La Fuerza

Argentina’s aperitivo tradition stretches back to the country’s Italian- and Spanish-immigrant influences around the turn of the 20th century. Now, a new vermouth bar in Buenos Aires’ Chacarita neighborhood has put a modern twist on the long-standing predinner drink. La Fuerza makes its vermouth—on tap in white and red—using exclusively local ingredients, including botanicals like elderberry, lemon verbena and creosote bush. Every part of the process takes place in Mendoza: from harvesting the grapes to distilling and bottling. The bar’s focus on all things Argentine extends to its menu as well—in addition to classics like tortilla de papa (a Spanish omelette), there are creative dishes like fainazzeta, a combination of a fainá (chickpea flatbread) and a fugazzeta (a sauceless pizza with onions and cheese). —Abigail Abrams