City Guide: Buenos Aires
Bars und Clubs
Bar Seis
Armenia 1676
Palermo Viejo Buenos Aires
0054 4833 6807
Whether you just want to order some appetizers or sit down for a complete dinner, this bar will just suit you right. At the concrete bar - which is just as long as the list of drinks they serve - or on the sofas under the wooden ceiling you can perfectly spend your time "people watching". Reservations for dinner are recommended. Try the grilled salmon or one of the yummy pasta dishes.
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El Mundo Bizarro
Guatemala 4802
Palermo Viejo Buenos Aires
The refreshing Mundo Bizarro is perfect for the ones who are fed up with stylish it-bars and restaurants with chill out sound. The only condition: you really have to be into rock and surf music then that's the only sound they play- nonstop! Red lights and a black colored bar: a dim place in the American diner style of the fifties with plush velvet sofas in the back. Try one or two of the inventive drinks -if you can handle them! They also serve food.
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Hotels
Five Cool Rooms
Honduras 4742
, Palermo Viejo Buenos Aires
0054 11 5235 5555
One of many new design hotels in Palermo Viejo. Low-key from the outside but all "Wallpaper"-like designed on the inside. The rooms and suites with jacuzzi are arranged around a patio. The cream of the crop is on top: a wonderful terrace with easy chairs and a Paririll grill and with a great view over the city of Palermo Viejo. From the Five Cool Rooms it's just a few steps to the hottest boutiques and bars in town. Upper price class.
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Hostal Giramondo
Gueemes 4802
Palermo Viejo Buenos Aires
0054 11 4867 4070
Backpackers - especially the partying crowd - from all over the world meet at Giramondos. Located at a newly renovated colonial mansion, this hostel is hardly recognizable as such from the outside. There are dorms, double bedrooms and a nice deck where you can enjoy breakfast in the morning. At midnight, the guests meet at the underground bar.
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La Otra Orilla
Julian Alvarez 1779
Palermo Viejo Buenos Aires
0054 11 4867 4070
A small and fine Bed & Breakfast. There are seven induvidually decorated rooms - catagories range from the room with shared bathroom to the suite. Breakfast is served on the open roof patio. Reservations are recommended during high season.
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Stay in Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
It makes sense to rent an apartment if you stay in the city for a longer period of time. First of all it's often cheaper and secondly it's comfortable to know that you have a home base in Buenos Aires. In any district of the city you can rent anything from a studio up to a five bedroom apartment with pool. The apartments offered by the company "Stay in Buenos Aires" look all nice and tidy. On the same site you can find hostels, bed & breakfasts and city tours.
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Lieferanten
Felix Ninos
El Salvador 4742
Palermo Viejo Buenos Aires
0054 4833 3313
Same cool stuff just like at the men's main store - only smaller. Hoodies, printed rock t-shirts, polo shirts, jeans and shirts for little boys. There's also a collection por las ninas.
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Restaurants
Bar Uriarte
Uriarte 1572
Palermo Viejo Buenos Aires
0054 48 34 60 04
There's another sylish restaurant hidden behind an open kitchen which is found right next to the entrance. Welcome to the Bar Uriarte. There's an airy, open wide room with lots of space, friendly waiters and a delicious, Italian inspired menu. Some people say, at the Bar Uriarte you can get the best food around. The ravioli with meat filling of the rabbit or the lamb carpaccio for example. And not to forget to be mentioned: the homemade ice cream and the grappa - directly imported from Italy of course.
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El Encanto
Bonpland 1690, Quinta Bollini, Palermo Viejo
Buenos Aires
In Palermo Hollywood you can find one of the most authentic and popular Parrilla-restaurants around. Simple but excellent meat dishes are being served in this former garage. The most tender Bife paired with a great glass of Malbec. While waiting for dessert - a Flan Casero for example - discover countless pictures, photographs and yesteryears objects like soccer shirts on the walls of the Encanto. There's a first-come-first-serve policy. Encanto does not take reservations.
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Lodejesus
Gurruchaga 1406, Ecke Cabrera, Palermo Viejo
Palermo Viejo Buenos Aires
0054 48 31 19 61
The waiters in here are just incredibly charming which they didn't even have to be. Then alone what is being served at the Lo de Jesus is worth a visit: Argentinean specialities like Bife De Chorizo, Lomo with Chimichurri (dressing with jalapenos, parsley, oregano, garlic, vinegar and olive oil), puree of potatoes and pumpkins and a Buding de Pan, a bred pudding, for dessert. Founded in 1953, this beautiful restaurant is located in a quiet corner in Palermo Viejo.
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Shopping
Fashion
Felix
Gurruchaga 1670
Palermo Viejo Buenos Aires
0054 4832 2994
The Duffer Of St. George of Buenos Aires. Felix embodies the traditional art of tailoring in combination with casual streetwear, just like London's it-brand. Striped shirts, simple sweaters, t-shirts, polo shirts and accessories for Cool Cats. Also for women. Unfortunately not always satisfactory quality.
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Juana De Arco
El Salvador 4762
Palermo Viejo Buenos Aires
0054 4833 1621
This lovely shop, packed with colorful kitsch, bits and pieces is worth a visit alone for its decoration which matches the playful style of the underwear and fashion you can get here. The strings, panties and shirts created by the two designers of Juana de Arco are a wonderful mix and match of fabrics, colors and patterns. For women, men and kids.
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Mishka
El Salvador 4673
Palermo Viejo Buenos Aires
0054 4833 6566
The popularity of former architect Chelo Canton's and Pia Petrossi's shoes hits even Europe. In Buenos Aires the peep-toes, ballerinas and stilettos by Mishka are as famous as the shoes by Manolo Blahnik. It's hard for women to choose from all the beautiful shoes that range from cute to sexy.
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Tips
Cementeiro de la Recoleta
Buenos Aires
If you're fascinated by the spirit of cemeteries you will like the time-honored Cementeiro de la Recoleta. For centuries Buenos Aires' elite has been buried here and it is still the place where all families of significance find their final peace in sacorphagi surrounded by angel statues. One can stroll along the alleys of this noble cemetry for hours reading the names carved out of stone. The main attraction is Eva Peron's family grave.
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Confiteria Ideal
Suipacha 384
Microcentro Buenos Aires
With this breathtaking Art Nouveau setting, the wooden showcases, the chandeliers and a wonderful marble stairway it's no surprise that the Confiteria Ideal serves as location for many movie and fashion shootings. Founded in 1912, many politicians, artists, writers and musicians have enjoyed their coffee, cortado or cocktail there ever since.
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