Surely after a long walking tour and visiting several places you are wanting to sit down and eat something delicious, the best option may be to enjoy the typical Salteño empanadas and you can do it in the place Doña Salta that is in front of the Basilica of San Francisco on Deán Funes street.
Doña Salta's empanadas are on the podium of the richest in the city. They have the classic small size of the Salta empanadas, surely you have to ask for a good quantity because you are going to love them. Some empanadas are prepared with spice, or you can ask that they be served with yasgua sauce (tomato sauce) or you can put lemon inside and accompany them with a glass of very cold Torrontés.
The classic Salta empanadas have meat cut with a knife, boiled potato, egg, paprika, green onion, cumin, and sometimes paprika. Other varieties Of meat are those of Charqui (dehydrated meat dried in the sun), which can be eaten in the clay oven or fried. In addition to the classic meat and chicken empanadas, there are the cheese ones that are super tasty! They have onion and paprika. It is an excellent option for vegetarians, as well as humita (corn cream).
You can find all these varieties in Doña Salta and order them to eat in the place that is an old house with an open kitchen in view of the diners or you can order them to take away and you eat them during the tour. A tip to add to Doña Salta's empanadas is that around Buenos Aires street there is a wine bar (Vería Borra amp; Vino), where there is an excellent variety of Salta wines or craft beers that you can try while savoring your empanadas.