Guidebook for Recoleta
Food Scene
Pizzería Serafín
932 Avenida del LibertadorBreakfast Medialunas are the best!
Fancy, sushi restaurant, if you're ever tired of so much Argentine meat.
17 locals recommend
Páru Inkas Sushi & Grill
798 Av. del LibertadorFancy, sushi restaurant, if you're ever tired of so much Argentine meat.
Pasaje Suizo
Pasaje SuizoGo to lovely Bis Bistró
If there is one thing you should be eating every day in Buenos Aires it's ice cream! Our Italian ancestors gave us the gelato, and our Patagonian ingredients combine in this, one of the best ice cream parlors.
20 locals recommend
Rapa Nui Recoleta Uruguay
1284 UruguayIf there is one thing you should be eating every day in Buenos Aires it's ice cream! Our Italian ancestors gave us the gelato, and our Patagonian ingredients combine in this, one of the best ice cream parlors.
This coffee shop will lead you to Palermo Chico, where you can visit beautiful buildings such as those in the corner of Ugarteche and Jose María Gutierrez, or La Coloradita in Cabello and Siria, walk around the Cerviño Boulevard, or make a stop over on your way to the Botanical Garden or the Japanese Gardens.
66 locals recommend
Birkin
3061 República Árabe SiriaThis coffee shop will lead you to Palermo Chico, where you can visit beautiful buildings such as those in the corner of Ugarteche and Jose María Gutierrez, or La Coloradita in Cabello and Siria, walk around the Cerviño Boulevard, or make a stop over on your way to the Botanical Garden or the Japanese Gardens.
This is the coffee shop of the Decorative museum. The museum is free and worth walking in to visit the inside of one of the big old palaces. The café recommended is a great break once your'e there
202 locals recommend
Croque Madame
1902 Av. del LibertadorThis is the coffee shop of the Decorative museum. The museum is free and worth walking in to visit the inside of one of the big old palaces. The café recommended is a great break once your'e there
Closed door restaurants a very trendy thing in Buenos Aires, and while this one is no more a closed door restaurant, it still remains an exceptional place to eat.
80 locals recommend
Casa Chene
2985 CaviaClosed door restaurants a very trendy thing in Buenos Aires, and while this one is no more a closed door restaurant, it still remains an exceptional place to eat.
Emma Panaderia
2034 Av. CallaoWhere we buy every night's bread
Drinks & Nightlife
Floreria Atlántico
872 ArroyoBy far the best bar in town
Camping
999 Av. del LibertadorGreat Beergarden
Presidente Bar
188 Pres. Manuel QuintanaAmazing cocktails, very close
This bar is a great excuse to walk around and enjoy the very chic Palermo Soho neighbourhood.
39 locals recommend
Boticario
5207 HondurasThis bar is a great excuse to walk around and enjoy the very chic Palermo Soho neighbourhood.
This bar is a great excuse to visit Palermo Hollywood neighbourhood. It's a great place to visit after dinner in any of the nearby restaurants.
185 locals recommend
Uptown
2030 ArévaloThis bar is a great excuse to visit Palermo Hollywood neighbourhood. It's a great place to visit after dinner in any of the nearby restaurants.
Parks & Nature
Floralis Generica
2301 Av. Pres. Figueroa AlcortaIconic flower of Buenos Aires
Galileo Galilei Planetarium
s/n Av. SarmientoAfter strolling through Puerto Madero, riding a bicycle through this ecological reserve all the way to the water shore is a very fun activity.
501 locals recommend
Costanera Sur Ecological Reserve
1550 Avenida Doctor Tristán Achával RodríguezAfter strolling through Puerto Madero, riding a bicycle through this ecological reserve all the way to the water shore is a very fun activity.
Japanese Garden
3450 Av. CasaresArts & Culture
It's free, it's really close to home, it opens until late. Worth to check out, at least to drop by on your way to the cemetery.
422 locals recommend
Recoleta Cultural Center
1930 JunínIt's free, it's really close to home, it opens until late. Worth to check out, at least to drop by on your way to the cemetery.
Buy one ticket in this venue with many halls, and you'll be able to visit all halls in your visit. Each hall will have a different, 20-minute micro-play, and you can choose as you go which performance you want to see. It's OnDemand done old school style.
42 locals recommend
Microtheater
1139 SerranoBuy one ticket in this venue with many halls, and you'll be able to visit all halls in your visit. Each hall will have a different, 20-minute micro-play, and you can choose as you go which performance you want to see. It's OnDemand done old school style.
This bookshop is more than that. It is a stunning theater turned into bookshop, with a great café where you can ready any book you'd like. Definitely worth the walk from the apartment, following beautiful Av. Callao
464 locals recommend
El Ateneo Grand Splendid
1860 Av. Santa FeThis bookshop is more than that. It is a stunning theater turned into bookshop, with a great café where you can ready any book you'd like. Definitely worth the walk from the apartment, following beautiful Av. Callao
In this beautiful park, couples gather together to dance tango on weekend evenings. It is also a nice stop on your way to Chinatown, sightseeing the neighbourhood of Belgrano, or grabbing a bite in the neighbourhood of Las Cañitas
25 locals recommend
La Glorieta
1901 11 de Septiembre de 1888In this beautiful park, couples gather together to dance tango on weekend evenings. It is also a nice stop on your way to Chinatown, sightseeing the neighbourhood of Belgrano, or grabbing a bite in the neighbourhood of Las Cañitas
Amazing museum, just steps away form the apartment
1166 locals recommend
Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes
1473 Av. del LibertadorAmazing museum, just steps away form the apartment
Zanjón de Granados will take you to see the old colonial Buenos Ayres (yes, with a Y)
48 locals recommend
El Zanjon
755 DefensaZanjón de Granados will take you to see the old colonial Buenos Ayres (yes, with a Y)
Palais de Glace
222 PerúShopping
You can find many Argentine stores in this mall. My top pick: Las Pepas
426 locals recommend
Patio Bullrich
1245 PosadasYou can find many Argentine stores in this mall. My top pick: Las Pepas
Getting Around
Facultad de Derecho
Subway Station
Sightseeing
The beautiful building will surprise you for its 70's brutalist architecture
211 locals recommend
National Library
2502 AgüeroThe beautiful building will surprise you for its 70's brutalist architecture
Most upscale avenue in Buenos Aires will parade great buildings with French architecture.
64 locals recommend
Avenida Alvear
Avenida AlvearMost upscale avenue in Buenos Aires will parade great buildings with French architecture.
In the heart of San Telmo, this is a great place to start walking around this southern neighbourhood. Defensa Street turns into a flea market on Sundays, so that's probably the day you want to be there.
9 locals recommend
Pasaje de la Defensa
1179 DefensaIn the heart of San Telmo, this is a great place to start walking around this southern neighbourhood. Defensa Street turns into a flea market on Sundays, so that's probably the day you want to be there.
On your way to Plaza de Mayo, the city's main square and definitely a stop in any tourist's itinerary, try to walk through this building. There is something about this street corner that shows how Buenos Aires combines so many different architectonic styles, that leaves me in awe every time I walk though here.
Banco Hipotecario . Clorindo Testa
101 ReconquistaOn your way to Plaza de Mayo, the city's main square and definitely a stop in any tourist's itinerary, try to walk through this building. There is something about this street corner that shows how Buenos Aires combines so many different architectonic styles, that leaves me in awe every time I walk though here.
Woman's Bridge
900 GORRITI JUANA MANUELA