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Argentine parrilla · Palermo · Buenos Aires
Fogón Asado
Wood from Argentina's north: white wood to light, red wood for embers, quebracho for the aroma.
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Why go01
Fogón Asado is a counter around a fire. Diners sit at a bar that wraps the grill and the cooks. There is no à la carte. Two set formats. At each step the grill cooks explain where the wood comes from, how the cattle were fed and which sauces go with what. The lists rate it. No. 22 in the World's 101 Best Steak Restaurants 2026, the best-placed Argentine parrilla that year. No. 35 in 2025, no. 36 in 2024. Recommended in the Michelin Guide Argentina 2024, 2025 and 2026, per the house. In November 2025 Tripadvisor's Travelers' Choice named it no. 1 in the world for fine dining.
What to order02
- Tasting Menu, 9 steps
- Chef's Counter, 14 steps
- Ceja
02What to order
- Tasting Menu, 9 stepsLunch and dinner.
- Chef's Counter, 14 stepsDinner only, up to 14 guests around the fire with the chef. Michelin and La Nación gave 10 and 12; the house now says 14.
- CejaWith cauliflower cream and corn in Time Out's 2024 run; Michelin lists it smoked.
CostillarEight hours on the fire.
Ojo de bifeWith sweet potato purée, in the 2024 sequence.- Panqueque de dulce de lecheWith Patagonian berries, to finish.
03The beef
Angus steers, raised on grass in La Pampa, per Time Out. The menu runs through the animal and the parrilla's classics. Time Out's 2024 sequence: ceja, ojo de bife, eight-hour costillar, matambre, provoleta, mollejas, morcilla, chorizo. The Michelin Guide names provoleta, Patagonian trout, chorizo, morcilla, panceta, smoked ceja and ojo de bife. The steps change. The fire does not.
04The fire
Wood from northern Argentina, with three jobs. Lighter white wood starts the fire. Red wood makes the embers. Quebracho gives the place its smell. The grill is custom-built. A rectangular bar circles the kitchen, with a brigade of six, per Le Petit Journal. The meal runs past two hours.
05The story
Fogón opened in 2018 in Palermo. The founders are Alex Pels, from Buenos Aires, Danielle Jenster, from Copenhagen, and Argentine chef Sebastián Cardamoni, who leads the kitchen. Pels and Jenster are partners in life and in business. Jenster came to Argentina through family links to Mendoza wineries. Uriarte opened in 2018. Gorriti followed in 2020, in a reformed old Palermo house with front-row seats by the fire. In October 2026 Cardamoni represented Fogón at Meat & Fire, at the Hipódromo de Palermo.
06The practical
Two addresses, one format: Uriarte 1423, Palermo Soho, and Gorriti 3780, Palermo Viejo. The main room seats 25 to 35. Fixed times: lunch arrival 12:30 pm, dinner 8 or 8:15 pm by menu. Online booking only, paid in advance; full refund up to 5 days before. No published prices. Le Petit Journal put it at €100–150 in October 2025. Wine pairing is optional. Glasses, beer and soft drinks are sold; no bottles, no corkage. Smart casual. Minimum age 14. Vegetarian, gluten-free and lactose-free on request when booking. Allow about three hours. Book the counter.
- Address
- Uriarte 1423, Palermo, Buenos Aires
- Website
- fogonasado.com
- Directions
- Google Maps ↗
How does Fogón Asado work?
There is no à la carte: a 9-step Tasting Menu (lunch and dinner) or a 14-step Chef's Counter (dinner only), served at a bar around the fire. Booking is online and paid in advance.
How much does Fogón Asado cost?
The house does not publish prices. Le Petit Journal put the evening at €100–150 per person in October 2025.
What wood does Fogón Asado use?
Wood from northern Argentina: white wood to light the fire, red wood for the embers and quebracho for aroma.
Where is Fogón Asado?
Two Palermo addresses with the same format: Uriarte 1423 (opened 2018) and Gorriti 3780 (opened 2020).
07In Buenos Aires’s selections
08Sources
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Last verified 25 Oct 2026.