La Parolaccia (Alicia Moreau de Justo 276, Puerto Madero, Buenos Aires) – offering patrons a view of the water, this restaurant serves a wide variety of gourmet Italian dishes prepared with fresh pasta and sea food. Specialties found there include: Calamaretti Lyonesa (sauteed calamari in a fresh tomato base with onions, scallions, potatoes and herbs), […]
La Bourgogne (Ayacucho 2027, Recoleta, Buenos Aires) – located within the Alvear Palace Hotel, this is considered the best French restaurant in Buenos Aires, serving dishes such as the carré de veau, filet de boeuf, suprême de volaille, and poisson en coûte de sel. The service is also very good. Diners are warned that this […]
Tigre Art Museum (Av. Victorica, Tigre, Buenos Aires) – opened in 2006 as a museum, the building itself existed since the early 20th century (when, as the Tigre Club, it was previously used to hold social events for Buenos Aires’ elite society). A casino was also in operation (on the ground floor) during that time. […]
Recoleta Cultural Centre (Calle Junin 1930, Buenos Aires) – this is an exhibition and cultural events center located in the upscale Recoleta district of Buenos Aires. Originally, the building was a monastery for the Franciscan Friars of Recoleta, which they used until the 19th century. It’s function then changed numerous times. First as a drawing […]
Recoleta Cemetery (Calle Junin 170, Buenos Aires) – located in the Recoleta district (reputed to be Buenos Aires’ wealthiest area), this walled cemetery contains the burial spots of various Argentine individuals (both the rich and famous) – totaling over 6,400 tombs. This cemetery is a reminder of Buenos Aires’ wonder years (1880-1930) – when it […]
Puente de la Mujer (Puerto Madero district, Buenos Aires) – Spanish for “Women’s Bridge”, this is a rotating footbridge located at the Puerto Madero district of the city (inaugurated in 2001, and designed by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava). Once the home of the city’s ports, the Puerto Madero area undertook a massive revitalization in the […]
Plaza Serrano (Serrano 1554, Palermo Soho, Buenos Aires) – located at Palermo Soho (as this area is called, named after New York’s Soho neighborhood), this plaza is one of the hippest spots in the Buenos Aires, especially on weekends when local craftmakers set up shop, selling the kinds of trinkets familiar to anyone who’s ever […]
Plaza Dorrego (Calles Defensa y Humberto Primero, San Telmo Buenos Aires) – this plaza is located in a neighborhood (San Telmo) that became Buenos Aires’ upscale residential area in the 19th century (turning this space into a public square). Nowadays, this square hosts an outdoor antiques market on Sundays, along with street stalls peddling bric-a-brac […]
Plaza de Mayo (Buenos Aires) – located in the Monserrat district of central Buenos Aires, the center of this plaza has an obelisk, which marks Argentina’s independence from Spain in the early 1800s. Located within walking distance of this plaza is La Casa Rosada – the executive mansion and office of the President of Argentina.
Plaza Belgrano (Juramento and Obligado, Buenos Aires) – this plaza, located within the neighborhood of the same name (Belgrano), just north of the Palermo district, is a tribute to Manuel Belgrano (the “inventory” of the Argentine national flag). Despite the presence of shopping strips by the area’s main artery, Avenida Cabildo, much of Belgrano district […]