Niño Gordo restaurant sits in Palermo Soho, Buenos Aires, and does one thing extremely well: an Asian grill built on Argentine beef and live fire. Opened in 2017 by Germán Sitz and Pedro Peña, the team behind La Carnicería, it blends the logic of an asado with flavours and techniques from Japan, Korea, Vietnam and Thailand. The ingredients stay local and traceable, including meat from Sitz’s family ranching history, while the cooking borrows freely from across Asia. It’s a high-energy room, built for nights out, with serious food and an equally serious bar.
Restaurant • Fine Dining
Niño Gordo
Asian grill in Palermo
Niño Gordo
Buenos Aires
Germán Sitz
Chef Germán Sitz is one of the minds behind Niño Gordo restaurant in Buenos Aires. His cooking comes from a modern reading of the Argentine grill, shaped by a background in avant-garde restaurants and a deep personal link to beef production through his family’s ranching history.
View Chef- Michelin Guide recommended
- Family-ranched beef
- Asian concept, local ingredients
Live-fire cooking
The cooking at Niño Gordo restaurant uses the language of the asado, then pushes it further with Asian techniques and seasoning. The team works with high-quality Argentine ingredients, especially beef from Sitz’s family supply chain, and applies marinades, glazes, spice and fermentation traditions drawn from across East and Southeast Asia. The result is bold, precise cooking where smoke, char and sauce are treated with the same seriousness. It’s not a “fusion” for effect, it’s a method: take the best local product and give it a new framework.
Cocktails and bar seats
If you want the full Niño Gordo restaurant experience, book seats at the bar facing the cooks. The room plays like an izakaya, with the kitchen in front of you and cocktails built around Asian spirits and aromas. The list pulls from sake, shōchū, Japanese whisky and other references, with a tiki-inspired approach that keeps it playful but well made. It’s a format that suits a night out, but it also works for a weekend lunch when you want the food first.
Buenos Aires nightlife
Niño Gordo restaurant is on Thames Street in Palermo Soho, one of Buenos Aires’ busiest pockets for dining, design shops and cocktail bars. It’s a neighbourhood built for evenings, with people moving between restaurants, late bars and small venues on foot. Palermo Soho is also where many visitors start when they want to understand the city’s current food scene beyond the classics. Niño Gordo fits that setting naturally: loud, packed, social, and focused on flavour that’s hard to find elsewhere in Buenos Aires.
A personal backstory
The project has a real supply story behind it. Sitz comes from a family line linked to the “Jewish gauchos” of La Pampa, and the team talks openly about traceability, animal care and avoiding middlemen. That ranch perspective is what keeps the Asian grill idea grounded: global technique, local meat, and a clear point of view.
“An Asian asado built on Argentine produce and live fire.”
Contact
Here you find us
Niño GordoThames 1810
C1414DDLBuenos Aires
ArgentinaHere you reach us
Opening times
| Day | Lunch | Dinner |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | 19:00–00:00 | |
| Tuesday | 19:00–00:00 | |
| Wednesday | 19:00–00:00 | |
| Thursday | 19:00–00:00 | |
| Friday | 19:00–00:00 | |
| Saturday | 13:00–16:00 | 19:00–00:00 |
| Sunday | 13:00–16:00 | 19:00–00:00 |
Book a table @ Niño Gordo
Make your dinner reservations through our website for a high-quality gastronomic experience – it’s quick and easy. Book your table here and get ready for an unforgettable culinary event.
