Local Guide
A Buenos Aires guide,
from the host.
The short list we share with every guest. Tested over many years, edited often, and personalized further over email when you write us with your dates.
Eat
From the asados we love to the corner pasta we keep returning to.
El Pingüino de Palermo
Milanesa clásico, just down the street from the apartment.
Don Julio
The parrilla everyone asks about — book ahead, share the bife de chorizo.
Anchoita
Modern Argentine tasting menu, open kitchen, deep wine list.
El Preferido
Classic Palermo bodegón refreshed — milanesas and vermut.
Sacro
Vegetarian, sceney, candlelit. Order the mushroom tartare.
Drink
Café notables, vermutería corners, and natural wine bars.
Café San Juan La Cantina
Vermouth and tapas, very Buenos Aires.
Florería Atlántico
A florist upstairs, a basement bar downstairs.
Las Flores
Natural wine, no pretense, walking distance from the house.
Los Galgos
An old bar notable, perfect for an early gin.
Shop
Independent boutiques, leather, books, and slow design.
Calma Chicha
Sheepskin, leather, simple Argentine craft.
Eterna Cadencia
Bookshop and café. Spend a slow afternoon.
Mercer
Argentine knitwear from Patagonia wool.
Tienda Cualquier Verdura
Curated objects, ceramics, prints.
Walk
Tree-lined blocks, secret plazas, and Sunday parks.
Bosques de Palermo
Rose garden, lake, joggers, mate drinkers.
Plaza Dorrego, San Telmo
Cobblestones, antiques, tango at sunset.
Recoleta Cemetery
Quiet, ornate, oddly beautiful.
Reserva Ecológica
Wild river edge with the skyline behind you.
Dance
Milongas, late clubs, and the bands worth staying up for.
La Catedral
A milonga in a former dairy. Go late, stay later.
Niceto Club
Indie shows midweek, club nights weekends.
Club Cultural Matienzo
Live music, theater, an art-school feel.
Bebop Club
Tight room, serious jazz.
Watch
Cinemas, theaters, and the films to project at the house.
Cine Gaumont
Independent Argentine cinema, very cheap tickets.
Sala Lugones
Cinephile institution at the top of the San Martín.
Teatro Colón
Worth a tour even if you don't catch a show.
MALBA Cine
Auteur retrospectives in a beautiful museum.
Weekend Markets
Saturdays and Sundays, on foot, with a coffee in hand.
Feria de San Telmo (Sun)
Antiques along Defensa, street tango, full day.
Plaza Serrano (Sat–Sun)
Design, leather, and food stalls in Palermo Soho.
Mercado de San Telmo
Old covered market — sandwiches, cheese, espresso.
Feria de Mataderos
Folk, gauchos, empanadas — a different Argentina.
Worth the Trip
Day trips and overnights when you have a little more time.
Tigre Delta
An hour out — wooden boats, jungle channels, asado on the river.
Colonia del Sacramento
A ferry to Uruguay, cobblestoned and slow.
La Boca + Usina del Arte
Color, port history, contemporary art in a converted plant.
Mendoza (fly)
Two-hour flight to vineyards and the Andes.
A longer list