Alfajores: where to find really good ones

El Sureño - Bariloche, Rio Nero

As a good representative of Patagonia's alfajores its specialties are full of fruit.

These are available in three attractive varieties: sweet stuffed with berries (blackcurrant, blackberry, currant and raspberry), rose hips or exotic alfajores cover with chocolate fondant,and with raspberry filling drenched in white chocolate. However, the most popular is the classic fill with dulce de leche and chocolate fondant. This option is also available with dulche de leche full of rum. Its menu is includes classic alfajores topped with dulce de leche and covered with white chocolate.

Av. Bustillo Km 19.900, Brazo Campanario, Bariloche

This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it - www.alfajoreselsureño.com.ar

In Buenos Aires these specialties can be find in the Fresh Market (www.icentralmarket.com.ar) of Puerto Madero, at the corner of Cossettini and Villaflor. In Bariloche, are also in the tea room of Cerro Otto.

La Olla de Cobre  -  San Antonio de Areco, Buenos Aires

This is the bane of lovers of chocolate cake. In addition to chocolates of all kinds, fill and color, offering a variety of delicious fillings alfajores dulce de leche and dipped in dark chocolate or with meringue. The most popular is the classic chocolate and dulce de leche. The guarantee is working full-scale flavor, ranging from the cleaning of cocoa till the excellent topping.

Areco - Matheu 433, San Antonio de Areco - This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Merlo - San Luis - Ruta 5 km 2662 (e Roque Sáenz Peña), Rincon del Este - This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it - www.laolladecobre.com.ar

Closed on Tuesday. Deliver even at home in the Federal Capital, the North and Pilar.

Comoantes - Balcarce, Buenos Aires

This handicraft factory of alfajores was born 75 years ago and, after a period of inactivity, is now working again the delicious of all time. They arespecializes in cakes and alfajores serranos. Their characteristic is their dough with flour, butter and egg yolk. Then one by one, adding dulce de leche and bathe with the syrup in a copper pot.

732 Kelly Avenue, Balcarce.

Alfajores Mamuelquen - Sierra de la Ventana, Buenos Aires

This family business composed by Nora Gutierrez, Roberto Conti her husband, and two partners, doing the whole process, from pasta stuffed with delicious homemade cream to differents desserts, including chocolate bath. They also offer jams, jellies, Welsh homemade cakes..

Pillahuincó s/n, Villa Ventana

Mulnquidu

This family business has opened 6 years ago and they are specializes in the development of craft alfajores. With the marplatense pasta, the flavors more requested are filling with raisins soaked in rum and dulce de leche with nuts, both chocolate covered.

Avenida San Martin esq. Bahia Blanca, shop 3, Sierra de la Ventana.

Merengo - Santa Fe

Created in 1853 by Don Hermenegildo Zuviría, nicknamed "meringue", this alfajores are postulate "as the National Constitution of Argentina." Proclaimed by clients as the best in the area, known for its combination of Creole Mass caps stuffed with dulce de leche and covered by Italian meringue.

Santiago del Estero 3623, Santa Fe - www.alfajoresmerengo.com