Zonda, Cocina de Paisaje
Fine dining restaurant · Luján de Cuyo ·
Michelin-starred cuisine with farm-fresh ingredients and wine pairings
Michelin-starred cuisine with farm-fresh ingredients and wine pairings
"Within the same Lagarde property the more intimate Zonda Cocina de Paisaje, which holds a MICHELIN Star, caters to 40 guests with a multi‑course menu or 60 in cocktail format, and similarly emphasizes ingredients grown in the winery’s lush garden." - The MICHELIN Guide
"Set at the Lagarde bodega, this One MICHELIN Star restaurant channels Mendoza’s landscapes through an organic vineyard and over a decade of organic fruit and vegetable growing that follows grandparent-style farming, encourages native vegetation like jarilla, and celebrates biodiversity across two estates, including La Jacintana with peaches, multicolored tomatoes, peppers, herbs, walnuts, and almonds. Nothing is wasted—leftovers become preserves, pickles, and chutneys—and sourcing favors the local community, from Kume Matrü’s Mapuche goat collective and La Linqueñita cheeses to crockery by nearby ceramicists and knives from Tupungato. Chef Augusto García offers three menus, two beginning with a garden visit to taste flowers, new asparagus, greens, and tender roots, inviting guests to sense how different parts of a plant can be spicier, sweeter, or more bitter." - The MICHELIN Guide
"Transplanting raw ingredients from the field to the plate takes on added value when they are grown on your farm, bringing added personality to dishes and enhancing the culinary narrative when it comes to building recipes. The Lagarde winery in Luján de Cuyo is famous for the excellent quality of its wines (DOC Malbec) and for the fact that it has its own organic fruit and vegetable gardens (tomatoes, lettuce, sweet peppers, chard, pomegranates, aromatic herbs etc), in addition to olives and other crops that it supplies to the restaurant. At Zonda Cocina de Paisaje, the goal is to pay homage to cuisine with a local DNA that is simple, honest in concept but then elevated to haute cuisine standard via delicate textures and fine presentation. In its elegant, rustically inspired dining room, with a terrace overlooking the vineyards, choose between four tasting menus: Experiencia Paisaje, Experiencia Zonda, Cuyano and Gilanco – some of which also include visits to the vegetable gardens and kitchen." - Michelin Inspector
"This restaurant, located inside the Lagarde winery, encapsulates the true essence of Mendoza, along with the authentic character of this land situated at the foot of the Andean cordillera. In the kitchen, under the watchful eye of Chef Augusto García, the chefs’ strong bond with the region of Cuyo and its people is clearly evident; menus feature haute cuisine embedded in traditional roots and a constant commitment to local, sustainably produced ingredients." - MICHELIN Guide
"The bright, country-chic dining room at Michelin-starred Zonda, located at Lagarde Bodega, is anchored by an enormous parrilla. Guests are barely seated before a glass of the winery’s sparkling wine arrives, followed by your choice from a range of multi-course lunchtime tasting menus. The restaurant sources its goats from a cooperative in the town of Malargüe, vegetables from the restaurant’s organic garden and local producers, and fruits from orchards in the Uco Valley. Look forward to dishes like a nest of fried fennel tops that elegantly deconstructs the traditional humita." - Karen Catchpole
