L'Argentin

Description:

• Loaded with panache, and decorated like a very upscale version of what you might have found somewhere on the Argentine plains, this stylish restaurant is on the lobby level of the Fairmont Hotel. Within an environment loaded with autumn colors, polished copper, leather banquettes, and big windows overlooking the sea, diners enjoy some of the best grilled-meat dishes in town. (A limited array of fish is served, but because the same hotel also maintains a separate seafood restaurant, Le Pistou, on its seventh floor, most clients are here for the meat.) One of the specialties on which this place has built its name is a tampiqueña, a much-marinated spicy filet of beef served with guacamole, salsa, tortillas, and a purée of string beans. An equally succulent choice is a standing hunk of roast beef presented on a wheeled trolley and carved at tableside.

• © Frommer's 2013

Awards:

Frommer's

•  Recommended 2010