El Tropezón

Great food, excellent service. Juan was very kind and patient with my lack of good Spanish, menus were provided in English for us. The building is beautiful making for a great experience all around.

History In 1896, on the corner of Callao and Bartolomé Mitre, the Galician Manuel Fernández and the Galician Ramiro Castaño opened El Dropozón, a restaurant that would become, for a long time, an emblematic site of Buenos Aires, to such an extent that it could be said that no Buenos Aires resident could have deprived himself of eating puchoro. What does Dropezón mean? They are small pieces of food, ham, vegetables that are mixed with soup, broth, or another stew. A short time later, in 1901, the restaurant moved to Callao and Cangallo, today Porón. It operated there until 1925, when it had to change address again due to an unforeseen misfortune: The hotel that was operating there collapsed, and the dining room fell into ruin Pere A. Dropezón was determined to survive, and on February 10, 1926, it reopened at 248 Callao Street. Although it wasn't a popular place, it had a personality that made it special. A. Dropezón had famous clients, such as: Foderico García Lorca, Irimco Leguisamo, Lola Mombreves, the Discipolo brothers, Anibal Droito, Balbin Palacios, Irigoyen, Carlos Gardel, who occupied street 48, among many others. Today we reopen A Propezón, in order to recover an emblematic restaurant with a privileged history, where the Spanish and the Buenos Aires culture came together, and where the great personalities of that era, our tango icons, artists, and writers met. We do this with all the seriousness and respect that history deserves. These are different times, but the essence of A Propezón will not change the atmosphere and the good food. We are thinking of a menu that is Spanish but also very Buenos Aires at the same time. The cordial attention and the appreciation of each visitor will be our priority. We want it to be, as it was back then, a classic meeting point to savor a coffee, have a snack, or eat something delicious to get together after work, or to have dinner with family and friends after the theater. Welcome to A Propezó

Very average. Better steaks most anywhere, but the atmosphere is awesome with exposed brick, super high ceilings, and a gorgeous bar. The waiter delivered our check and charged us for four covers instead of two. After he corrected this, he stood at the table, blocking my wife from leaving as he counted the cash we left. Not cool. He didn’t check the bill before he brought it, but he sure was going to check the amount we were going to leave in cash.

El Tropezón, a culinary treasure in Buenos Aires since 1975, holds a special place in the city's cultural heritage, having been visited by the iconic tango singer Carlos Gardel himself. Renowned for its incredible steak, the restaurant serves mouthwatering bife de chorizo grilled to perfection, inviting diners to savor the essence of Argentina in every bite. With its charming ambiance and attentive staff, El Tropezón offers patrons a taste of tradition and history, making it a must-visit destination for both locals and tourists. We will come back any time. Solid 5 stars.

Excelent experience at a historical restaurant ( since 1896! ) and the food is delicious and all the dishes are presented in a nice way. Great variety of wines and desserts. Prices are ok and the place is trategically located in the center of the city near the Congress and the mile zero ( bear in mind that in south America the pattern for measurement of distances is the kilometer). The waiters are extremely nice and they are always paying attention to any request.

I stop tonight with my mother and brotherz this restaurant is beautiful, classic and cultural from the 1800's. Food is delicious and very well served. Service is not what I expected, Julio needs to be more friendly, he looks tired and uninterested in our table, but Claudio was very nice and friendly when he brought our food he split our order and served in each of our plate. You have parking next to the restaurant. I paid $45 dollars for 3 entrees, 2 appetizers, 1 bottle of wine, a coffee and dessert. Good deal!

It's one of the best and traditional restaurants in Buenos Aires. It was founded by Spanish immigrants in 1896, who made our nation, and you can feeling it when you are inside of this beautiful bar. A great decoration and a lot of options if you want to drink some cocktails. I will back pretty soon!

It has not private parking, the service was overworked but the personnel was polite. The first dishes was good but cold, and the rest it was fine ok. It is an old historic place. The main dish is the puchero, a typical argentinean food for winter.

Wonderful service, patient waiter and gorgeous venue. Very reasonable and great value!

People from the comments gotta give this restaurant another chance. I was sceptic given these comments that the place would be horrible but it is much better than expected (given how inexpensive everything is) Service was great, all clean and food was above average good. Place tries to keep old school Argentinian cuisine and I appreciate that. Very decadent

DO NOT EAT HERE. This place gave me a stomach virus from its disgusting food. The entire restaurant is unclean--tables not cleaned between diners, food on the floor, dishes not properly washed. And the food will make you sick.