When you think about Argentinian cuisine, what comes to mind? In ours, it’s all about the sizzle of the grill. Their kitchen is beautifully simple – slap a piece of meat on the heat (tscch, tsssch) a sprinkle of salt and pepper, a splash of oil and good-quality fresh ingredients.
While nothing can beat actually traveling to Argentina and living off of meat, red wine, empanadas and grilled vegetables for the duration of your stay, La Huella is the more convenient, slightly closer, option.
The location of this place is a small hole-in-the-wall at the top of Mariahilfer Strasse. Once you walk in, the decor hints at the authenticity of the kitchen. There’s nothing fancy about the place, just as it would be in Salta, Argentina. The steaks are prepared the Argentinian way, and the meat is sourced from the homeland. We’d recommend partnering up with somebody at the table (or just inviting your significant other that you can eat messy BBQ with, with no shame) and going the parrillada for 2, which includes the different cuts of meat that are typically served up at a Argentinian parilla. And if you want to go the most Argentinian cut of steak on the menu, choose the Lomo cut – it’s tender, it’s juicy and it will have you understanding what inspires people to rave about the steaks from this country.
And that’s not all the Argentinian goodness you can experience at La Huelle. A glass of their wine with your steak is almost obligatory (ok, it’s not but you’d be crazy if you don’t) and we’d say go straight for the signature glass of the country, the Malbec.
Fun fact… the owner ran a catering business for ten years before taking the leap and starting La Huella three years ago.
