Best Burgers in La Plata: Meridiano V and More

The best burgers in La Plata are found in two main areas: the city centre around the commercial calles 8 and 12, and Meridiano V, the cobbled bar quarter around the old Provincial railway station at calles 17 and 71. Student bars near the university faculties add cheaper options in between.

La Plata was planned from scratch in 1882 as the capital of Buenos Aires Province, with numbered streets, diagonal avenues and a square every six blocks. The grid makes the city easy to read: an address is given as one numbered street between two others. The National University of La Plata gives the city a large student population. Meridiano V, nicknamed the San Telmo of La Plata, mixes bars, live music and weekend fairs in recycled old buildings.

Burgers in La Plata: key facts

• Areas to explore: the Centro around calles 8 and 12, Meridiano V and the streets near the university faculties.
• Bar quarter: Meridiano V, around calles 17 and 71 by the old Provincial station.
• City plan: a numbered grid with diagonals, laid out in 1882.
• From Buenos Aires: about 60 km south-east of the capital, by train from Constitución or by bus.
• Currency: Argentine peso (ARS); we only quote a price with the date it was checked.
• What our guides check: a venue open in the year of publication, its address, a dated price and a dated rating with its review count.

Every guide we publish on La Plata is dated and lists only venues, addresses, prices and ratings we could verify. To compare with Buenos Aires and the rest of the world, browse our burger restaurant guides by city.