Away from the hipster enclaves of Palermo and leafy luxury of the Recoleta, Villa Devoto is a professional neighborhood emerging as a trendy new enclave of restaurants and shopping. Alicia is part of the growing identification, a culinary refuge cast in a marvelously architectural building of jetting silhouettes and walls of glass. Outside, a wrap-around terrace leads to a more daring dining room of concrete walls, reclaimed wood paneling and café-style wine bar the perks from life mornings and night.
The Food
An indigenous menu melds flavors of the Mediterranean and eastern Asia for dishes like lobster linguini with house grown tomatoes, veal or salmon carpaccio with incredible homemade aeoli that’s best when dipped with the homemade bread that garnishes every table top �" at least momentarily before it’s eaten all up. Main like a grilled fillet with chimichurri, Chilean salmon and rotating vegetarian dishes are all worthy of the commute form most of the town’s central hugs.
Last Word
Stylish, architectural dining room in Villa Devoto offers comforting, familiar cuisine with a fashionable edge.
