Restaurant Spotlight: Franca

Another modern Argentine restaurant that is worth the trip.

Chefs busy preparing plates at Franca. ph: Tim Fitzgerald

Franca is part of the new crop of hip restaurants around the Chacarita neighborhood. It is from the same folks as Julia, a well-regarded “nuevo argentino cuisine” restaurant. While Julia is much smaller and intimate, Franca is a larger space, the bottom floor of a modern apartment building.