Cocktail bars, wine bars, dive bars and gastropubs: drinking in Buenos Aires for grown-ups.

Where to drink

Floreria Atlantico ★ 4.7

Cocktail barCocktail bar, speakeasy$$$retiroMon-Wed 18:00-02:00, Thu 18:00-02:30, Fri 18:00-04:00, Sat 20:00-04:00, Sun 20:00-02:00

Tato Giovannoni's subterranean cocktail bar behind the cold-room door of a Retiro flower shop. World's 50 Best Bars list; menu themed by immigrant origins.

Signature drink: Princeps gin and tonic with Principe de los Apostoles yerba mate gin

Food: Tapas, grilled meat, fish

Arroyo 872, C1007 Buenos Aires

Tres Monos ★ 4.8

Cocktail barCocktail bar$$$palermo-sohoMon-Thu 19:00-01:00, Fri-Sat 20:00-03:00, Sun 20:00-01:00

Sebastian Atienza, Charly Aguinsky and Gus Vocke's Palermo Soho corner; #10 on World's 50 Best Bars 2025. Own-label spirits with Argentine producers.

Signature drink: Own-label whiskey, local liqueurs, pet-nat

Food: Snacks

Guatemala 4899, C1425 Buenos Aires

Presidente Bar ★ 4.5

Cocktail barCocktail bar$$$recoletaTue 20:00-02:00, Wed 20:00-02:30, Thu 20:00-03:00, Fri-Sat 20:00-04:00, closed Sun-Mon

Recoleta cocktail room consistently on World's 50 Best Bars and the Latin American 50 Best Bars. Vermouth- and Argentine-spirit-forward; civilised, dimly lit.

Signature drink: Argentine signature cocktails, vermouth-led

Food: Bar snacks

Avenida Presidente Manuel Quintana 188, C1014 Buenos Aires

Frank's ★ 4.4

Cocktail barSpeakeasy cocktail bar$$$palermo-hollywoodWed-Thu 21:00-03:00, Fri-Sat 21:00-04:00, closed Sun-Tue

The original Buenos Aires speakeasy: phone-booth door, access code, cocktail room behind it. Palermo Hollywood since 2011; many copycats, original remains.

Signature drink: Classics with Argentine twists

Food: None

Arevalo 1443, C1414 Buenos Aires

Victoria Brown ★ 4.4

Cocktail barSpeakeasy cocktail bar$$$palermo-sohoTue-Sat 20:00-04:00, closed Sun-Mon

Palermo Soho speakeasy hidden behind a coffee bar; walk through Victoria Brown coffee, find the sliding door. Vintage room, Argentine craft spirits.

Signature drink: Modern signatures and tea-infused cocktails

Food: Small plates

Costa Rica 4827, C1414 Buenos Aires

Verne Cocktail Club ★ 4.4

Cocktail barCocktail bar$$$palermo-sohoMon-Tue 21:00-02:00, Wed 20:00-02:00, Thu 20:00-03:00, Fri 20:00-04:00, Sat 21:00-04:00, Sun 21:00-02:00

Mariano Beldi's Jules Verne-themed cocktail bar near Plaza Italia. Long-time on Latin America's 50 Best Bars; submarine-window decor, serious classics list.

Signature drink: Jules Verne-themed signatures

Food: Small plates

Avenida Medrano 1475, C1179 Buenos Aires

Cochinchina ★ 4.5

Cocktail barAsian-themed cocktail bar$$$palermo-sohoDaily 19:00-02:00

Inspired by Asian travel; tea-infusion, sesame and kaffir-lime cocktails plus a Vietnamese-Cantonese snack menu. On Latin America's 50 Best Bars list.

Signature drink: Asian-spice infused signatures

Food: Vietnamese-Cantonese small plates

Armenia 1540, C1414 Buenos Aires

Uptown ★ 4.4

Cocktail barCocktail bar$$$palermo-hollywoodTue-Sat 20:30-04:00, closed Sun-Mon

Subway-station-themed Palermo Hollywood bar with a recreated NYC subway car; cocktail menu organised by line and stop. World's 50 Best Bars 2024 #50.

Signature drink: Subway-system-themed classics

Food: New York deli-style sandwiches

Arevalo 2030, C1414 Buenos Aires

CoChinchina sister Ceibo ★ 4.3

Cocktail barCocktail bar$$$palermo-soho

Palermo Soho cocktail bar focused on Argentine native botanicals and indigenous distillates. Quiet evening room, well-paced, no late-night crush.

Signature drink: Native botanical signatures

Food: Snacks

Honduras 5719, C1414 Buenos Aires

Bar Sur ★ 4.0

Cocktail barTango bar$$$san-telmoMon-Sat 21:00-01:00, closed Sun

San Telmo tango bar at Estados Unidos and Balcarce, dimly-lit, nightly live tango from 20:00. Listed in the Cafes y Bares Notables register.

Signature drink: Whisky and tango show

Food: Late-night plates

Estados Unidos 299, C1101 Buenos Aires
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