Bar El Federal

19th century building in the heart of San Telmo

At the corner of Perú and Carlos Calvo, this cafe, a former liquor store typical of local businesses at the end of the 19th century, serves snacks, sandwiches and homemade pasta in a timeless period ambience complete with old publicity, bottles of aperitifs, soda syphons and images of tango musicians and singers.

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12 de Octubre (El Boliche de Roberto)

A small bar lost in time, and a good place to hear tango at its rawest.

36 Billares

Cue up for a game of pool at this traditional city bar and cafe

Bar Británico

Legendary bar popular with British war veterans in the early 20th century.

Bar de Cao

Historic cafe in San Cristóbal originally run by the brothers José and Vicente Cao.

Bar El Colonial

Historic cafe located just a block from the Manzana de las Luces

Bar El Estaño 1880

Cafe and restaurante rooted in La Boca neighbourhood since 1880.

Bar Iberia

The second oldest bar in Buenos Aires

Bar La Academia

An academy that never closes its doors.

Bar La Buena Medida

An authentic refuge in La Boca neighbourhood.

Bar Oviedo

A meeting point in the neighbourhood where for a long time the city met the countryside.

Bar Palacio

Neighbourhood cafe and photography museum

Bar Saint Moritz

One of the favourite cafes of the writer Jorge Luis Borges and his mother Leonor Acevedo.