Cafe Del Mercado - Buenos Aires

Had lunch here. It's in the middle of the San Telmo market and is one of the many food stalls. Dish of the day, advertised was a burger with bacon and cheese. It was pretty average. perhaps we should have guessed given it wasn't busy...and the others were. It filled a hole but was a mistake and we should have squeezed in elsewhere. It looks like a couple of other reviews are off a different place. I've attached a photo showing the same image as the trip advisor entry.

We walked around downtown BA for five hours looking at the various tourist attractions and ended up in Caminito. After this we caught a bus to the Plaza Del Mayo. On the way back to our hotel the Carles, we stopped in the Cafe Del...Mercado for a beer and snack. We enjoyed both in this busy place with plenty of atmosphere. A good watering hole with plenty of choice food wise.

This cafe is located right at the flea market. You can shop, eat, drink and go back and shop again. Friendly service, and I had a great class of Argentinian wine!

Such a typical BA area. This is where the locals come daily for their groceries and to grab a bite to eat.

We visited this cafe twice. The first time we tried their pizza and empanadas. Well, they have not perfected the art of making pizza. Hard cooked pizza dough. Not good. Their empanadas were bake and not fried and the pastry was flaky and the beef...filling tasty. Good. Ham filled empanadas tasted like they were filled sliced deli ham. Not so good. But here is their strong suit and this I am sure few will find fault with. Stopped by again and had the one of the plates of the day Platos del Dia) Escalopes De Pescado con salsa verde y papas cunas with a beer for pesos. We did not sample every thing they had to offer but the above get my unqualified seal of approval. It was a generous filet of fried fish that was cooked to perfection. Though this is listed as a Cafe and Bar, it has sit down service and personnel who are helpful and prompt. When I am in BsAr again I will remember this place fondly and go there again for this fish dish if for nothing else. I am giving it an excellent just for this fish dish alone and maybe the beef empanadas. Of course, I will end by saying again think fish.