Other Cafes

Buenos Aires is myriad of Cafés, Bars and Cafetines, from all those fauna we rescued some that because of its historical value or its aesthetic one deserves your attention. Not all this places brings Tango Concerts, but they are so related with this city at the point that theirselves are Tango written in mahogany, marble and granite.

Those Cafés that ask overrates to tourists or charge the use of toilette to foreign people have been purposelly excluded.

Café Tortoni
Founded in 1858, honours its desapeared partner in Paris, in which was inspired his owner. Everybody has been there, Einstein, The King Juan Carlos from Spain, Hillary Clinton, Borges, Gardel, Alfonsina Storni, and so many others. 
Avenida de Mayo 825

Confitería Las Violetas
Lost by its original owners this centenary luxury Café, was recovered by its waiters and employees who manage it the way of a cooperative. Famous because its tea tables, there is no tommy able to fit all that delitious cakes, cookies, sandwichs, sweet chips and pastries. Las Violetas have its own bakery and patisserie. Inadmissible be in Buenos Aires and not visit this place. Here started under a facade of birthdays their meetings the Plaza de Mayo Mothers. 
Rivadavia 3899

Confitería Ideal
Temple of Tango, because of beauty and history, in its second floor fits Milonga. It was born in 1912 and preserves its splendor of veined marble and heavy columns, well iluminated by original lamps and chandeliers. According to the edition of Remarkables Cafés of Buenos Aires, "The Ideal, The Violetas and The Tortoni are the three musketeers of portenean Cafés"
Suipacha 384  
Downtown

El Hipopótamo (The hippopotamus)
Traditional and with a privileged view to the Lezama Square, this unequalable of San Telmo respects a single price list for locals and tourist. In addition to the "Familiar Saloon", is remarkable the nice Art Nouveau Mirror and the white Hippo on the bar.
What to ask? A sandwich of french bread with butter, ham and cheese
Brasil 401  
San Telmo 

Mar Azul (Blue see)
Recovered a few years ago by an ex-waiter of the Tortoni Café, who gave his soul, live and all his savings to keep it intact as when it was founded in the 40's. From its windows you can see the portenan beat of the corner of Tucumán and Rodriguez Peña. All its details are original and well cared . If you are lucky, you will be attend by his owner. This, more than a Café, is the story of a dream with happy end.
Tucumán 1700
Downtown

Café de García (García's Café)
it was born in 1900, in a farm neighbourhood, today full urbanized. Highlights are the traditional coffee machine, a wonder of industrial silverwork, the glicinas (local flowers) and an original score of the Tango Nostalgia, of Cadícamo. If you are hungry, try the elephatiasic "picadas" (nibbles)
Sanabria 3302  
Villa Devoto 

El Gato Negro (The black cat)
Fine Thonet tables and chairs, and a scent of spices that surrounds and seduces. Suggested the coffee with cardamom and the candied fruit cake. Go without rush.
Corrientes 1669 
Downtown

El Querandí
Born as Café in 1920, as well as iths World Class Tango Show, this café and restaurant is open during the day, for have a coffee "cortado" (Cortado, with a little trickle of milk) or delight with a Chorizo Beef.
Perú 302 
San Telmo

La Embajada (The Embassy)
Check the similarity with the Madrid's Cafés. The building was built in 1913 and since 1920 works like Café-Bar. As every  “galician bar”, the specialty is the special sandwich of parma ham.
Santiago del Estero 88.

La Giralda 
Althought the sad and luck of taste enviroment adaptation of the CocaCola's sign, the bar preserves inside all the 40's style, the age of Glory of Corrientes Av, the little tables with white marble are the perfect guest to the legendary chocolate (dense, really dense) with crullers, that you, must ask.
Av Corrientes 1453 
Downtown

La Puerto Rico 
The founder, Don Gumersindo Cabedo, lived in Puerto Rice a few years and got fascinated with that country that's the reason why of the name. The mosaic tables have embed the name of the Café in pewter. Between the remarkable people who used to go, was Paul Groussac. It opened in 1887, since 1925 is in its current location
Alsina 420 
San Telmo

Bar de Cao o El Almacén (Cao's Bar or the store)
Built in 1915, wears the white marble original bar and an memorable bottles shelf. Go and ask for a caña Legui.
Av. Independencia 2400 
San Telmo

Bar La Perla (The Pearl)
It keeps the original furnitures over which thousands of inmigrants adapted their dreams. Placed in La Boca, boards are remarkable because of its works in "fileteados" works of the most artistic quality that includes portraits of awarde Tango Singers (Check the images of this page)
Del Valle Iberlucea y Pedro de Mendoza
La Boca

Bar Oviedo 
Av Lisandro de la Torre 2407 
Mataderos 

Bar Seddon 
Defensa 695 
San Telmo 

Bar Sur 
Estados Unidos 299 
San Telmo 

Café Nostalgia 
Soler 3599 
Palermo 

El Progreso 
Av. Montes de Oca 1700 
Constitución 

Miramar 
Sarandi 1190 
San Cristóbal 

36 Billares 
Av de Mayo 1265/71 
Downtown

12 de Octubre 
Bulnes 331 
Almagro  

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