10 Best Brunch Spots In Buenos Aires, Argentina

No Buenos Aires brunch list is ever going to be written without Oui Oui coming at the top of the list. Serving the original Palermo brunch, Oui Oui was so loved by customers it opened a second branch just down the road, which doubles your chance of getting a table. But be prepared: on a weekend, you will have to wait. Ignore your grumbling belly and stick with it, as the food here is well worth the delay. Buttery croissants and perfectly poached eggs are what this place is all about, along with great coffee and homemade lemonade. If it’s not a full brunch you’re after, sample some of their cakes and muffins – they’re really, really good.

Porota is a tiny little café that has only a few tables, but if you’re lucky enough to sit down at one of them (be prepared to wait at weekends), you’ll be able to sample their tempting savory tarts, sandwiches and spectacular-looking cakes. Soups and salads also feature on this little cafe’s menu, and while there’s no special brunch menu all these options are a solid shout for a mid-morning meal.

Cafe Crespin, located in Villa Crespo, offers a great menu all day long, but its brunch specials are the meals that shine. Go for the ‘estrellado’, or ‘starry’ brunch to share. It includes coffee or tea, eggs Benedict, hash browns, hot cakes and two cakes of your choice. Now that’s quite the brunch.

A sort-of veggie restaurant that also happens to serve meat, this little San Telmo spot is the place to take your vegetarian friends even if someone in the group still wants a bit of carne. Hierbabuena serves up amazing natural juices (they serve a yerba mate juice because, you know, this is Argentina), so get a health-giving juice before you pig out majorly on another share-between-two sort-of brunch deal. The deal includes hot and cold drinks, French toast, roasted veg, salad and there are muffins and cakes too.

You’ll be drawn to this cafe for its pretty pastel colored walls and the cute decor, and you should then stick around for some grub. A great place to people-watch on the outside tables, Bartola offers up the standard eggs, pancakes and yogurt-granola fare. With its great location and lovely decor, it’s the sort of place you’ll want to laze all day in.