Guidebook for Buenos Aires
Food Scene
Great coffee and French pastries in a lovely, chilled and relaxed atmosphere. Go after 7pm to buy 2 x 1 pastries :)
82 locals recommend
Le Blé
999 Av. DorregoGreat coffee and French pastries in a lovely, chilled and relaxed atmosphere. Go after 7pm to buy 2 x 1 pastries :)
Origen Café
599 Humberto 1ºGreat coffee, tables outside, comfy seats inside. Good WiFi too.
Eat all you can parrilla and pastas for good food at a great price if you're on a budget.
8 locals recommend
El Remanso
745 Estados UnidosEat all you can parrilla and pastas for good food at a great price if you're on a budget.
Gran Parrilla del Plata
592 ChileOne of the best parillas in BA with outdoor seating too
This place serves delicious cakes and is very pretty. Perfect for a girlie afternoon tea!
Alice's Tea House
372 Carlos CalvoThis place serves delicious cakes and is very pretty. Perfect for a girlie afternoon tea!
This is the place for great and inexpensive pizza and you can sit outside here too.
9 locals recommend
Tío Felipe
739 BalcarceThis is the place for great and inexpensive pizza and you can sit outside here too.
Super healthy food, fresh juices, organic products, lovely place to hang out...
103 locals recommend
Hierbabuena
454 Av. CaserosSuper healthy food, fresh juices, organic products, lovely place to hang out...
Fab, inexpensive executive menus during the week. Lovely for long, lazy lunches.
51 locals recommend
La Popular de San Telmo
500 Av. CaserosFab, inexpensive executive menus during the week. Lovely for long, lazy lunches.
Amazing, but very expensive food. Worth going for a treat. Personally, I like going to the vermouth bar at the front and sit with a martini watching the world go by. They have a happy hour :)
43 locals recommend
Café San Juan
474 ChileAmazing, but very expensive food. Worth going for a treat. Personally, I like going to the vermouth bar at the front and sit with a martini watching the world go by. They have a happy hour :)
A sister cafe/bodegon to El Federal, a wondeful place to sit outside and have a picada, coffee and medilunas or dinner. It has a very extensive menu and it's reasonably priced too.
183 locals recommend
La Poesía
502 ChileA sister cafe/bodegon to El Federal, a wondeful place to sit outside and have a picada, coffee and medilunas or dinner. It has a very extensive menu and it's reasonably priced too.
El Banco Rojo
866 BolívarKebabs and spicy food here!
Antares San Telmo
485 Av. BelgranoCraft beer here!
Great imported coffee and a wonderful place to sit at the bar and watch the shoppers pass by in San telmo market. You can buy the coffee here too but it's expensive!
29 locals recommend
Coffee Town
970 BolívarGreat imported coffee and a wonderful place to sit at the bar and watch the shoppers pass by in San telmo market. You can buy the coffee here too but it's expensive!
Mash British Curry House
1338 DefensaThe Brits make a great curry and this place is no exception!
If you love sushi, this is the place and it's literally ust around the corner! They don't deliver, but you can order by phone and go and pick it up.
Japanese Association in Argentina
732 Av. IndependenciaIf you love sushi, this is the place and it's literally ust around the corner! They don't deliver, but you can order by phone and go and pick it up.
Restaurante Bacán
467 Av. CaserosGood for brunch although the service can be a bit slow...
I haven't been here but it's on my list. Small and cute sushi place with a little patio out the back for alfresco dining.
Sho Sushi
562 ChileI haven't been here but it's on my list. Small and cute sushi place with a little patio out the back for alfresco dining.
Well, it's not exactly a restaurant, but it's the best Choripan take away in the south of the city!
Nuestra Parrilla
950 BolívarWell, it's not exactly a restaurant, but it's the best Choripan take away in the south of the city!
Freddo
1867 Ángel Justiniano CarranzaHere's the nearest branch of Freddo
The ice-cream here is great, but the famous 'Persicco' cake that they make here is probably the best chocolate cake in the whole world!!
50 locals recommend
Persicco
2591 Jerónimo SalgueroThe ice-cream here is great, but the famous 'Persicco' cake that they make here is probably the best chocolate cake in the whole world!!
Drinks & Nightlife
El Refuerzo
860 ChacabucoPerfect for tapas and great wine
El Refuerzo
860 ChacabucoTapas, wine, martini, outside seating and lovely atmosphere
The Gibraltar
895 PerúEnglish pub with fab food and happy hour beer!
Sumo
797 Av. IndependenciaGreat ice-cream here!
Great for live music for Jazz and tango lovers with 2 x 1 deals for people who live in the area.
13 locals recommend
Pista Urbana
874 ChacabucoGreat for live music for Jazz and tango lovers with 2 x 1 deals for people who live in the area.
Great old traditional bar/cafe for good food with an extensive menu. Go here for picadas!
196 locals recommend
The Federal Bar
599 Av. Carlos CalvoGreat old traditional bar/cafe for good food with an extensive menu. Go here for picadas!
Next to El Refuerzo, this place has live music on a Friday and Saturday night and it's perfect for pizza and beer and only a few metres away if you're feeling lazy..
Moretti Bar
756 Estados UnidosNext to El Refuerzo, this place has live music on a Friday and Saturday night and it's perfect for pizza and beer and only a few metres away if you're feeling lazy..
If you like arthouse, Boris Karlof/Tarantino style movies, this is the place to go to watch them while sipping a cocktail!
