Buenos Aires Dining Has ‘Closed Door,’ Cabbies’ Secrets

Dining in Buenos Aires offers adventurous visitors the intrigue of places that are anything but conventional. There are also bargains with the weakening Argentine peso.

Take the puerta cerrada, or closed-door restaurant, which occupies a culinary and legal gray area between a licensed eatery and a dinner party. Often in private homes, the puerta cerrada features limited seating and menus.