Mercado de Liniers

The story

Mercado de Liniers, Buenos Aires – Michelin Recommended Contemporary Argentine Restaurant

Restaurante

Mercado de Liniers takes its name from the historic livestock market that has anchored Buenos Aires’s beef trade since 1884. Chef Dante Liporace opened the restaurant in March 2020 as a tribute to that market, its workers, and the culture of the campo and the immigrant table. The space features counter dining and full wheelchair access, drawing guests into an experience that feels both intimate and grounded in tradition.

El Chef

Born in Bahía Blanca in 1977, Liporace trained at the Gato Dumas culinary school before moving to Europe. He worked in Italy and Spain and joined the legendary El Bulli in 2007. Returning to Buenos Aires, he opened the avant-garde Moreno and later Tarquino, where he began to anchor modern techniques in porteño identity. The success of that period was the Secuencia de la Vaca, a tasting menu that traverses the entire cow from tail to head.

La Secuencia de la Vaca

At Mercado de Liniers, Liporace continues that celebration of Argentina’s most iconic ingredient. The menu evolves with the seasons, and the chef’s contemporary approach refines bodegón and parrilla traditions into high cuisine. The restaurant earned a Michelin Recommended distinction in 2026, recognizing its place at the center of the city’s gastronomic scene.

This is a contemporary Argentine restaurant that honors the past while pushing forward, a place where the story of beef, migration, and craftsmanship comes together on the plate.