"Everything about this grocer-dining hall hybrid in Van Nuys screams Argentinian. There's soccer memorabilia galore, shelves lined with mate brands, and murals of Diego Maradona and Lionel Messi gracing the walls. Patriotism aside, Mercado Buenos Aires also has a long menu of classic comfort foods, like juicy choripanes coated in a sharp chimichurri, fried empanadas, and a sizzling parrilla Buenos Aires (for two) that comes with housemade chorizo and short ribs that are so tender the meat peels off the bone. " - Sylvio Martins