence (2026). The restaurant has a 200-label list focused on Mendoza and Patagonia. Elena is a contemporary Argentine steakhouse in the Four Seasons Hotel, with dry-aged steaks and Josper-grilled meats, and the wine program is exceptional.
- Which restaurants on this list hold a Star Wine List award?
- Six restaurants on this list hold a Star Wine List award: Elena in Centro, Anchoíta in Chacarrita, Casa Cavia in Barrio Norte, Alo's in San Isidro, Aldo’s Palermo in Palermo, and Oviedo in Recoleta. Anchoíta holds the No. 1 ranking on that award for 2025 and 2026.
- Which restaurants on this list have the largest cellars?
- Don Julio in Palermo has the largest cellar on this list. Don Julio's cellar runs to 60,000 bottles beside the parrilla. Oviedo in Recoleta keeps an 18,000-bin list in a family-run Spanish seafood restaurant. Tegui in Recoleta keeps an Argentine collection of 2000 bottles.
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