Buenos Aires is known for its steak, but the plant-based scene here has been quietly building into something extraordinary. 🇦🇷 From elegant fine dining inside one of the city’s most iconic hotels to a tiny Peruvian vegan gem tucked into the Almagro neighbourhood, BA delivers plant-based food with the same passion and drama it brings to everything else. Whether you’re spending a weekend or a month, this city will feed you well.
The vegan scene is spread across the city’s most vibrant neighbourhoods — Palermo, Belgrano, Recoleta, and the Microcentro — so pick a barrio and start exploring. Here’s my guide to the best vegan and plant-based spots in Buenos Aires, tried, tested, and highly recommended.
Best Vegan Restaurants in Buenos Aires
1. Gioia Cocina Botánica — Botanical Fine Dining at the Park Hyatt
If you’re looking for the most refined plant-based dining experience in Buenos Aires, Gioia Cocina Botánica is it. Nestled inside the legendary Palacio Duhau Park Hyatt on Posadas 1350, Gioia is a Michelin Guide–listed restaurant that focuses exclusively on vegetarian and largely vegan cuisine with an Italian botanical twist. The space is beautiful — think high ceilings, soft lighting, and a terrace overlooking the hotel gardens. The tasting menu changes with the seasons, and every dish is a work of art. This is a special-occasion restaurant in every sense of the word, and one that will completely change how you think about plant-based fine dining in South America.
💡 Tip: Book well in advance — Gioia is popular with both hotel guests and Buenos Aires foodies. Lunch is a more affordable entry point to the tasting menu experience.
📍 Posadas 1350, C1011 Buenos Aires | ☎️ +54 11 5171-1330 | 🌐 palacioduhauexperience.com | 📸 @gioiacocinabotanica
2. Donnet — Argentina’s First Mushroom Restaurant
Manuela Donnet is a culinary pioneer — in 2016, she opened Argentina’s first and only restaurant entirely dedicated to cooking with fungi, and the result is one of the most unique dining experiences in all of Buenos Aires. Located at Fraga 499 in the Chacarita neighbourhood, Donnet te Ama serves an ever-evolving menu of mushroom-forward dishes that range from delicate and refined to deeply comforting. Everything on the menu is plant-based, and the depth of flavour that Manuela coaxes out of oyster mushrooms, shiitake, and seasonal varieties is nothing short of extraordinary. If you only go to one restaurant in Buenos Aires, make it this one.
📍 Fraga 499, C1427 Chacarita, Buenos Aires | ☎️ +54 11 4551-1915 | 📸 @donnet_te_ama
3. La Reverde Parrillita Vegana — Vegan Asado, BA Style
If you want to eat like a local without compromising your values, La Reverde Parrillita Vegana is the place. This beloved spot near the Congress Plaza in the city centre has been reinventing Argentina’s sacred asado tradition for years — serving grilled seitan and plant-based chorizos, empanadas, and all the classic sides you’d expect from a proper parrilla. The choripan (vegan, obviously) is legendary. It’s a small, simple space without any pretension, and that’s exactly why Buenos Aires loves it. This is comfort food, Argentine style, done entirely without animals.
📍 Montevideo 40, C1019 Buenos Aires | ☎️ +54 11 4384-1093 | 📸 @lareverdebsas
4. Vuena — Plant-Based Comfort Food in Belgrano
Vuena (formerly Hola Vuena) is a neighbourhood favourite in the Belgrano district, serving wholesome plant-based comfort food that hits all the right notes. Think sándwiches, salads, tostadas, croissants, alfajores, nuggets, empanadas, pastries, choripan and medialunas — all made with plants, all made with love. The menu is a masterclass in making vegan food feel genuinely satisfying and Argentine rather than health-conscious or restrictive. It’s also available on all the major delivery apps if you’d rather eat in your Airbnb, which honestly is a very reasonable choice given how good the empanadas are.
📍 Amenábar 1641, Belgrano, Buenos Aires | 🌐 vuena.ar | 📸 @holavuena
5. Craft Vegan Bakery — Artisan Vegan Boulangerie in Palermo
Craft Vegan Bakery has quickly become one of Buenos Aires’ most beloved vegan institutions, and for very good reason. Located on Bonpland 1527 in Palermo Hollywood (with additional locations across the city), this 100% vegan bakery turns out sourdough breads, viennoiseries, French patisserie and savoury boulangerie goods that are genuinely world-class. The croissants are flaky, the sourdough has real depth, and the pastries are the kind of thing you’ll find yourself thinking about long after you leave. Open from 8am daily, it’s the perfect place to start your Buenos Aires morning.
