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Where to eat and drink in Buenos Aires

Interior of Café Iberia on Avenida de Mayo
Café Iberia, Avenida de Mayo.

Start with coffee on Avenida de Mayo, for example at Café Iberia. Choose a parrilla or trattoria for your main meal and finish with a cocktail in Retiro or Palermo.

Steakhouses and traditional eateries

For an unhurried dinner, choose a parrilla with a wine list. For lunch, find a cantina or bodegón and ask about portions for sharing.

Coffee and Buenos Aires pizza

Pair a historic confectionery with a slice of pan pizza in the city centre. Make coffee a break between two nearby sights.

Cocktail bars

Choose a bar to end the day and ask whether you should book. If food is part of the evening, check the menu first.

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What to do in Buenos Aires in three days

Buenos Aires City (CABA)
Plaza del Congreso from Palacio Barolo

Day 1. Walk from Plaza de Mayo to the Obelisk and finish on Corrientes. Day 2. Visit Caminito, San Telmo and the Puerto Madero docks. Day 3. Choose Recoleta museums or Palermo parks and make time for a long lunch.

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Visiting Teatro Colón

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Teatro Colón façade

Start at Plaza Lavalle to see the Libertad façade. Take a guided tour to discover the interiors and their materials. Check visitor information before going and pair the tour with a walk along Corrientes.

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