Don Julio
- ★ 4.9
- Argentine
- $$
- Palermo Soho
Try Bife de chorizo and provoleta
Even Argentina's LA50B-#3 parrilla keeps the grill lit late. 22:30 reservations are standard; the Palermo room runs at full noise until midnight.
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LAB Tostadores de Cafe
- ★ 4.8
- Coffee roaster
- $$
- Palermo Hollywood
The roastery that helped launch BA's third-wave coffee scene; sister cafe LAttente Caffe in Palermo Soho. Single-origin filter, espresso, retail whole bean.
Tres Monos
- ★ 4.8
- Cocktail bar
- $$
- Palermo Soho
Try Cocktails and bar snacks
Buenos Aires' top cocktail bar; #10 in the World's 50 Best Bars 2025. Open Tuesday to Saturday until 03:00; standing room at the bar past midnight.
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Salvaje Bakery
- ★ 4.8
- Brunch
- $$
- Palermo Soho
Order Sourdough toast with whipped ricotta and seasonal fruit
Salvaje's bakery doubles as a sit-down brunch spot in Palermo. Naturally fermented sourdough toasts, eggs, integral pastries; Saturday morning queue.
LAttente Caffe
- ★ 4.7
- Coffee roaster
- $$
- Palermo Soho
Palermo Soho specialty cafe; the retail face of LAB Tostadores. Filter coffee program, espresso, sister-property to the roastery on Humboldt.
Floreria Atlantico (late)
- ★ 4.7
- Cocktail bar
- $$
- Retiro
Try Cocktails and grilled plates
Speakeasy under the flower shop, World's 50 Best Bars regular. Kitchen serves grill plates and tapas until late; the bar settles in around 23:00.
Trescha
- ★ 4.7
- Tasting menu
- $$
- Villa Crespo
Trescha seats 11 around a single cedarwood counter in a Villa Crespo casona; the 15-course menu earned a Michelin star inside a year of opening.
Las Violetas (merienda)
- ★ 4.7
- Brunch
- $$
- Almagro
Order Te ingles complete with sandwiches, scones
Almagro Cafe Notable since 1884, voted best in BA. The classic merienda spread (sandwiches, scones, sweet-tooth pastries, tea) under stained glass.
Anchoita (cheese cart)
Anchoita (cheese cart) in Buenos Aires: argentine room. Visitors come for the steak; the 50-strong Argentine cheese cart is the chef's quiet.
Le Blu
- ★ 4.6
- Brunch
- $$
- Palermo Soho
Order Almond croissant and a flat white
Palermo Soho pastry shop with the city's most-photographed laminated pastries plus brunch plates. Twice-baked almond croissants, kouign amann.
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Felix Felicis Cafe
- ★ 4.5
- Coffee roaster
- $$
- Palermo Soho
Palermo Soho specialty cafe-roastery on Honduras. Aeropress, V60 and espresso programs; baked goods from Salvaje and others; small but precisely run.
Strange Brewing
Colegiales/Chacarita microbrewery, the Norwegian-Argentine project that helped lead the BA craft wave. Original Delgado taproom plus a second on Arenal 4768.
Anafe
- ★ 4.5
- Argentine
- $$
- Palermo Hollywood
Anafe in Buenos Aires: Eighth floor of a Colegiales high-rise, no street signage; you find it by riding the lift and trusting the rooftop view.
Nino Gordo
Nino Gordo in Buenos Aires: argentine parrilla room. Asian-Argentine parrilla concept; visitors expect a steakhouse and find Korean short rib and katsu.
Julia
- ★ 4.5
- Argentine
- $$
- Villa Crespo
Julia is a 22-seat Villa Crespo townhouse from chef Julio Baez; an eight-strong team runs two nightly seatings, dinner only Monday to Friday.
Gran Dabbang
- ★ 4.5
- Asian fusion
- $$
- Palermo Soho
Gran Dabbang is Mariano Ramons no-reservations, no-signage Palermo room where the nights plates land on a chalkboard; arrive by 20:00 or wait.
Pinta Pizza
Modern Palermo pizza al molde with a Sicilian crust angle: high-hydration dough, blistered crust, slab mozzarella, long natural fermentation.
Full City Coffee House
- ★ 4.4
- Coffee roaster
- $$
- Palermo Soho
Palermo specialty cafe-roastery, expanded to several BA locations. Brews single-origins to order, retails the whole-bean range and runs cupping evenings.
Crizia (late seating)
- ★ 4.4
- Seafood
- $$
- Palermo Soho
Try Oysters and seafood
Late-running Palermo seafood room with one Michelin star awarded 2025; oyster bar open until 02:00 Mon-Sat, the rare BA option for a midnight dozen oysters.
