Quimera Bistro

"Here, in Achaval Ferrer, 28km from Mendoza, the team at Quimera Bistró consider themselves as the “guardians of a legacy”, a sentiment that goes far beyond the production of wine and is further demonstrated in a restaurant that adds to the wine experience. Once you’ve reached the estate via a dirt track between the vineyards, you come to a landscaped area with a small duck pond, and then the winery with the restaurant on the first floor. The latter features a bright, rustic-cum-contemporary dining room that is particularly striking as a result of the glass floor, through which the wooden wine barrels can be seen on the floor below. The bistro is run by a young, dynamic team who showcase their talents on a single, traditionally inspired 3-course menu featuring highly original seasonal options that champion small-scale producers from the Mendoza region – the kitchen team particularly enjoys working with fruit and vegetables that are home grown and sourced daily, cheeses from La Linqueñita, vinegars from Alquería, Andean oyster mushrooms etc." - Michelin Inspector

An Eater’s Guide to Argentina’s Mendoza Wine Region | Eater

"Located at Bodega Achaval Ferrer in Agrelo and led by young chef Constanza Cerezo Pawlak, the playful yet precisely executed seasonal multi-course lunch menus might start with a platter of small dishes—local ricotta in pear syrup or house-cured wild boar—and progress to amped-up asado mains featuring house-made blood sausage, mollejas with cured apricots and orange rind, beef marinated in shio koji, and more; desserts tend toward fruits paired with assertive spices, and everything is ably matched by the bodega's wines." - Karen Catchpole

Argentina’s restaurants shine brightly with the announcement of its first-ever MICHELIN Stars!

"As expected, many of these restaurants are centred around traditional and local cuisine, with a special focus on meat and the popular ‘parrilla’, such as at Benedetta, Duhau Restaurant & Vinoteca, El Preferido de Palermo and La Carniceria in Buenos Aires and Abrasado, Fogón Cocina de Viñedo, Quimera Bistró and Renacer in Mendoza." - MICHELIN Guide