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08/14/2021 6:01 AM
Clarín.com
Gourmet
Updated 08/14/2021 11:12 AM
Buenos Aires
turned green
.
In the last year and a half, even during the pandemic - or perhaps it should be said, also because we are experiencing the pandemic -
the plant-based gastronomic offer - made exclusively with food of plant origin - exploded
.
This relatively new concept as a marketing strategy refers to
food produced from plants
.
And of course it seeks to attract vegan consumers, vegetarians and the more permeable flexitarians (those who prefer vegetables but occasionally consume something of animal origin).
Buenos Aires gastronomy, always attentive, took note.
Thus, to the already famous restaurants,
proposals
of different price and variety were added
.
In some cases they are purely vegan;
in others, vegan is the rule but there are vegetarian options (which in this case can include foods of animal origin such as milk, eggs or cheese) and some add some meat to include flexitarians.
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The plant based route in Buenos Aires
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Here, a guide to some of the
classic and new restaurants
to follow the City's plant-based route.
1- Sacred
Avocado masala, one of the classics of Sacro.
Sacred Photo
The Palermo restaurant was one of the first to demonstrate the sophistication that a vegan dish can achieve: since 2018, it has served
food from the world based on plants and mushrooms
.
The menu is divided into snacks, soft and strong, all to share and with variations according to the seasonality of the ingredients.
Some of their classics: kimchi dumplings, avocado masala and sweet potato ravioli
.
And some of the dishes they just added: plantain tostones and cocoa and wasabi mousse.
Creative drinks, specialty coffee and a very good list of organic, natural and biodynamic wines.
Costa Rica 6038 (Palermo), @sacroresto
2- Mudrá
Mudrá's vegan sushi.
Photo Rafael Mario Quinteros
The American chef Matthew Kenney proposed from the first place in the elegant Patagonia Floor a
haute cuisine proposal
, in which
the variety of
vegan
sushi
stands out
.
Here we
do not seek to imitate fish, but to think of each piece as a small explosion of flavors
and they achieve this with mushrooms, nut creams and a skillful use of seasonings.
They also serve dishes like their classic mousakka and very good pizzas.
It has an express branch in the Bellini tower in downtown, with many dishes from the original menu.
Av. Córdoba 3942 (Almagro) and Paraguay 831 (Retiro), @mudraplantbased
3- Sampa
Grilled girgolas with bean puree, a must see from Sampa.
This Villa Crespo grill is presented as 99% vegetarian
(because they want to leave 1% free for a proposal outside of this mold), but most of the dishes on the menu are vegan.
Many textures, colors and flavors in chef Leonardo Chafud's creations, always in front of the grill.
It has a very nice bar to also enjoy the experience of preparing each of its proposals, which in small plate formats invite you to share.
Recommended: the grilled girgolas
with bean puree, roasted onions and tapenade of capers,
sun-
dried tomatoes and olives, and
the
potato
keppe
stuffed with portobellos
, walnuts and mint with roasted cabbage salad, creamy chestnut and fried onions.
Raúl Scalabrini Ortiz 769 (Villa Crespo), @ sampa99v
4- Peppermint
Avocado toast and mint lemonade, a classic of natural cuisine.
Photo Peppermint
It was one of the first restaurants on the boulevard Caseros in Barracas
, which always bet on a
natural cuisine
both in the dishes and in the drinks, of which they have a wide variety of lemonades and detox juices.
To the market where they sell take-out products, they have now added a new place, a
100% plant-based
burger joint where they serve soy burgers and another made from mushrooms or aduki beans.
In the restaurant,
there are more elaborate dishes such as crispy avocado with lime marmalade or cauliflower curry
.
And they have very good vegan ice creams.
Av. Caseros 454 (Barracas), @hierbabuenarestaurant, @hierbabuenavegan, @hierbabuenaorganicmarket
5- Buenos Aires Green
One of chef Mauro Massimino's vegan cakes.
IG @buenosairesverde
The chef Mauro Massimino is a diffuser of
natural food, organic and
raw
(raw)
from Palermo restaurant and also had cycles on the screen of the Gourmet.
Most of their dishes are vegan and they have many TACC-free options.
Some of those that were erected as a reference in his menu are the
"meat"
empanadas
without meat
and the vegan "tuna".
which he uses in sandwiches and cakes, in addition to his rice or quinoa woks and his power pizza.
Large bakery, sourdough breads and many raw sweets, including various cakes, and specialty cafeteria.
Gorriti 5657 (Palermo), @buenosairesverde
6- Donnet
The fainá tuco and pesto, a Donnet classic.
Photo Donnet loves you
The star of Manu Donnet's restaurant in
Chacarita
are their
mushrooms
, which they prepare together with other organic or agroecological vegetables, always in season.
They do not use any derivatives of meat or dairy, nor can they.