Macabras cine bar
517 Estados UnidosIf you like arthouse, Boris Karlof/Tarantino style movies, this is the place to go to watch them while sipping a cocktail!
Yauss Club
509 Estados UnidosFunky, friendly little cafe bar..
The best time to go to Puerto Madero is for a nice walk just before and during sunset time, for a beer during the week or to go at lunchtime during the week when it's quiet. It's just too packed at the weekend. La Dorita (Dique 2) has a great three-course with wine executive menu for $210 and is the best for a long, lazy lunch. On the same side and on the same dock as La Dorita there's a Volta ice-cream place and next to Volta is a nice cafe which is really fab for coffee and cakes.
940 locals recommend
Puerto Madero
The best time to go to Puerto Madero is for a nice walk just before and during sunset time, for a beer during the week or to go at lunchtime during the week when it's quiet. It's just too packed at the weekend. La Dorita (Dique 2) has a great three-course with wine executive menu for $210 and is the best for a long, lazy lunch. On the same side and on the same dock as La Dorita there's a Volta ice-cream place and next to Volta is a nice cafe which is really fab for coffee and cakes.
Parks & Nature
If you want to feel like you're not in the city go here. Lovely to rent a bike and take a picnic...or just walk and take a picnic if it's not too hot!
501 locals recommend
Costanera Sur Ecological Reserve
1550 Avenida Doctor Tristán Achával RodríguezIf you want to feel like you're not in the city go here. Lovely to rent a bike and take a picnic...or just walk and take a picnic if it's not too hot!
My place for picnics...on the upper part to find a place under a tree.
13 locals recommend
Micaela Bastidas Park
1506 Julieta LanteriMy place for picnics...on the upper part to find a place under a tree.
Nice to go and have coffee in Hierbabuena on Caseros then take a walk through Parque Lezama and then walk back into San Telmo along Defensa.
298 locals recommend
Lezama Park
Avenida BrasilNice to go and have coffee in Hierbabuena on Caseros then take a walk through Parque Lezama and then walk back into San Telmo along Defensa.
Arts & Culture
Great for a bad weather day. $20 to get in or free on Tuesdays
354 locals recommend
Buenos Aires Museum of Modern Art
350 Av. San JuanGreat for a bad weather day. $20 to get in or free on Tuesdays
Next to the Modern Art museum. Worth a visit.
136 locals recommend
MACBA - Museum of Contemporary Art Buenos Aires
328 Av. San JuanNext to the Modern Art museum. Worth a visit.
Essentials
Essencia Estetica
857 PiedrasThe best place if you need a wax, massage, mani/pedi!
This is the place for those hard-to-find ingredients that you can't find in most supermarkets (for sushi making, tahini, coconut milk etc) It also sells the basics (rice, legumes, cereals etc) by the kilo. Great place!
La Simbólica
708 Carlos CalvoThis is the place for those hard-to-find ingredients that you can't find in most supermarkets (for sushi making, tahini, coconut milk etc) It also sells the basics (rice, legumes, cereals etc) by the kilo. Great place!
For all your fish needs! Great fresh fish and pre-made dishes if you don't feel like cooking.
Pescadería Antonnino
1087 Simon BolívarFor all your fish needs! Great fresh fish and pre-made dishes if you don't feel like cooking.
You can buy your fresh coffee here in beans or they'll grind it for you. Sold by the kilo. It's on Chacabuco and Estados Unidos.
Café la Peruana Sa
915 ChacabucoYou can buy your fresh coffee here in beans or they'll grind it for you. Sold by the kilo. It's on Chacabuco and Estados Unidos.
A wonderful speciality cheese and wine shop. Go here for something a bit more special if you've had enough of rubbery, flavourless cheese. They have amazing brie and parmesan.
Rincón de Quesos
600 Av. San JuanA wonderful speciality cheese and wine shop. Go here for something a bit more special if you've had enough of rubbery, flavourless cheese. They have amazing brie and parmesan.
Farmacity
1868 Raúl Scalabrini OrtizThe nearest Farmacity to here and with a 24hr service too.
Shopping
Only English books are sold here! You can also take in your used books and they'll trade them or give you a small price.
12 locals recommend
Walrus Books
617 Estados UnidosOnly English books are sold here! You can also take in your used books and they'll trade them or give you a small price.
Stretching from Plaze de Mayo to San Juan, this is a must-do market at least once. Hang out around 6.30/7pm when the drummers and dancers make their way along Defensa
102 locals recommend
San Telmo Antiques Fair
401 Humberto 1ºStretching from Plaze de Mayo to San Juan, this is a must-do market at least once. Hang out around 6.30/7pm when the drummers and dancers make their way along Defensa
San Telmo Verde Feria Orgánica
677 PerúOrganic market on Tuesdays and Fridays..
Entertainment & Activities
Keep an eye on the website as there are always free concerts and exhibitions on here...you can take a tour too. It's a wonderful building. There is also fab street art by local and International street artists in the blocks surrounding the building. Although it's close to Puerto Madero it's not a place I'd walk to alone but the cycle lanes go right past there and the 130 stops nearby.
114 locals recommend
Usina Del Arte
Keep an eye on the website as there are always free concerts and exhibitions on here...you can take a tour too. It's a wonderful building. There is also fab street art by local and International street artists in the blocks surrounding the building. Although it's close to Puerto Madero it's not a place I'd walk to alone but the cycle lanes go right past there and the 130 stops nearby.
Cinemark
3399 BerutiThe nearest cinema is here..