Best Burgers in Mendoza: Arístides and Centro

The best burgers in Mendoza are concentrated on Avenida Arístides Villanueva, the bar street west of the centre, where several smash-burger counters sit within a few blocks of each other. The Centro around Plaza Independencia and the Paseo Sarmiento pedestrian street covers daytime eating, and Chacras de Coria, in Luján de Cuyo, is the leafy suburban alternative.

This is Malbec country: Luján de Cuyo, Maipú and the Uco Valley produce much of Argentina’s best-known wine. Mendoza keeps a long siesta. Many shops close in the early afternoon, and the city comes back to life at dusk, when Arístides fills its pavement tables. The streets are shaded by trees watered from open irrigation channels, the acequias, a reminder that the city is an oasis at the foot of the Andes.

Burgers in Mendoza: key facts

• Neighbourhoods to explore: Arístides Villanueva, the Centro, the Quinta Sección, Godoy Cruz and Chacras de Coria.
• Main burger street: Avenida Arístides Villanueva, where smash burgers dominate.
• Siesta: many shops close in the early afternoon and reopen in the evening.
• Local drink: Malbec from Luján de Cuyo, Maipú and the Uco Valley.
• Currency: Argentine peso (ARS), with prices that need a date to stay meaningful.
• What our guides check: opening status in the year of publication, the street address, a dated price and a dated rating with its review count.

Every guide we publish on Mendoza is dated and lists only venues, addresses, prices and ratings we could verify. For other cities, see our burger restaurant guides.