Landmark cafés · San Cristóbal · Avenida Independencia 2400 · Buenos Aires City (CABA)

Bar de Cao

Bar de Cao’s room, with wooden shelves and the Cao brothers’ sign

At Independencia and Matheu, the Cao brothers’ old grocery still has its wooden shelves. Order coffee and take in the details of the room restored in 2005.

José and Vicente Cao ran the grocery and drinks shop that became the bar. The restoration preserved the character of this San Cristóbal room.

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