"Gran Dabbang delivers much-needed spice and flair in the city’s traditional meat-and-empanadas palate. Chef and owner Mariano Ramón, who spent time in the U.K. and India, is a master at layering flavors and textures in dishes that utilize fresh, local produce to blur the borders between Latin American and Asian cuisines. Think pacu fish marinated in hazelnut and turmeric and served with mango raita and kirkiña (an herb similar to cilantro), manioc and goat cheese bread with creamed corn and tomato chutney, and swiss chard pakoras with carrot chutney. Open Monday nights, the restaurant is a favorite haunt of the chef community." - Allie Lazar
