Bakery counters in Buenos Aires worth queuing for: levain breads, laminated pastry, regional bakes and the morning ritual.

Food experience in Buenos Aires

Mate & paint experience with pastry tasting

★ 5.0 (20)3 hoursfrom $62

Book now

Where to queue for bread and pastry

8 places

Salvaje Bakery

Order Sourdough loaf with whole grain and rye

German Torres's Palermo-Colegiales border bakery, standard-bearer for Argentine sourdough since 2016. Alternative flours, integral pastries, his book Pan.

DetailsDirections

Cocu Boulangerie

Order Butter croissant

Three French entrepreneurs' Palermo Soho boulangerie, widely cited as the city's best croissant. Baguette, pain au levain, pastries; small cafe corner.

DetailsDirections

Atelier Fuerza

Order Medialunas (Argentine-style)

Palermo flagship of Buenos Aires' sourdough revolution, with branches in Recoleta, Almagro, Nunez and beyond. Slogan: fewer croissants, more medialunas.

DetailsDirections

Eat your way around Palermo Soho

5 of the bakeries on this list are in Palermo Soho. So are these tours and tastings.

See all 2245 food experiences in Buenos Aires

Confiteria La Argentina

  • ★ 4.3
  • $
  • Caballito

Order Pasta frola and palmeritas

Caballito panaderia opened 1907, one of the oldest active bakeries in the city. Pasta frola, palmeritas, alfajores de maicena and a full factura counter.

DetailsDirections

L'epi Boulangerie

Order Pain au chocolat

Bruno and Olivier's Belgrano boulangerie: pain au chocolat, kouign amann and mille-feuilles, Argentine flour with French technique, plus a lunch counter.

DetailsDirections

Le Blu

Order Twice-baked almond croissant

Palermo Soho corner room turning out the city's most-photographed laminated pastries. Twice-baked almond croissants, kouign amann, medialunas queues.

DetailsDirections

Panaderia San Antonio

Order Facturas (medialunas, vigilantes, sacramentos)

Classic Palermo Soho panaderia of the kind every porteno barrio has on a corner. Medialunas, vigilantes, sacramentos, full factura tray, bread by the kilo.

DetailsDirections

Havanna (flagship)

Order Alfajor de chocolate con dulce de leche

Argentina's most recognised alfajor brand, founded 1948 in Mar del Plata. Now in every airport; the Florida pedestrian-street store is the busiest outpost.

DetailsDirections

Where to stay in Buenos Aires

A sample of Buenos Aires hotels from our booking partner, who list 1,073 here. Live prices and availability open on their site.

Hotel Reina Centrally located in Buenos Aires, Hotel Reina is within a 15-minute walk of Buenos Aires Metropolitan Cath... Check dates Santino Recoleta With a stay at Santino Recoleta in Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires Central Business District), you'll be steps f... Check dates Milhouse Avenue A stay at Milhouse Avenue places you in the heart of Buenos Aires, steps from 9 de Julio Avenue and Barolo ... Check dates America del Sur Hostel Buenos Aires With a stay at America del Sur Hostel Buenos Aires in Buenos Aires (San Telmo), you'll be a 4-minute walk f... Check dates

Compare for next weekend: Expedia in Buenos Aires

Stays are listed by our booking partners, not editor picks. We earn a commission if you book, at no cost to you.