Travel + Leisure

"The juicy fried empanadas are a hard act to follow."

Allie Lazar

"When you arrive, you’ll be served an empanada that dreams are made of — flavored beef stuffed inside perfectly fried dough."

Allie Lazar

"It’s a steakhouse for meat lovers who want to be transported back to the good ole days with waiters decking themselves out in their classic crisp white shirts and dapper bow ties. Keep the night going with a bife de lomo (tenderloin), ojo de bife (rib eye), thick steak fries, Malbec wine and homemade tiramisu. If you are all about substance over style, Parrilla Peña is your spot."

Allie Lazar

"Parrilla Peña. What to order: flan mixto (with dulce de leche and whipped cream)."

Planeta JOY

"Sweet and creamy, generous in quantity and intensity."

Kaleena Stroud

"Nothing special in terms of décor, but everything special when it comes to flan mixto for a fair price."

Rebecca Arnold

"It has (in my opinion) the best chimichurri sauce in town and serves a free empanada on arrival – winner!"

BIG BKF Buenos Aires

"The empanadas sampler are a perfect start."

Lili Kocsis

"Out of nowhere, a savory beef empanada which was atypical for 2 reasons: 1) it was fried, 2) it was complimentary. So this thing was a wonderful treat. Golden brown and crunchy outside, flavorful ground carne mixed with onion and chopped green olives on the inside."

Lili Kocsis

"We did end up ordering an ojo de bife which was flavorful, perfectly jugoso and gigantic. The actual “eye” of this ribeye was bloody red on the inside with a perfect tender brown exterior and beautiful char-lines running across it. The rest was fantastic as well, a little bit gritty, but for the most part soft and easy to chew with fantastic marbling and a ton of delicious fat clinging to the side, having done its job in pumping the flesh full of buttery flavor and now ready to be cut off and ... Read more