StreetlyBuenos Aires: notable cafés, bookshops and milongas for a different night
Buenos Aires is a city of cafés, bookshops and long nights. Hours are late and social life revolves around the table.
Notable cafés and bookshops
Café Tortoni, open on Avenida de Mayo since 1858, is a classic. El Ateneo Grand Splendid is a bookshop set in a former 1919 theatre.
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Recoleta and Plaza de Mayo
Recoleta Cemetery, with its marble mausoleums, and Plaza de Mayo, surrounded by government buildings, sum up a lot of history.
San Telmo, La Boca and the fair
San Telmo has an antiques fair on Sundays. Caminito, in La Boca, is famous for its coloured houses and open-air art.
Tango and parrilla
A milonga or a tango lesson is a very local experience. For dinner, the parrilla is the classic; book a table at usual times.
Sample 3-day route
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- Day 1Plaza de Mayo → Café Tortoni → Teatro Colón
- Day 2Recoleta → El Ateneo Grand Splendid → Palermo parks
- Day 3San Telmo (Sunday) → Caminito → milonga at night
Practical tips
- Dinner is late: restaurants usually fill up from 9 pm.
- Find out about the exchange rate and how to pay before you travel.
- Look after your belongings in crowded areas.
- Book the milonga or show in advance.
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