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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
Presidente Bar is a bar in Recoleta, Buenos Aires.
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.
Food program: Bar snacks
Address: Avenida Presidente Manuel Quintana 188, C1014 Buenos Aires
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
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
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
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
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
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