13 editor picks in Buenos Aires.
Buenos Aires drinks late, and its bar scene has become one of the strongest in the region. Floreria Atlantico, hidden under a flower shop in Retiro, and Tres Monos on Guatemala in Palermo Soho lead the international lists, with Presidente Bar in Recoleta close behind. Palermo carries most of the rest, from Victoria Brown to Verne Cocktail Club, while Bar Sur keeps a tango-era mood going in San Telmo.
13 cocktail bar places in Buenos Aires we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Buenos Aires · Cocktail Bar across every city.
Drink Princeps gin and tonic with Principe de los Apostoles yerba mate gin
Tato Giovannoni's subterranean cocktail bar behind the cold-room door of a Retiro flower shop.
Try Cocktails and bar snacks
Sebastian Atienza, Charly Aguinsky and Gus Vocke's Palermo Soho corner; #10 on World's 50 Best Bars 2025.
Drink Argentine signature cocktails, vermouth-led
Recoleta cocktail room consistently on World's 50 Best Bars and the Latin American 50 Best Bars.
Drink Classics with Argentine twists
The original Buenos Aires speakeasy: phone-booth door, access code, cocktail room behind it.
Drink Modern signatures and tea-infused cocktails
Palermo Soho speakeasy hidden behind a coffee bar; walk through Victoria Brown coffee, find the sliding door.
Drink Jules Verne-themed signatures
Mariano Beldi's Jules Verne-themed cocktail bar near Plaza Italia.
Drink Asian-spice infused signatures
Inspired by Asian travel; tea-infusion, sesame and kaffir-lime cocktails plus a Vietnamese-Cantonese snack menu.
Drink Subway-system-themed classics
Subway-station-themed Palermo Hollywood bar with a recreated NYC subway car; cocktail menu organised by line and stop.
Drink Native botanical signatures
Palermo Soho cocktail bar focused on Argentine native botanicals and indigenous distillates.
Try Late-night plates and tango show
San Telmo tango bar at Estados Unidos and Balcarce, dimly-lit, nightly live tango from 20:00.
Try Cocktails and bar snacks
Buenos Aires' top cocktail bar; #10 in the World's 50 Best Bars 2025.
Try Cocktails and grilled plates
Speakeasy under the flower shop, World's 50 Best Bars regular.
Try Late-night plates and tango show
San Telmo tango bar at Estados Unidos and Balcarce; nightly tango from 20:00, kitchen plates and whisky service until 02:30 every night of the week.