In their processes they resort to fermentation, sprouting and dehydration, with which their dishes fall into the categories of
vegan, raw vegan and gluten free
.
As the menu is seasonal, it varies weekly
, but there are classics that they always keep, such as the fainá tuco and pesto, the Donnet mushrooms and the white stew.
And in a pandemic they also added a vegan sushi.
Av. Jorge Newbery 4081 (Chacarita), @donnet_te_ama
7- Side V
Los vaos, one of Lado V's street food options. Photo Lado V
Like ying and yang, the same owners of Lado A artisanal delicatessen in Lado V explore 100% vegan cuisine in the city's
first
plant-based street food
.
Yes, there are not burgers with original ingredients in the sandwich (such as fried plantains or kimchi mayonnaise), but
the best thing about the menu is that it does not seek to remember the flavor of the meat,
as in its generous nachos with guacamole and the nuggets of mushrooms with fries, or their also very tasty mushroom sticks.
Cocktails, beers, specialty coffee and veggie options for afternoon tea.
Honduras 4969 (Palermo), @ sidev.bsas
8- Vegan Fox
One of Vegan Fox's vegan burgers. Photo IG @ veganfox.goodburger
Another yin and yang,
Kevin Bacon owners'
plant-based
burger
joint associated with NotCo, the company that produces Not Burger.
A lot of proposals in their smash not burguers (highly recommended the one with Jack Daniels BBQ sauce, double cheddar and crispy onion), breaded burgers and chicken medallions.
As in all fast-food
they obviously have French fries and nuggets,
and they also recently added the vegan mac & cheese, which is served alone, on the fries and even in a hamburger (the Mac & Cheese burger).
Gorriti 5213 (Palermo), @ veganfox.goodburger
9- Let it V
Plant-based fusion cuisine in Let it V. Photo @ letit.v
They are actually two proposals, not only 100% vegan, but also
gluten free
.
Let it V, the restaurant, offers
fusion cuisine
with organic and
seasonal
ingredients,
ranging from sushi to pokes and vurritos.
Vakery –which for now shares space but will soon be an independent place–
is a
specialty bakery and cafeteria
that also works with organic fruits.
Recommended: curried
chickpea (chickpeas, white and purple onion, colored
bell
peppers and roasted banana, accompanied by white rice with coriander, pineapple chutney parsley),
avo-toast focaccia and carrot cake.
They also serve brunch.
Costa Rica 5865 (Palermo), Thames 747 - Mercat Villa Crespo (Villa Crespo) and Honduras 5869 (Palermo), @ letit.vy @ letit.vakery.
10- Veggie Middle East
The falafel, star of Veggie Middle East.
Photo @veggiemedioriente
The restaurant is promoted as
falafel heaven,
and these delicious crunchy chickpea balls are its star: alone, in salads, in a bowl with fries, in chops and in sandwiches, all veggie.
They also have varieties of hummus.
Suipacha 532 (San Nicolás), Thames 747 - Mercat Villa Crespo (Villa Crespo) and Junín 1795 (Recoleta), @veggiemedioriente
11- Jaam
Yellow curry, one of Jaam's dishes.
Photo Jaam Kitchen without animals
"Kitchen without animals"
is the definition of this restaurant in San Telmo created by a group of friends and captained by chef Alejandro "Nitu" Digilio.
Most of the dishes, in addition to
plant-based
, are
gluten free
.
The fainá with romesco, the lentil pâté with focaccia and the yellow curry (with gírgolas, baby carrots, grilled zucchini, fennel, red onion, grapes, pineapple, turmeric pickles and citrus-scented rice) are among the most requested dishes, and they
also sell out the
vegan locro
every time they prepare it for the national holidays.
Drink menu with natural soft drinks, organic wines and drinks.
Bolívar 916 (San Telmo), @ jaam.santelmo
12- Surge
Aguachile with papaya and apple, a Mexican dish from Oleada.
Photo @ oleadaplantbased.ba
The new project of those responsible for Mudrá
is the city's first
plant-based
(and
gluten-free
)
Mexican restaurant
, which has just opened in Palermo.
Corn chips with guacomole and walnut cheese, quesadillas with plant-based cheddar, and tacos, of fried mushrooms, al pastor with plant-based meat and black beans, among the featured dishes.
The cocktail bar
, designed by Alex Caio,
also has a very important role
, with signature drinks made with sea water, natural ferments and fruits, which are
sugar free
.
Fitz Roy 1722 (Palermo), @ oleadaplantbased.ba
13- Haulani
Haulani ice creams now have their own premises.
Instagram photo @haulani_argentina
The vegan ice creams that were sold in bars and markets now have their own ice cream parlor
(or
vegan creamery
, as they call it) in Mercat Villa Crespo.
Their ice creams are made with coconut milk, and they are very creamy like non-veggie ones.
Some flavors?
