Landmark cafés · Monserrat · Avenida de Mayo 825 · Buenos Aires City (CABA)

Café Tortoni

Café Tortoni

Pause for coffee between Plaza de Mayo and Congress. Leave time to look around the historic room.

Founded in 1858, this is one of Avenida de Mayo’s historic cafés. Visit for its period interior and the tradition of gatherings that brought writers and artists together.

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The dining room at Los Galgos, with wooden tables and the bar's name on the window

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