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"You’d never know from the impeccably presented dishes hitting the table that there are only a few young cooks in the tiny kitchen at Julio Baéz’s 22-seat restaurant, named after his daughter. The tasting menu changes regularly, but recent highlights include a parrilla-grilled rib-eye and fernet ice cream with grapefruit and mint. Baéz, who didn’t have the backing of any big investors, opened the unpretentious restaurant on his own to focus on the important stuff: seasonality, flavor, technique, and ingredients. Reservations are essential, but if you can’t get in, try sister restaurant Franca down the street." - Allie Lazar