The Best Seafood in Argentina
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The best seafood in Argentina, according to the experts: the Michelin Guide and The 50 have both weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Crizia comes out on top, and the good stuff runs deepest in Buenos Aires and Mar del Plata.
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Ajo Negro and Oviedo hold the next two places. The Michelin Guide and The 50 show up on more of this list than any other guide.
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Rank 1. Crizia
Seafood
In a city where beef is practically a religion, this Palermo seafood restaurant holds a Michelin star and a spot on Latin America's 50 Best list while making the case for Argentina's coastline instead. The loft dining room runs on intimate lighting, charcoal smoke, and a glass wine cellar, and the oyster bar does Patagonian shells three ways before the menu moves on to wood-grilled fish and southern-coast shellfish. The rooftop garden supplies the kitchen.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 1 Star
- The 50 The 50: #40 · Latin America's 50 Best Restaurants
- Michelin Guide 1 Star
- The 50 #40 · Latin America's 50 Best Restaurants
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Rank 2. Ajo Negro
Seafood
A steel scaffolding bar anchors the room at this casual fish-focused restaurant in Colegiales, where colorful maritime murals and a mid-room aging cabinet set the tone before you've ordered anything. The menu runs from tapas to whole fresh fish of the day, all handled with more precision than the relaxed industrial setting implies. It holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand, and you'll need a reservation well ahead to find out why.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
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Rank 3. Oviedo
Seafood
The awards
- The 50 The 50: The 50 Discovery
- The 50 The 50 Discovery
A Tie
Two places have the exact same Score, so they share #3. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #3 Oviedo (this place) 71.400
- #3 Sarasanegro 71.400
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Rank 3. Sarasanegro
Seafood
The awards
- The 50 The 50: The 50 Discovery
- The 50 The 50 Discovery
A Tie
Two places have the exact same Score, so they share #3. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #3 Oviedo 71.400
- #3 Sarasanegro (this place) 71.400
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Rank 5. Ultramarinos
Seafood
On the edge of Buenos Aires's Chinatown, this seafood restaurant takes its name from the word for "overseas," which turns out to be a slight misdirection: the kitchen pulls almost entirely from Argentina's own coastline. The high-ceilinged contemporary room runs from snack-style croquettes and cured mussels through to grilled baby squid with 'nduja, the menu drifting between raw, smoked, and live-fire without much fuss about it.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant