La Cabrera

I have found the most amazing Parrilla! It is not cheap, that is for sure, and you can expect to wait at least an hour to get a seat, even on a Tuesday night, BUT while you are waiting they give you free beer, champagne, and appetizers. I went with my friend for her birthday and the dinner was amazing. Certain cuts of meat are so tender you can cut them with a spoon. Every dish you order comes with 20 mini side condiments. Everything from roasted garlic, mashed potatoes, creamed mushrooms, hummus, salsa, poached pears...INCREDIBLE. And although it is expensive considering my current Argentine artist budget, after wine, perfectly cooked tenderloin, salad, and appetizers, the bill was still around 35 dollars each. This restaurant is called La Cabrera, in Palermo viejo. After leaving (they also sang happy birthday and gave her a beautiful desert with flaming candle) we were going to call it an early night because we had a show the following day. But then we met the Russians. 

This couple was standing lost on a street corner and after giving them directions they insisted on buying beers because it was Alicias Bday - why not? We headed to a bar called Cronico in plaza Serrano which I do not know if we will ever be allowed back into. They were the rowdiest bunch of people. Kattia and her boyfriend, who's name I do not remember...his nickname was a very strange word she kept calling him, and when I asked the significance she stood up, hiked her skirt over her underwear and smacked her ass. Apparently his nickname is the Russian word for "butt". They proceed to smash bottles on the ground after finishing them with a loud "Ohpah!" Some one at the adjoining table asked for a cigarette from butt man and in true style he jumped up on our table did a little dance walk across it, and jumped onto theirs to pass the cigarette. I have no idea how we were not kicked out. Suffice to say, we didn't make it home till 6 in the am.