The Ultimate Parrillada

While obviously, I hope, the ultimate parrillada (mixed grill) would be a great asado (barbecue) in the backyard off of your own parrilla (grill), with friends, beer, wine, etc.; a couple of us were sitting around and talking about eating out at parrillas. We realized that to have a truly fantastic parrilla meal, we’d need to restaurant hop from one place to the next to have different parts of the cow (&/or other animals). This is the list we came up with, along with some recommendations from other folks in the city that I haven’t checked out yet - and I’ll make changes if/as I find better choices! Most of the restaurants are listed in my restaurant reviews for further reading. Maybe one day we can get a group together and work our way through some portion of this list!

Sausages (+):

Chorizos (pork) - Miranda in Palermo Viejo
Chorizos (chicken) - La Porteña in Martinez
Morcillas (black/blood sausages) - La Cholita in Barrio Norte
Provoleta (grilled provolone) - La Cholita in Barrio Norte
Provoleta de cabra (grilled goat cheese) - La Brigada in San Telmo
Provoleta rellena - Le Celeste in Palermo Viejo

Innards:

Chinchulines (intestines) - Pichi Huasi in Barrio Norte
Chotos (another version of intestines) - Le Celeste in Palermo Viejo
Higado (liver) - Las Cholas in Las Cañitas
Mollejas (sweetbreads) - El Yugo in Recoleta
Riñones (kidneys) - La Brigada in San Telmo

Cuts of Beef:

Bife de Chorizo (porterhouse) - Des Nivel in San Telmo
Bife de Lomo (sirloin) - Rodi-Bar in Recoleta
Cuadril (rump steak) - Don Julio in Palermo Viejo
Entraña (hangar steak) - El Trapiche in Palermo Viejo
Filet (filet mignon) - La Olla de Felix in Barrio Norte
Ojo de Bife (boneless ribeye) - Bar Urondo in Caballito
Tira de Asado (crosscut ribs) - Parrilla Peña in Centro

Other animals/specialties:

Bondiola (pork tenderloin) - Sucre in Belgrano
Chivito (goat) - El Establo in Microcentro
Matambre (stuffed, rolled veal flank) - Munich in Recoleta
Matambre al carbón (charcoal roasted version of the above) - El Sanjuanino in Recoleta
Pamplonas (rolled grilled meat, cheese and filling) - Le Celeste in Palermo Viejo
Papas Fritas (french fries) - Rodi-Bar in Recoleta (especially the provencal ones)
Papas Paille (thin french fires) - El Yugo in Recoleta
Pollo (chicken) - La Cholita in Barrio Norte