Best Burgers in Buenos Aires: Palermo and More

The best burgers in Buenos Aires are concentrated in Palermo, especially Palermo Soho and Palermo Hollywood, and in the neighbouring barrios of Villa Crespo, Colegiales and Las Cañitas. Thin, crisp smash burgers lead the current wave, and queues on the pavement are a common sight on weekend nights.

The burger boom is recent in a city built around the parrilla, the Argentine grill. Burger Joint has been a Palermo Soho reference for more than a decade, and since the early 2020s a wave of short-menu burger bars has followed it, several of them opening in Villa Crespo. Many grind their patties from Argentine cuts such as bife de chorizo, the local sirloin. Porteños, as the city’s residents are called, eat late: dinner rarely starts before 9 p.m., and the burger bars follow that clock.

Burgers in Buenos Aires: key facts

• Neighbourhoods to explore: Palermo Soho, Palermo Hollywood, Villa Crespo, Colegiales, Las Cañitas and San Telmo.
• Main style: the smash burger, often double, with cheddar and bacon.
• Local beef: patty blends ground from Argentine cuts such as bife de chorizo.
• When locals eat: dinner from 9 p.m., later on Fridays and Saturdays.
• Burger Day: International Burger Day, 28 May, brings special editions and promotions across the city.
• Currency: Argentine peso (ARS); prices move quickly with inflation, so a price only means something with its date.

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