Allie Lazar

"This empanada dive in Recoleta seems to be always packed with old Argentine men getting heavy with wonderful baked empanadas from Catamarca. The signature empanada is the one to take home at night: the Pikachu, loaded with cheese, onions and a mild spicy sauce."

Planeta JOY

"With thirty years of history making catamarqueñas empanadas. Homemade dough, crispy texture that melts in the mouth, and generous and spicy fillings. This is how a empanada is made."

La Nacion

"The best: the empanadas catamarqueñas, with intense flavors."

Holly Stanley

"For the best empanadas in town, head to Recoleta’s cult favorite La Cocina. A traditional hole in the wall spot, its empanadas from the Catamarca province are baked to order and arrive piping hot on a metal plate. All of the usual flavors can be found, but their carne picante one is supreme (true connoisseurs will be sure to tuck into the pikachu variety for a true flavor explosion)."

Kristin Deasy

"A must-try are the empanadas from La Cocina in Recoleta. Made in Catamarcan manner, choose the sweet-and-savory pikachu empanada for something a little different."