


Rodrigo Sieiro and Diego Fanti (acclaimed chefs of the late Nectarine) are the culprits bringing Roman style pizza to BA. Ask for the spicy chili oil, and order with beer or wine depending what strikes your boozy liver.ĬOSI MI PIACE – El Salvador 4618, Palermo Soho The pizzeria lowdown: A new edition to the 2016 Buenos Aires restaurant scene. I always order the Margherita – it’s a joy to eat and really never fails me. The space is homey, rustic, informal and the star of the room is the wood fire oven that blisters and scorches the beautiful pie a la vista.Īll about the pizza: Super light fluffy dough, cooked for less than two minutes in the XXXhotXXX oven, and topped with fresh ingredients and great tomato sauce. This is true Neapolitan style pizza, with the certification to prove it. SIAMO NEL FORNO – Costa Rica 5886, Palermo Hollywood The pizzeria lowdown: I’d be a happier person if I ate Siamo Nel Forno at least once a week. **And of course don’t miss my extensive porteño pizza guide/history lesson on Saveur Magazine and Pizza Conmigo episode on UN3TV. So, after lots of strenuous research, eating, crying, and lactose intolerant-induced stomach aches, I came up with a totally biased guide to my best pizza in Buenos Aires. You’re a disgrace.įortunately, my hatred for the local corte has calmed, I’m able to accept Argentine style pizza in all its cheesy glory, and will honor a good pizza when merit is due. Yeah, I’m looking at YOU palmitos, salsa golf, huevo duro and ham rubber. I’m talking about all those Pizzerias los Hijos de Puta serving an abundant layer of cheap plastic queso that never seems to properly melt, flimsy can’t-get-it-up cardboard crust , Olympic pools of oil, dried oregano-sprinkled canned tomato “sauce” CONSERVATIVELY spread atop, and a skimpy selection of stupid toppings. Sorry Porteños, you will probably hate me and discredit anything I have to say since I know many of you think you have the best piksa in the world, but in my humble opinion, it’s much more common to find bad pizza in this city. Note to self: if you fuck with Argies and their pizza, they take it personally and may threaten your life. That was the all caps lock love letter I received a few years ago after mentioning I wasn’t fond of Argentine pizza. “YANQUI DE MIERDA GO HOME! VOLVETE AL PAIS DE LOS OBESOS MORBIDOS!!!!!”