Coconut, of course, and also chocolate, passion fruit, and matcha and vanilla.
They can be ordered in a vegan cornet, in a glass or pot as in any ice cream parlor, and add vegan toppings such as
coconut caramel
or a mix of caramelized seeds.
They also have paddles.
Thames 747 - Mercat Villa Crespo (Villa Crespo), @haulani_argentina
14- Nueza House
Hazelnut alfajor and vegan chocolate ganache.
Instagram photo @casanueza
The inauguration of this venture by the young sisters Agustina and Catalina Azcuy, in full quarantine, was a surprise and an immediate success:
a specialty cafeteria with a wide range of vegan pastries -
and also gluten free in some cases.
Croissants, cookies, alfajores and cakes, as well as savory options such as sourdough toasts with cashew and avocado spread are part of the proposal.
They also have a warehouse with take-out products.
Lavalleja 1373 (Palermo), @casanueza
15- Mercat Villa Crespo
Mercat Villa Crespo has several vegan options.
Photo Germán García Adrasti
The creators of this new gastronomic market were raised from the beginning to be inclusive with the various food choices and that is why
all the premises have at least some
plant-based
proposal
.
But in some it is directly the main part of the offer.
This is the case of the aforementioned
Let it V, Veggie Middle East and Haullani
, in addition to
Epica
(which serves bowls that each diner can assemble to taste with vegetables and proteins),
Organic Earth
(salads and vegetarian wraps) and
Vedanna
(plant-based pastry. based on tea) among others.
Thames 747 (Villa Crespo), @mercatvillacrespo
16- Fifi Warehouse
The croissant stuffed with Fifi avocado.
Photo Fifi Warehouse
Chef Luciano Colombi opened this restaurant in 2013 with a
healthy and organic
proposal
.
That philosophy deepened, and
the pandemic fueled the evolution toward 100% plant-based cuisine.
Since the end of last year, that guides both the restaurant and the natural warehouse that is also part of the project.
Some of their dishes:
potato cake with tempeh
, tofu, mushrooms and raisins, croissant stuffed with avocado, green leaves, marinated cucumber and sumac, and
raw cocoa cake
topped with raspberry and beet.
Gorriti 4812 (Palermo), @fifialmacen
17- Eggs & Gree
ns
Eggs & Greens brunch has vegetarian and vegan options.
Photo @eggsngreens
In this cafe-restaurant the menu is designed by a nutritionist and is
aligned with new trends in food
, among which
keto, lactose-free, vegetarian and vegan options stand out, as well as being
all gluten-free.
The customer can make their own dish by choosing a protein with its garnish, plus the complimentary shot of kefir.
They also have patisserie and on weekends, brunch.
Bonpland 1617 (Palermo) and Av. 25 de Mayo 107 (San Isidro)
18- Chui
The pizzas have 48 hours of fermentation.
Photo Chui
There are those who say that it is
the first restaurant designed for this context of pandemic because of its huge garden and outdoor patio
in what used to be a wasteland.
Toda su propuesta es vegetariana o vegana. Cocina a la vista y horno a leña como estrella, el formato elegido también es el de los platitos y platos, con la focaccia de masa madre y los hongos con salsa holandesa, lima y eneldo como dos destacados. También son recomendadas las pizzas, con 48 horas de fermentación, harina agroecológica y tomate orgánico.
Loyola 1250 (Villa Crespo), @chui.ba
19- Estilo Veggie
Además de sus platos, Estilo Veggie publicó una guía para iniciarse al veganismo. Foto @estiloveggie
Este restaurante es otro clásico de la escena gastronómica vegana. Tiene tres sucursales y un e-market en el que pueden comprarse sus panes, quesos veganos y sus platos congelados. También publicó la Veggiepedia, una guía para orientar a quienes quieran transicionar al veganismo. Sus hits son las alitas de tofu, el lomito de seitán gourmet y la hamburguesa clásica completa.
Fitz Roy 1941 (Palermo), Colectora Este Ramal Pilar km 38,4 (Del Viso) y Juan de Garay 2303 (Olivos), @estiloveggie
20- La Reverde
Las entrañitas de La Reverde son de seitán. Foto: La Reverde
Choripán, entraña y bife a la parrilla. Clásicos de un asado argentino... Pero que no provienen de una vaca. Esta parrilla disruptiva no tira toda la carne al asador, sinotodo el seitán. Se especializa en esta “carne vegetal” hecha a base de gluten de trigo, la que trabajan en distintas versiones para lograr platos similares a los que se hubieran hecho con carne vacuna –incluyendo la grasa.
El vacío y el matambrito son dos de los clásicos, y las entrañas una de las incorporaciones más nuevas. Además venden sus carnes vegetales en bandejas para freezar. Actualmente están vendiendo solo para llevar.
Montevideo 40 (San Nicolás), @lareverdebsas
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