There're plenty of Italian restaurants sprinkled all over Argentina. There's virtually nothing resembling Spanish food in the country. No tapas, no authentic paella. I suppose it has alot to do with the flood of Italian immigrants coming in during the 1800s. Over the past century, Argentine food features heavily on pastas and pizzas. The pastas are hearty and full of Southern Italian flavors. They do easy-to-eat tomato based sauces really well.
There're some really shite restaurants in the touristy stretch. I don't understand why reviews rave about them. It's crap food placed in a restaurant. Pick your way through the forums and you'll find some good ones. Oviedo and Sottovoce are quite popular in Buenos Aires. Sottovoce is casual, laid back style, churning out pastas by the dozens and while decent, they aren't great. It feels very mass market. I very much prefer Oviedo which prides itself on the cooking and its food. It's cosier and prettier. They offer a better selection of wines too.
I'm definitely not going to be eating Italian food in Singapore for the next month or so. Enough of pastas and pastas and everything. NO MORE. I want sambal and sambal and more sambal.
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