Eat in Microcentro, Buenos Aires

El Cuartito

• ★ 4.3
• Argentine Pizza Al Molde
• $

Buenos Aires' canonical pizza al molde pizzeria since 1934. Thick-crust mozzarella, fugazzeta and faina at stand-up counters; sit-down tables in the back.

Pizzeria Guerrin

• ★ 4.3
• Argentine Pizza Al Molde
• $

Corrientes pizzeria since 1932, cited with El Cuartito as a BA pizza al molde institution. Stand-up counter for cuarta-de-muzza, sit-down tables at the back.

Gran Cafe Tortoni

• ★ 4.4
• Café
• $

Order Submarino (hot milk with chocolate bar)

The oldest cafe in Buenos Aires, founded 1858 and on Avenida de Mayo since 1880. Cafe Notable, a Site of Cultural Interest; Borges and Gardel were regulars.

Cafe de los Angelitos

• ★ 4.1
• Café
• $

Order Cafe con leche and medialunas

Cafe Notable at Rivadavia and Rincon, opened 1890 and rebuilt in 2007 after demolition. Gardel and Pugliese were regulars; upstairs tango show runs nightly.

El Gato Negro

• ★ 4.2
• Café
• $

Order Spiced cafe and exotic teas

Cafe Notable since 1928 on Corrientes, half spice merchant and half cafe. Wood shelves of imported coffee and tea, marble counter, theatre lunch crowd.

Havanna (flagship)

• ★ 4.0
• Bakery
• $

Order Alfajor de chocolate con dulce de leche

Argentina's most recognised alfajor brand, founded 1948 in Mar del Plata. Now in every airport; the Florida pedestrian-street store is the busiest outpost.

All Saints Cafe

• ★ 4.1
• Coffee roaster
• $$

All Saints Cafe specialty roastery and espresso-and-filter bar on Av. Corrientes, focused on light-roast single origins; a downtown barista hangout.

Aldo's Vinoteca

• ★ 4.6
• Wine bar
• $$$

Aldo Graziani's wine-led restaurant in Monserrat: 600-plus labels selected via blind tasting; bottles at retail plus modest corkage. Deep by-the-glass list.

Buenos Aires Foodie

• ★ 4.0

Mate-ritual walking tour through downtown Cafes Notables: Cafe Tortoni, El Gato Negro and Cafe de los Angelitos plus an introduction to drinking yerba mate.

Buenos Aires Celebra Italia

• ★ 4.1

Buenos Aires Celebra Italia is the city's free Italian community fair on Avenida de Mayo, with 50-plus stands of regional dishes, tiramisu, live music and dance, held in June.

Cafe de los Angelitos (tango show)

• ★ 4.2

Nightly tango show in the upstairs theatre of Cafe de los Angelitos. Dinner-and-show packages or show-only ticketing.

Los Galgos

• ★ 4.2

Bar Notable on Callao reopened after closure, runs late and lively. Cocktail program plus bar food until 02:00.