Through this article you will find a complete and varied guide to the best-rated restaurants in the city.
But first I'm going to tell you what the local food is and the main dishes on offer. As in almost the entire Patagonian area there is lamb, it can be eaten on the grill, on the cross, on the disk or in stews. Another highly requested dish by visitors is trout. The species that are usually offered in the cards are the Brown and the Rainbow. Both are grilled or grilled, accompanied with potatoes or stuffed with seasonal vegetables.
The autochthonous dishes are the guanaco and the choique (Ñandú Petiso), characteristic animals of Santa Cruz that in the past were the habitual diet of the indigenous Tehuelches. Guanaco meat is tasty and lean, it is increasingly common to see it on the grill menus, in stews or carpaccio. On the other hand, the picaña de choique is another option that is recommended to eat juicy, since after that point the meat becomes tough and dry. In general, it is accompanied with local herbs and typical fruits such as the berries of the Calafate tree. The exquisite sweets and desserts are also prepared with the same fruit along with raspberries and blueberries, they represent one of the best manifestations of the delicate gastronomy of the area, without forgetting the traditional chocolate.
Here are the most important gastronomic places for you to try all the flavors of the city: