Still lifes are more than restaurants. They are spaces of memories and flavors. They are the origin of city traditions, gastronomic rituals and abundance of pleasures. They are magical places.

The neighborhood still lifes, legitimized by gastronomic critics, once again won a place in the outings of porteños and tourists. These restaurants have a marked imprint stopped in time: homemade food, generous portions, local flavor, tables without tablecloths and a permanent back and forth of waiters from the old days: those who take the order without writing down and know the regulars by name.

It can be said that our still lifes are a synthesis of the Italian and Spanish legacies: good pasta dishes, "minutas" - meals that are made in minutes -, seafood and fish dishes and the inevitable selection of cuts of meat à la Grill.

Milanesas, fritters, squid, tortillas, pasta, stew, fish casseroles, matambre with Russian salad, pickled chicken, pancakes and flan, the possibility of options is enormous and tempting.

Do you want to go to a still life? Here, 1st of the must-sees:

1. THE WORKER : Agustín Caffarena 64, Barracas.

2. EL ANTOJO: Tinogasta 3174, Villa del Parque.

3. MIRAMAR: Av. San Juan 1999, San Cristóbal.

4. BELLAGAMBA : Avenida Rivadavia 2183, Congress.

5. MANOLO : Bolívar 1299, San Telmo.

6. OVIEDO : Guatemala 5501, Palermo.

7. LOS ORIENTALES : Av. Rivadavia 3981, Almagro.

8. THE GREAT TAVERN : Combat of the Wells 95, Congress.

9. CHACABUCO GYM CLUB : Miró 750, Caballito.

10. BODEGÓN NUÑEZ : Arribeños 3198, Núñez.