Mine Hotel

Eating

The deli-style café offers an inventive and varied breakfast from 7:30-11am and its menu is a welcome change from the spartan and underwhelming breakfasts of most hotels in BA. I loved the daily-changing smoothie shots, exotic fruit salads and pastries. And the eggs of choice with sides such as fried potatoes and onions made for the perfect solid meal after a long Porteño night out.

Lunch and dinner are also available at the deli - expect the likes of curried sweetbreads with sweet potato mash, spaghetti al oregano with squid and eggplant caponata, chocolate parfait alfajor, and marinated pineapple and lemon tocinillo. You can tuck into afternoon tea, too, with yummy pastries and the traditional mate (which is so strong it will take your socks off but is definitely worth a try). Room service from 7:30am to midnight is very convenient - especially for jet-lagged travellers - but the menu is rather unexciting and predictable.

Most guests venture out to explore the fabulous local eateries. I particularly loved the tapas-style corner bar Oro & Candido, and buzzing Oui-Oui for lunch. A pit-stop at La Salamandra, a dulce de leche bar with addictive treats, had to be fitted in every day (and thanks to it, so was the daily visit to the local gym upon my return home). For dinner, chic and minimalistic Mott is just a few blocks away, and Don Julio, a traditional, rustic and very popular parilla, is a highlight for carnivores.