Don Zoilo

01What to order

• Asado de tira (cross-cut short ribs)The most ordered dish, about 300 kg / 661 lb a week in 2024, per Clarín.
• Achuras with lemon and saltThe offal plate La Nación singled out in 2011; the city's guide also suggests starting with achuras.
• Entraña (skirt) and ojo de bife (rib-eye)With the asado de tira, the cuts Time Out lists as most requested.
• A dry-aged cutAged 45 to 60 days; the house said in 2024 that it costs about 30% more than a standard cut, not double.
• Bocaditos de acelgaFried chard bites, a starter Clarín and Buenos Aires Portal both name.
• Fusilli al fierritoThe house pasta, per Clarín; Buenos Aires Portal also notes the homemade pastas.

02The beef

Don Zoilo added dry-aged beef about two years before Clarín's January 2024 report, aging it 45 to 60 days in German-made cabinets that control humidity, air flow and temperature, with a carbon filter and ultraviolet light. Time Out repeats the range in 2025 and adds that the aging is visible to diners. No source names the breed, the estancia or the feeding, so the page leaves them out.

03The fire

Clarín's 2024 report describes a grill fed with charcoal and espinillo wood. The parrilla works both services: the menu is the same at lunch and dinner, though prices differ between them.

04The story

In 1989 two friends, whose names the sources do not give, opened the parrilla at the corner of Luis Viale; La Nación wrote in 2011 that it was there before Palermo Hollywood, Puerto Madero and Las Cañitas became dining districts. In 2011 it served about 7,000 covers a month and 180 kg / 397 lb of asado each weekend. In 2015 it added 50 seats to the original 90. By 2024 the count was 11,000 covers a month. Buenos Aires Portal describes dark wood furniture, white tablecloths, plates bearing the house name and waiters in bow ties. Clarín and the city both give 1989.

05The practical

Avenida Dr. Honorio Pueyrredón 1406, Villa Crespo. Bookings by phone on 4588-1194: in January 2024 the lines opened on Tuesdays at 9 am and filled the next six days within about two hours; the Facebook page also lists donzoilo.meitre.com. Tuesday to Sunday, noon to 4 pm and from 8 pm; Clarín gives a 1 am close, the city's guide 11 pm. Closed on Mondays. The last press report Steakpedia found is from January 2025, so confirm before going.

Address

Av. Dr. Honorio Pueyrredón 1406, Villa Crespo, Buenos Aires

Phone

+54 11 4588-1194

Directions

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