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Food & Drink Best Sushi in all of Buenos Aires - Osaka
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Digital Nomad
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The sushi is amazing here but it' also very expensive too.
Darksider415
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I’m officially also on team Osaka. It’s absolutely fantastic, service is on point and I haven’t had anything close in BA. 10/10.
Vince
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100%. Service is always fantastic. It's one of the few places were service goes over the top each and every time. They have good management team in place. They take pride in the quality of the sushi. Yeah it is expensive but really one of 4 or 5 places with good sushi in BA. Every time my friends come in town they want to come here and no one is ever disappointed.
Anchor Baby
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I can confirm the sushi here is very very good. We came last night. Very fresh and delicious. We tried some Rappi sushi and we literally had to throw it away as it didn't taste good. We visited the Osaka in Lima and this was every bit as good. But as others mentioned, for BA it was expensive but cheaper than what we spend in the States for good sushi.
Blockchain
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Thanks for this detailed review. I came here based on your post. Very good sushi but so far this is the only good sushi. I have tried a few and they were terrible! It's hard to believe that a city of this size doesn't have better sushi places. What gives? Why are the seafood places so bad there?
earlyretirement
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De nada. Also check out Lima Estilo Nikkei in Recoleta. They also have amazing sushi. These are the only two restaurants in BA with really fabulous sushi. Both are expensive but worth it. I put a review of Lima a while ago.
Food & Drink - Awesome Sushi in intimate setting in Recoleta- Restaurante Lima Estilo Nikkei Pacheco
There are only two truly good sushi places in Buenos Aires. The best one is Osaka and the second best one is Restaurante Lima Estilo Nikkei Pacheco. I’ve been coming here for many years. I used to live around the corner from this restaurant. I lived on Avenida Alvear / Rodriguez Peña...
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earlyretirement
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Supporting the Buenos Aires Economy Dining out 3 times a day
So I had another great meal at Osaka. Not the cheapest but one of my favorite restaurants in Buenos Aires. I took a client out to dinner with his teenage daughter. We ate sushi and wagyu beef until we burst. 333,900 pesos plus tip. ($280 USD+ generous tip) with NO alcohol. Trying to save the BA restaurant scene one meal at a time.
The 9,800 pesos for bottled water is a bit ridiculous! Ha, ha.
So I had another great meal at Osaka. Not the cheapest but one of my favorite restaurants in Buenos Aires. I took a client out to dinner with his teenage daughter. We ate sushi and wagyu beef until we burst. 333,900 pesos plus tip. ($280 USD+ generous tip) with NO alcohol. Trying to save the BA restaurant scene one meal at a time.
The 9,800 pesos for bottled water is a bit ridiculous! Ha, ha.
Betsy Ross
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I have never heard of 9,800 peso water in BA! That is crazy. $100 per person US? That is expensive. I like this place but I go for special occasions. Based on what my sister from LA says this is cheap compared to places in LA.
Blockchain
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I thought restaurants were very mediocre in BA besides a few. BA had TERRIBLE seafood selections. Even the ones they had were not great. I had a fish at La Dorita Pescado in Hollywood and my fish smelled. Very fishy smell like it wasn't good. I sent it back and the look on their face. They practically kicked me out. I think since it's slow some of these places are serving old fish.
Osaka was one of my go too places. Expensive. I was also averaging about $100 to $150 per person when I went. I took a date there and she was extremely impressed. She about died when she saw the bill.
Osaka was one of my go too places. Expensive. I was also averaging about $100 to $150 per person when I went. I took a date there and she was extremely impressed. She about died when she saw the bill.
A 100 bucks per person with Wagyu + Sushi is ok for a top notch restaurant. This is not an average sushi local restaurant, they have multiple branches around the globe. I'll check the prices on their Bogotá branch, the rolls are cheaper (around 10 / 15 bucks) but probably the meat is more expensive.
I agree. Good sushi and wagyu is going to be expensive in any nice place. However, that water price is just crazy. I wonder how much the alcohol drinks and cocktails are if water is that expensive!
Pink Panther
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Wow do you spend a lot of money dining out. Looks good.
earlyretirement
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Completely agree with you @enbits. You are going to spend a lot on premium sushi places in any major city in the world. Not cheap by any means here. The water was a rip off and we got 3 bottles I think.
Guilty as charged. With 3 kids you don't want to know our dining out and grocery bills. My wife is makes a Costco run weekly and that is about $800 per week. Then she goes to Whole Foods and Trader Joes I'd say weekly as well. And here and there daily some stuff that she only buys fresh. My kids eat like horses as they are in sports. So needless to say what we spend on food alone is probably more than some people earn per month. But we like eating well.
Life in the US for sure. Although that Costco bill looks suspiciously high, Mike are you sure your wife isn't buying a few those gold bars behind your back? 🙂
Johnny
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I came to Osaka with Mike a few times. I loved that place! I hope to come back. It was expensive but don't remember waters being that much. But then again Mike paid the bill! 🤣 So maybe they were.
Funny Craig! I know Mike's wife. We do couple's date nights all the time. If you go to his house you will see that his kids are always eating. Open his pantry or refrigerator and you will see every fruit and vegetable known to man. That's right. Costco does sell gold. My wife is always in Costco too but we don't spend that much now that my boy's are both in college. Only one daughter left at home. Almost empty nesters.
earlyretirement
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You know Craig I said the same thing. I detest going to Costco and refuse to go as I hate long lines. That's about the worst thing for me that I can think of is going to Costco where they are always changing the location of things and force you to hunt around. I also told her how can we spend so much and once in a while I will audit the receipt! No gold coins.. Ha. Ha.
But besides food there are tons of other things like lotions, shampoo, all kinds of junk we probably don't need. Every time I look at it there is something on there but it's 80% food. We are always entertaining at our house as our friends are always at our house and we also host a lot of my high school kid's over. So not only are we feeding our own kids but many of my kid's friends too. Not sure how but our house is the one that everyone wants to hang out at.
LOL. Yes Johnny we will have to go back to Osaka. I'll take you to some new ones too. I can't wait for our trip!
Johnny you are a few years ahead of me with your kids off to college. In a few years we will only have one at home and my Costco bill will thank me for that time!
Wow! That is a lot to spend on food. Costco no less. But I they sell a lot of stuff there. I went with my sister to Costco. I never went to one because I did not have kids when I lived in the US. I couldn't believe how much stuff they sold. I ended up buying a lot of things and none were food. They have good prices there. I loaded up on vitamins as they are so expensive in BA.
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