📍 Bonpland 1527, C1414 Palermo, Buenos Aires | ☎️ +54 11 6475-5102 | 🌐 craftveganbakery.com.ar | 📸 @craftveganbakery
6. Veganius — Vegan Deli & Comfort Food, Palermo
Veganius has been a cornerstone of Buenos Aires’ plant-based scene for years, and with good reason — it’s the kind of place that makes veganism feel effortless, joyful, and delicious. This Palermo deli and restaurant at Bonpland 2444 serves a rotating menu of Argentine comfort food classics, all made entirely from plants. The milanesa de seitán is a must-try, and the deli section means you can pick up vegan cheeses, spreads, and snacks to take home. With two locations in Palermo and a strong delivery presence, Veganius has made plant-based eating accessible and exciting for Buenos Aires locals for over a decade.
📍 Bonpland 2444, Palermo, Buenos Aires | ☎️ +54 11 3939-1064 | 🌐 veganius.com | 📸 @veganius_
7. Menta y Limón Vegan — Street Food at the Mercado San Nicolás
For quick, affordable, and genuinely delicious vegan street food, Menta y Limón inside the Mercado San Nicolás on Av. Córdoba 1750 is one of the best finds in the city centre. This small but mighty vegan stall turns out empanadas, choripan, burgers, sandwiches, salads, and more from a compact kitchen that punches well above its weight. The choripan is particularly famous among Buenos Aires’ vegan community — a smoky, satisfying riff on the Argentine classic that you’ll want to eat more than one of. Open Monday to Friday 11am–8pm and Saturday mornings.
📍 Mercado San Nicolás, Av. Córdoba 1750 Local 14, C1055 Buenos Aires | 📸 @mentaylimonvegan
8. Gordo Vegano — International Vegan Cuisine in Belgrano
Gordo Vegano on Echeverría 3078 in the Belgrano R neighbourhood is one of the highest-rated vegan restaurants in all of Buenos Aires, and one visit will tell you exactly why. This cosy, creative spot serves an international vegan menu spanning wok’d seitán sandwiches, rich curries, fresh pastries, and seasonal specials — all 100% plant-based and all cooked with genuine care. The atmosphere is warm and neighbourhood-y, the staff are brilliant, and the food consistently delivers. It’s open from 10am until late, making it a great all-day option whether you want brunch, lunch, or a long dinner.
📍 Echeverría 3078, C1428 Belgrano, Buenos Aires | ☎️ +54 11 4098-4023 | 📸 @gordo.vegano
9. Guille Veggie — Vegan Peruvian Cuisine in Almagro
Guille Veggie is the kind of hidden gem that makes Buenos Aires so special for plant-based travellers. Tucked away on Humahuaca 4101 in Almagro, this small and intimate restaurant serves authentic Peruvian vegan cuisine — anticuchos de girgolas (oyster mushroom skewers), causa limeña de lupines, lomo saltado, and other classics of Peruvian cooking, all reimagined without animal products. The flavours are bold, the portions are generous, and the whole experience feels like eating at someone’s grandmother’s house in Lima. Open Tuesday to Sunday for dinner, with weekend lunch service — booking ahead is essential.
📍 Humahuaca 4101, C1192 Almagro, Buenos Aires | ☎️ +54 11 5731-9856 | 📸 @guilleveggie
Tips for Vegan Travellers in Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is a big city and the vegan scene is spread across many different neighbourhoods, so it helps to plan by area. Palermo is your best bet for concentration of options — Craft Vegan Bakery, Veganius and Menta y Limón are all within easy reach. For a splurge, Gioia in Recoleta and Donnet in Chacarita are both worth planning your day around. Most restaurants open late by European standards — don’t turn up for dinner before 8pm unless you want to eat alone. For quick, cheap bites throughout the day, the delivery apps are your friend: most of the restaurants on this list deliver across the city.
Have you eaten vegan in Buenos Aires? Drop your favourite spots in the comments — I’d love to hear what I’m missing!