Buenos Aires Cafe 

There are Buenos Aires Cafes in both Blackheath and Greenwich, owned and run by a local family team. The Greenwich branch has tables overlooking busy Greenwich centre and at the back there’s a brighter exposed brick-walled conservatory area with a garden terrace beyond. 

Traditional Argentinian music playing in the background sets the scene for a culinary feast. The chorizo starter (£5.50), home made from a traditional Argentinian recipe, is wonderfully rich, and the morcilla (£5.50), a Spanish black pudding with fresh chimichurri sauce is outstanding. Both are so succulent and tender, and for non-meat eaters the empanada de espinacas (£4.25) with spinach, goat’s cheese and onion, is a great choice. 

The Argentinian steaks (from £15.95) are, unsurprisingly, tender and tasty, and non-meat eaters have a choice of pizza and pasta dishes (55% of Argentinians are Italian in origin) and substantial starters.

Desserts include Argentinian favourites, such as Budin de pan con dulce de leche (£6.95), a homemade bread pudding, while the drinks menu has an Argentinian slant too, with a good choice of wines and  other choices such as Fernet Branca and coke (£7.50), Argentina’s favourite aperitif. 

15 Nelson Road, Greenwich SE10 9JB; 020 8858 9172; buenosairescafe.co.uk