The Friday before Easter Sunday is the day when Easter doughnuts and vigil empanadas are eaten. Tradition dictates that no meat is consumed and some cultures, no animal products. But it is not an easy task to make delicious roscas de pasca or empanadas de vigilia. If you are going to eat roscas or vigil empanadas once a year, at least make them the best.
1. Naní Armenian Cuisine
In Villa Crespo, Naní presents typical Armenian Easter dishes. Naní prepares this Easter 2025 the popular chorek or Easter braid: it is a sweet brioche-style braided bread (based on butter, eggs, milk, sugar and lemon zest), flavored with mahleb -a typical spice that adds a distinctive flavor- and topped with sesame seeds. It is commonly consumed with a hot infusion after lunch.
📍Gurruchaga 1088
2. Pescaderia Anita Porzio
La Pescadería de Anita Porzio is also a seafood restaurant where you can find very good seafood and fish in general. That is why its empanadas de vigilia are always fresh, very filling and delicious, because it works with always fresh ingredients and as it has a wide variety of fish, its empanadas de vigilia can be diverse as well.
Pescaderia Anita Porzio 📍Av. Angel Gallardo 1089, C1405 CABA
Open Monday to Friday from 10am to 2pm and 5pm to 8pm. Saturday from 10hs to 14hs
3. La Helvetica Confectionery
Confitería La Helvética is your Easter wild card. It is a traditional confectionery where you will find a very good empanada de vigilia with lots of tuna and also a variety of roscas de pascua. With different fillings and toppings, obviously with pastry cream but also with nuts, chocolate, soft and spongy dough.
Confiteria la Helvetica 📍Avenida San Juan 2301
📅Open from 6hs to 20hs
4. Las Violetas
Las Violetas is a coffee shop and confectionery famous for being one of the best places to have a snack in Buenos Aires. If you don’t know it, you have to go for a snack any day of the week, but you also can’t miss their traditional “roscas de pascua” (Easter pastries) . You will also find empanadas de vigilia but it is better if you book in advance.
Las Violetas 📍 Rivadavia 3899
📅Open from 6hs to 01hs
5. Dos Escudos
The empanadas de vigilia at Los Dos Escudos confectionery are a classic in the Recoleta neighborhood. All their empanadas are exquisite, their Easter empanadas are flaky and very filled. But what makes them different is that they also have salmon, shrimp and tuna fillings to choose from. And if you are not on the salty team, you have their incredible Easter rolls.
Dos Escudos 📍Juncal 905
Open from 7am to 8.30pm.
6. Organic Easter Cake
Ninina prepares for this Easter a donut filled with artisanal almond paste and decorated with glazed orange peel and slivered almonds. All her roscas are made with free-range eggs, organic sugar and natural ingredients.
Ninina 📍Gorriti 4738
7. Nutella Easter Cake
Here you can discover an Easter bagel filled with Nutella. Did you want an Easter with something special? This is delicious and very special. They are only available by order, so if you decide to order, hurry up.
Mada Patisserie 📍3 de Febrero 1064
8. Galician Empanada at Pasillito
To celebrate Easter, Pasillito incorporates to its menu a special preparation for a limited time: the classic Galician empanada, a family recipe, made by the owner’s mother. The filling combines selected premium products such as tuna, onion, red bell pepper and different spices.
Pasillito 📍Gorriti 4391
9. Gontran Cherrier
During Holy Week, Gontran Cherrier offers an Easter doughnut from April 14 to 27 in its five stores. It is made with brioche dough and bitter chocolate chips, filled with pastry cream and covered with whole almond crunch.
📍Malabia 1805 / Av. Congreso 1701
10. Annipe
Anippe, in Villa Urquiza, is getting ready to celebrate Easter with a special creation available from Thursday, April 17 to Sunday, April 20: an Easter doughnut made of brioche dough, spongy and topped with a layer of pastry cream. Annipe is known for its Easter roscas empanadas de vigilia in the neighborhood.
📍Bucarelli 2460