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Entry №02Argentina

Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires keeps late hours; a city where elegance survives through melancholy.

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Walk Palermo Viejo in the late afternoon.

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Useful

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    Remises

    Take remises for long distance, if you don't rent a car
    Most people use remises — safer, fixed prices, order by phone.
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    Barrios to know

    Ideally visit one district per day
    Recoleta and its famous Cementerio, Puerto Madero - Faena district - Calatrava bridge, San Telmo and its market, La Boca, and the various Palermos, its restaurants and boutiques.
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Tables

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    Casa Cavia

    RestaurantPalermo Chico
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    Part restaurant, part bookstore, part cultural salon. One of the addresses that best captures contemporary Buenos Aires.
    Cavia 2985, Buenos Aires
    +54 9 11 3640 7805
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    Mishiguene

    Jewish cuisinePalermo
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    Inventive, generous and consistently excellent. A table with real soul.
    Lafinur 3368, Buenos Aires
    +54 11 3969 0764
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    Aramburu

    Fine diningRecoleta
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    One of Buenos Aires' serious dining rooms. For when the evening should feel like an occasion.
    Pasaje del Correo, Vicente López 1661, Buenos Aires
    +54 11 4811 1414
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    Croque Madame

    French caféPalermo Chico
    A beautiful terrace beside the Decorative Arts Museum. Ideal for aperitifs, lunch or tea.
    Av. del Libertador 1902, Museo Nacional de Arte Decorativo, Buenos Aires
    +54 11 4806 8639
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    Fogón Asado

    GrillPalermo
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    An intimate asado counter experience. Fire, wine and Argentine ritual made contemporary.
    Uriarte 1423, Buenos Aires
    +54 11 2142 2936
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    Don Julio

    ParrillaPalermo
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    The classic Buenos Aires steakhouse, done exceptionally well.
    Guatemala 4699, Palermo Viejo, Buenos Aires
    +54 11 4832 6058
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    La Mar

    PeruvianPalermo
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    Fresh, lively and always a good idea. Peruvian seafood with a Buenos Aires rhythm.
    Arévalo 2024, Buenos Aires
    +54 9 11 3955 9600
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    Café Rivas

    Argentine brasserieSan Telmo
    Small, charming and ideal for a long weekend lunch after wandering San Telmo.
    Estados Unidos 302, Buenos Aires
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    Norimōto

    JapanesePalermo
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    A samll refined Japanese address in Palermo. Precise, understated and quietly elegant — ideal when the evening calls for something more intimate.
    Honduras 5900, Buenos Aires
    +54 11 3988 9218
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    Farinelli

    Café / market foodRetiro
    A relaxed and useful address if you are in the Arroyo area.
    Arroyo 900, Buenos Aires
    +54 11 4328 7998
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.. and Drink

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    Birkin

    Coffee barPalermo
    The best coffee in Buenos Aires and amazing cakes.
    República Árabe Siria 3061
    +54 11 4843 7470
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    Bar Presidente

    BarRecoleta
    Hip but loud. Smoking section inside.
    Av. Pres. Manuel Quintana 188
    +54 11 4811 3248
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    Uptown

    BarPalermo
    Decorated like a New York subway.
    Arévalo 2030
    +54 11 2101 4897
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    Milion

    Bar in a petit hôtelBarrio Norte
    Trendy, with garden. Beautiful place, also a restaurant — but go for the drinks.
    Paraná 1048
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    Dadá

    BarMicrocentro
    Small place. The bar is a scene at night. A BA tradition.
    San Martín 941
    +54 11 4314 4787
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    Bar 878

    Cocktail barPalermo
    Hip. Classy. Very good cocktails.
    Thames 878
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    Isabel

    BarPalermo
    Hip, trendy bar next door to Casa Cruz — same owner. Pay in advance, they give you casino coins.
    Uriarte 1658
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    Confitería La Ideal

    Tango traditionMicrocentro
    Witness the tango tradition.
    Suipacha 384
    +54 11 5265 8078
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Wanders

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    MALBA

    MuseumPalermo Chico
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    The essential museum of modern and contemporary Latin American art. If you choose only one museum in Buenos Aires, make it this one.
    Av. Figueroa Alcorta 3415, Buenos Aires
    +54 11 4808 6500
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    Fundación Proa

    Contemporary artLa Boca
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    Worth the journey south. Strong exhibitions and one of the city's best museum cafés.
    Av. Pedro de Mendoza 1929, Buenos Aires
    +54 11 4104 1000
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    Museo Moderno

    MuseumSan Telmo
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    A growing contemporary programme in a neighbourhood I love exploring.
    Av. San Juan 350, Buenos Aires
    +54 11 4361 6919
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    Centro Cultural Recoleta

    Cultural centreRecoleta
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    A useful pulse check on what is happening locally.
    Junín 1930, Buenos Aires
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    Recoleta Cemetery

    Historic cemeteryRecoleta
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    One of the most beautiful cemeteries in the world. Go early.
    Junín 1760, Buenos Aires
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    Florería Atlántico

    Cocktail barRetiro
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    Part flower shop, part wine cellar, part cocktail bar. A Buenos Aires classic.
    Arroyo 872, Buenos Aires
    +54 11 3984 7849
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    Café Tortoni

    Historic caféMicrocentro
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    Touristic, yes. But still one of the city's great historic rooms.
    Av. de Mayo 825, Buenos Aires
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    Mercado de las Pulgas

    Flea marketPalermo
    For antiques, furniture and unexpected finds.
    Av. Dorrego 1650, Buenos Aires
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    San Telmo Sunday Market

    Street marketSan Telmo
    A ritual more than an attraction. Crowded, imperfect, still worth doing.
    Plaza Dorrego, Buenos Aires
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Rooms

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    Casa Lucia

    HotelRetiro
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    A restored Buenos Aires landmark. Old-world elegance interpreted for a contemporary traveller.
    Arroyo 841, Buenos Aires
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    Home Hotel

    Boutique hotelPalermo Hollywood
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    A divine small boutique hotel with vintage wallpaper, a pool and a little garden. Still very much in the Follow the Flo spirit.
    Honduras 5860, Buenos Aires
    +54 11 4778 1008
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    El Jardín Escondido

    Boutique hotelPalermo Soho
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    Francis Ford Coppola's hidden house. Intimate, green and full of character.
    Gorriti 4746, Buenos Aires
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    Palacio Duhau – Park Hyatt

    HotelRecoleta
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    A grand Recoleta hotel with one of the most beautiful gardens in the city.
    Av. Alvear 1661, Buenos Aires
    +54 11 5171 1234
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    Four Seasons Buenos Aires

    HotelRecoleta
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    Good service, strong location, and the Mansion for a more classic Buenos Aires feeling.
    Posadas 1086, Buenos Aires
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