Narda Comedor
Narda Lepes' all-day Belgrano comedor championing vegetable-forward Argentine cooking, with Saturday salad-bar lunches and natural wines at dinner.
El Obrero
La Boca bodegon since 1954, a short walk from Bombonera stadium. Soccer scarves on the walls, hand-written daily specials, no-frills parrilla and pasta.
Juan Pedro Caballero
- ★ 4.3
- Argentine
- $$
- Palermo Soho
Pedro Pena and German Sitz's all-day Palermo deli-bar. Pork and beef sandwiches done with parrilla-level meat, vermut on tap and a Sunday brunch crowd.
Cafe Registrado
- ★ 4.3
- Coffee roaster
- $$
- Palermo Soho
Palermo specialty bar with rotating single-origins on espresso and filter. Bright airy room, a regular working spot for the Palermo creative crowd.
Antares
- ★ 4.3
- Brewery
- $$
- Palermo Soho
Pioneer of Argentine craft beer, founded 1998 in Mar del Plata, with brewpubs nationwide including this Palermo flagship. Scotch Ale and Honey are standards.
On Tap (Palermo)
- ★ 4.3
- Brewery
- $$
- Palermo Soho
Buenos Aires' best-known multi-tap bar with 40-plus rotating Argentine craft beers. Knowledgeable staff, tasting flights; Palermo's craft-beer HQ.
Pizzeria Guerrin
- ★ 4.3
- Pizzeria
- $$
- Microcentro
Try Cuarta de muzza and fugazzeta rellena
Corrientes 1932 pizzeria, the canonical post-theatre slice. Cuarta de muzza standing at the counter; full sit-down service in the back room until close.
El Cuartito
- ★ 4.3
- Pizzeria
- $$
- Microcentro
Try Fugazzeta and faina
Microcentro pizzeria since 1934, open until 01:30 daily. Fugazzeta and faina, paper napkins, tin tabletops; reliable mid-Corrientes post-club move.
La Cabrera Norte (late seating)
Try Bife de chorizo with 12 side bowls
Sister branch of La Cabrera at Cabrera 5127 in Palermo Soho; takes overflow from the flagship and serves the full menu (steak plus 12 side bowls) until 01:00.
El Preferido (cafe corner)
- ★ 4.3
- Cafe
- $$
- Palermo Soho
El Preferido (cafe corner) in Buenos Aires: Most visitors come for dinner; the morning-and-aperitif counter at the original 1952 bar is the locals' move.
Ninina Bakery
- ★ 4.3
- Brunch
- $$
- Palermo Soho
Order Sourdough toast with avocado, eggs and chistorra
Palermo Soho corner bakery-cafe with all-day brunch; sourdough toasts, eggs, French-Argentine pastries and filter coffee from LAB Tostadores roastery.
Cervelar
- ★ 4.2
- Brewery
- $$
- Palermo Soho
Palermo bottleshop-bar with the city's deepest selection of Argentine and imported craft beer to drink in or take home; tasting flights and brewery events.
Narda Comedor (weekend brunch)
Order Salad bar plus roast-of-the-day
Narda Lepes' weekend brunch line-up at her Belgrano comedor: salad bar, roast-of-the-day, market vegetables, with vegan and vegetarian options.
Albamonte
Chacarita corner bodegon doing Argentine-Italian pasta and milanesas since 1953. Hand-rolled noodles, Sunday family lunches, cannelloni rossini.
All Saints Cafe
- ★ 4.1
- Coffee roaster
- $$
- Microcentro
All Saints Cafe specialty roastery and espresso-and-filter bar on Av. Corrientes, focused on light-roast single origins; a downtown barista hangout.
Buller Brewing Company
Buenos Aires' first brewpub, opened 1999 facing Recoleta Cemetery. Seven house beers on tap with American-style pub food; the original Argentine brewpub.
Cerveceria Blest
Buenos Aires outpost of Bariloche's Cerveceria Blest, one of Argentina's first craft breweries (1989). Pilsen, Stout, Frambuesa and a hearty pub menu.
Birkin
- ★ 4.1
- Brunch
- $$
- Palermo Soho
Order Eggs benedict with Patagonian salmon
Palermo Botanico all-day cafe; the porteno cliche of Sunday brunch with the smart Recoleta-Palermo crowd. Eggs benedict, French toast, big bowl coffees.
El Club de la Milanesa
City-wide milanesa-specialist chain with a long-running Belgrano R branch: 20-plus toppings (napolitana, fugazzeta, calabresa) on the breaded cutlet.
Ninina Bakery Cafe
- ★ 4.0
- Coffee roaster
- $$
- Palermo Soho
Palermo Soho cafe-bakery doing serious filter and espresso alongside French-Argentine pastries. Big windows, all-day brunch crowd, reliable filter coffee.
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