La Parrilla Don Julio, in Palermo, is the best restaurant in Latin America and Argentina according to the 50 Best 2020 | Classroom

For the first time, an Argentinian restaurant has been voted number one in the ranking of the 50 best restaurants in Latin America 2020. The first place on the prestigious list is for Don Julio Parrilla, located in Palermo.

Already in 2019, Don Julio had made history because, in addition to the great news concerning the consecration of Mirazur, the French restaurant belonging to the Argentinian Mauro Colagreco, as the best in the world during the ceremony of 50 best restaurants in the world, the grill located at the corner of Buenos Aires de Gurruchaga and Guatemala arrive at number 34, ranking as the only Argentinian restaurant on the exclusive international list.

“The restaurant and sommelier Pablo Rivero runs this Argentinian grill, which has gained international recognition for its exemplary hospitality, its wine list with more than 20 thousand bottles and his unique approach to ingredients. All of Don Julio’s meat comes from Aberdeen Angus and Hereford grazing cattle, raised in the countryside around Buenos Aires and matured for at least 21 days to reach its optimal point, “underlines the fundamentals of the jury of the list promoted by the Italian waters S.Pellegrino and Acqua Panna.

The valued experts that “a building from the end of the 19th century and emblem of the Palermo district is the scene of this immersion in Argentinian culture. At Don Julio, the grill takes center stage and everything combines perfectly so that the guests discover the food that represents the country in one single experience ”.

This year, 9 other restaurants in Buenos Aires are part of the top 50 in Latin America, an incentive for one of the economic sectors hardest hit by the extended coronavirus due to the coronavirus pandemic.