Argentine thin crepe rolled around a generous spread of dulce de leche, sometimes with grated dark chocolate. Bodegon dessert classic; the after-school treat that doubles as a restaurant-table reward.
Panqueques de dulce de leche descend from French crepes filtered through Italian-Argentine kitchens of the 1900s. Bodegones across the country put them on as the standard postre; Cafes Notables flambée them tableside; Las Violetas builds them into a Sunday merienda tower with three rolled panqueques over a pool of warmed dulce de leche and shaved chocolate.
4 editor picks for Panqueque de Dulce de Leche in Buenos Aires, ranked by editorial score. All Buenos Aires signature dishes · Panqueque de Dulce de Leche across every city.
Las Violetas ★ 4.5
almagro · Avenida Rivadavia 3899, C1204 Buenos Aires
Voted best Cafe Notable in Buenos Aires, opened 21 September 1884 at Rivadavia and Medrano. Belle-epoque stained glass, Italian marble, legendary merienda.
Confiteria La Argentina ★ 4.3
caballito · Avenida Rivadavia 5969, C1424 Buenos Aires
Caballito panaderia opened 1907, one of the oldest active bakeries in the city. Pasta frola, palmeritas, alfajores de maicena and a full factura counter.
La Biela ★ 4.2
recoleta · Avenida Presidente Manuel Quintana 600, C1014 Buenos Aires
Cafe Notable opposite Recoleta Cemetery, on Quintana and Junin since 1850. Renamed La Biela in the 1950s for its racing-driver clientele; Borges wrote here.
Cafe de los Angelitos ★ 4.1
microcentro · Avenida Rivadavia 2100, C1034 Buenos Aires
Cafe Notable at Rivadavia and Rincon, opened 1890 and rebuilt in 2007 after demolition. Gardel and Pugliese were regulars; upstairs tango show runs nightly.