Boutique hotels
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Hotel Pulitzer Buenos Aires
- Style
- Buenos Aires, by the book
- Setting
- Middle of Microcentro
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Faena Hotel
- Style
- Seeing red
- Setting
- Waterfront Puerto Madero
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Home Hotel
- Style
- Relaxing residential retreat
- Setting
- Buzzing barrio
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Jardin Escondido
- Style
- Coppola’s colonial villa
- Setting
- Downtown Palermo
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Legado Mitico
- Style
- Aristocratic Argentine pad
- Setting
- Cobbles of Palermo Viejo
Buenos Aires Eating, drinking and dancing
Restaurants
(+54 11 4300 1112)
Café San Juan
This cash-only restaurant fills up fast so book ahead to try the excellent pasta dishes, tuna empanada and gambas al ajillo (prawns with garlic).
450 Avenida San Juan, San Telmo, Buenos Aires
(+54 11 4833 1112)
Casa Cruz
This is the capital’s celebrity hangout, so get your glad rags on for the occasion. The food (rabbit medallions, crispy morcilla, foie gras brûlée) is just as fabulous as the black, gold and red setting.
1658 Uriarte, Palermo Soho, Buenos Aires
(+54 11 4816 1758)
El Cuartito
Be patient and wait for a slice of the porteños’ favourite pizza since 1934 – you won’t regret it. They’ve also expanded into equally good empanadas.
937 Talcahuano, Buenos Aires
(+54 11 4772 7343)
El Trapiche
This noisy, family restaurant is the place to head to for liaising with lively porteños.
5099 Paraguay, Palermo Hollywood, Buenos Aires
(+54 11 4833 2153)
Freud & Fahler
Adjoined to La Pasteleria on a cobbled street in Palermo Viejo, this is a pricier option to the patisserie. It’s a corner restaurant decked out with antique chandeliers, art-adorned walls and glass screens that’s feted for its creative cuisine.
1744 Gurruchaga, Palermo Viejo, Buenos Aires
(+54 11 4361 5557)
La Brigada
If you like grilled meat and good wine (authentic Argentine fare), this is a parilla for you. Use taxis after dark; the neighbourhood can get a little shady.
465 Estados Unidos, San Telmo, Buenos Aires
(+54 11 4815 9925)
Milión
This old Buenos Aires mansion is now home to a beautiful bar and café – settle in for a long lazy lunch in the leafy courtyard, or admire the ornate original decor and wooden parquet floors from a perch inside.
1048 Paraná, Buenos Aires
(+54 11 4303 5917)
Patagonia Sur
This Argentine grill in a 1920s building with leather walls and velvet curtains has well-known chef Francis Mallman manning the grill. Get a taxi to the door – this isn’t a neighbourhood for wandering tourists.
801 Rocha, La Boca, Buenos Aires
(+54 11 4782 9082)
Sucre
This industrial space has a toweringly high ceiling, with a bar lining the wall that leads all the way up to it. It attracts cocktail connoisseurs and fans of fusion to its sizzling grill.
676 Sucre, Villa de Mayo, Buenos Aires
Bars
(+54 11 4772 7582)
Carnal
This is where all the glamorous and gorgeous Argentines choose to mill around looking beautiful. Arrive early to bag a spot on the terrace – it’ll be full by 10.30pm.
5511 Niceto Vega, Palermo Hollywood, Buenos Aires
(+54 11 4773 1098)
Ocho7Ocho
This hip bar hides behind the huge doors of an old townhouse. Try your luck with the bouncers – if you can get in, it’s worth it for the cocktails.
878 Thames, Villa Crespo (Palermo Queens), Buenos Aires
(+54 11 4551 9314)
Pipi Cucu
This cosy, romantic bar is perfect for whiling away an evening with cocktails and a bite to eat.
557 Ciudad de la Paz, Colegiales, Buenos Aires
Cafés
(+54 11 4833 6807)
Bar 6
Chill out with the arty local crowd on a chesterfield or battered leather seat at this hip neighbourhood café.
1676 Armenia, Palermo Viejo, Buenos Aires
(+54 11 4300 6894)
Café Britanico
This is the oldest bar in the barrio – see if you can spot which scenes from The Motorcycle Diaries were shot here.
399 Avenida Brasil, San Telmo, Buenos Aires
(+54 11 4833 2153)
La Pasteleria
This pastry shop is where to find the best baked goods in town, lovingly made using vintage equipment and displayed on the giant marble slab behind the counter. Don’t stick to sweet treats – have a sandwich made up with their fresh bread, too.
1744 Gurruchaga, Palermo Viejo, Buenos Aires
(+54 11 4832 6244)
Mark’s Deli & Coffee House
This outdoor spot is perfect for grabbing a street-side sandwich (and a tasty brownie or cookie for afterwards).
