Asado and Cemetery 吃烤肉看陵园
August 22, 2025
Argentina’s Asado is world-famous, and Don Julio is consistently ranked among the top 101 steakhouses in the world, even holding a Michelin star. Securing a reservation was no easy task. After many emails back and forth, we finally managed to book two separate tables (one for two people, another for four) with outdoor seating for lunch.
We arrived at the restaurant around 11:00 a.m., waiting for the doors to open. Its popularity was immediately clear as the line outside grew quickly. In true Don Julio tradition, the staff welcomed those waiting with glasses of champagne, freshly fried empanadas, and small cups of pumpkin soup—a gracious gesture before anyone even sat down. Eventually, our group was seated together inside.
We ordered several vegetable sides along with spiral sausages, skirt steak, and ribeye steak. The service was impeccable—attentive yet relaxed. While we felt the food itself might not have been the single best steak we had ever tasted, the overall experience—the lively atmosphere, warm hospitality, and sense of occasion—was extraordinary and well worth the effort to dine here.
After lunch, we strolled to the Recoleta Cemetery for a paid guided tour ($10 per person). This historic site is one of Buenos Aires’ must-see landmarks. Our very knowledgable guide shared fascinating stories that brought the cemetery to life. It may sound unusual from a Chinese perspective to describe a cemetery as beautiful, yet the visit was both moving and deeply informative.
We finished the afternoon at the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes (Buenos Aires Museum of Fine Arts) before taking the city bus back to our Airbnb rental, ending a day that blended food, history, and culture in perfect balance.
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阿根廷的烤肉（asado）名扬世界，而 Don Julio 则是其中的传奇，不仅常年位列全球101牛排馆之一，还荣获米其林一星。为了能在这里用餐，我们提前经过各种努力终于订到两张午餐的户外座位——一张两人桌，一张四人桌。为了希望能坐到室内，我们提前半小时在上午11点便抵达饭店，排队第二，等待开门。队伍很快就排得很长，服务员给等待的每位客人送上送上一杯香槟酒、一只现炸馅饼和一小杯热腾腾的南瓜汤，热情且有仪式感。与领班商量后我们还如愿以偿被安排在室内且六人同桌而坐。我们点了几道蔬菜配菜，以及饭店的经典烤肉包括螺旋香肠、牛裙肉和肉眼牛排，要了一瓶来自Mendoza 的红酒分享。服务无可挑剔，非常周到。虽然牛排本身未必是我们吃过的最佳，但整体氛围与体验令人难忘，足以不负“世界名店”之名。
午餐后，我们步行前往雷科莱塔公墓（Recoleta Cemetery）。这座庄严宁静的墓园是布宜诺斯艾利斯的必访之地。买了门票，又参加了徒步讲解游览。导游不仅介绍了这里安葬的几位总统、将领，以及举世闻名的第一夫人 Eva Perón，还分享了许多普通人的动人故事。或许在中国文化里，把公墓称为美丽并不常见，但这次参观确实让人印象深刻。
接着我们参观了阿根廷国家美术馆 （Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes)。慢悠悠在美术馆欣赏够了之后我们才坐公交车去到San Telmo Market，准备在那里吃晚饭。走进market 发现大部分店家开始收摊关门了，于是在market附近随便找了家披萨店。味道相当不错，大家一致认为比美国的好吃。一天的行程紧凑，在美食、历史与艺术之间找到了完美的平衡。
再次乘坐公交车返回 民舍，当上车刷到四个人时，发现卡上余额已是负值，到了最后一人时，已不让刷卡了，但热心的驾驶员却一挥手让我们过了。但我们大家却是满脸疑惑地坐回住处。