Pizza and pasta are huge in Buenos Aires because there are so many Italian restaurants, thanks to generations of immigrants from Italy. This is great if you’re a veggie like me. Also great if you just love pizza. We discovered our favorite was the Neopolitan with mozzarella cheese, tomato slices and green olives.

For a more upscale Italian, we had dinner at Bella Italia Restaurant also in Palermo. This place is full of rustic charm with exposed brick and wood beams. We started with a bottle of Malbec recommended by our waiter and a cheese plate full of local delicacies. I had amazing spinach ravoili — light, fluffy little pillows of deliciousness. Tim ordered squid ink risotto, which he thought was fantastic, despite it’s somewhat off-putting black color.

This place stand out in our mind for two reasons. First, we always talk about the “crazy bread sculpture” that came to our table with the cheese. It makes every other bread basket pale in comparison. Second, when the hostess came and asked how our meal was, I mentioned that we were honeymooning. She quickly disappeared and suddenly the restaurant owner was at our table, gushing about how happy they were to have us, how wonderful New York City was, and how proud she is of the restaurant she runs with her brother. She was warm and welcoming and offered us glasses of their homemade limoncello to celebrate our trip.

Another great meal was a lunch we had in Puerto Madero at Sushi Club, which we later learned is one of several locations. This spot overlooks the port and was full of well-dressed professionals on their lunch breaks. We sat outside on the covered patio with heaters taking away the chill in the air. I ordered a few vegetarian rolls, which were pretty standard. But Tim’s 15-piece order of salmon and whitefish was great, and super-fresh. Lunch on a honeymoon often calls for a bottle of wine, so we ordered up a bottle of Bodegas Lurton Pinot Gris, from Mendoza. Then we polished off the meal by ordering two delicious desserts — a warm chocolate cake with vanilla gelato and a cheesecake with fresh berries. Overall the food was great, but the location was even better.