Korean Comfort-Soup at Casa Feliz

Seem like I have been uncharacteristically ALL about Korean food the past few weeks? That’s because I have… Snapping photos of Korean dishes and trying to identify the ingredients therein, I’m helping out a reporter friend of mine who is currently working on an article about the Top 5 Korean Restaurants in B.A. It should…

Sinko Cafe: A Korean event venue with spice

Looking for a funky venue for an upcoming birthday, bat mitzvah, quinceañera? Party hard Korean-style at Sinko Cafe in Flores! The place is gigantic and easy to decorate, with a capacity grand enough to wine and dine the passengers and crew of the Titanic or the population of a moderately sized country. Owned by the…

Estilo Coreano: Eating Korean in Style in Puerto Madero

Noontime in Puerto Madero sees suited, hungry executives pouring out of luxurious office building, rushing madly around Olga Cossettini Ave looking for a bite to eat before returning to work. The traditional 3-s lunch (soup-salad-sandwich) so popular among businessmen of American financial districts, men and women who are seemingly constantly pressed for time, is often replaced…

Bi Won: Superb and Accessible Korean Chow in Once

Turns out you don’t have to hike it all the way out to Flores to get a taste of authentic Korean food. Bi Won, an elegant yet super-affordable little gem located on Ave. Junin in Once, serves up Bi Bim Bap and Bulgogi which rival those found on any Carabobo hole-in-the-wall menu!       The banchan, tiny little…

Buffalo Wings at Casa Bar

Looking for spicy buffalo wings in B.A.? Casa Bar has got’em! Made with  real Frank’s Hot Sauce and served with a side of real ranch dressing, this is one of those all too few cases in which picante on an Argentine bar food menu actually does mean spicy. I ordered my alitas (winglets) half rebozadas (breaded and fried) and half picante (drenched in…

Bo-Sung Restaurant, Koreatown, Flores

 In a city where the search for authentic pho or pad thai is a lost cause, Korean barbecue (the real deal) is actually available and within reach. Carabobo Avenue, located in the southern region of the Flores district, is the primary artery of Buenos Aires’s Barrio Coreano, home to the 20,000 Koreans inhabiting Buenos Aires, and a hub for Korean businesses…