Thursday, 8 September 2011

Lola

I must say I don’t really like cemeteries as a tourist attraction. Still, Recoleta cemetery is usually advertised as one of the biggest attractions in Buenos Aires. Around it sit public gardens, museums, a cultural centre and… restaurants! Including Lola!

First and foremost, let me give you a warning – Lola is a posh restaurant. Last time I went there, with 2 friends at the end of a very touristy day, we were thoroughly looked from head to toe… Snickers and old jeans… It seems they don’t match that well with candles and roses on a perfectly white table, with red napkins… But it all works together for the ambience – traditionally sophisticated and expensive.

Still, the food is really good! Whether it is a “Ojo de Bife” or a “Bife Chourizo” or some pasta, you can’t get it wrong – though, again, my preference here would be the Argentinian tender meat. Better combine it with a good Malbec (delicious red wine – and I am from a wine producing country, so, if I say it…) or a white Torrontes, that will really cap a great dinner.

This is the kind of restaurant where you will go for a business dinner, or a “dinner to impress” your future girlfriend.

Where: Buenos Aires - Argentina

Address: Roberto M Ortiz 1805, Recoleta, Buenos Aires

Phone: +54 11 4804 5959

Expensive: 30 Euros per person

Last visit: August 2011

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