If before getting ready to run into the wildest landscapes you feel like having a look around, there’s no better option than taking the cable car. Stop! We didn’t say don’t visit the city, in fact, you can’t start with tours in Bariloche and miss its cathedral, Our Lady of Nahuel Huapi and the Bariloche Civic Center square, declared a national historic monument.īeyond historic buildings, what we recommend is that you discover its chocolate shops and walk along the waterfront of Nahuel Huapi Lake while tasting Rapa Nui’s bitter chocolate ice cream. How about we start by telling you things to do in Bariloche? Bariloche city centerīariloche is the entrance to Patagonia and you can imagine that it’s not the city itself that will surprise you the most, but its surroundings. We know you have in mind touring Argentine Patagonia from beginning to end. That’s Argentina! A country as varied and contrasting as its own climate. You’ll be speechless and, at the same time, you won’t be able to stop talking. It is rich in landscapes and culture, its ice fields will seduce you and its arid areas will surprise you. By this point, the deadly combo of spice and sheer amount of food may make you feel like you’re about to explode, but don’t leave Zicatela without sampling a dish of crunchy, lemony grasshoppers.Argentina from north to south is a great country, metaphorically and literally speaking. Mains include the bold mole negro enchilada, with chicken, cocoa and chilli sauce and melted cheese (apparently a favourite of the Mexican ambassador to Paris), and the chilaquiles (a tortilla with sweetcorn, chipotle sauce, chicken, melted cheese and crème fraîche, €10).
If you need cooling down, it’s time for a glass of the house sangria. The nopal cactus quesadilla, which comes with a fantastic homemade guacamole and three different grades of hot sauce, is the more filling and also more fiery option. Named after a beach in the Mexican port town of Puerto Escondido (renowned for its surf-friendly waves, glorious sunshine and fine traditional Mexican cooking), Zicatela is a small restaurant serving big, generously piquant dishes, just around the corner from the Folies Bergère in the 9th arrondissement.įor an immediate hit of spice, kick things off with a brilliant traditional pozole soup with pork or chicken, chilli, lime and white cacahuazintle sweetcorn (€6).
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