Buenos Aires - Nightlife - Cafebar

Armenia 1439, Buenos Aires 1414
4833-1141

The Bowie

Cozy Palermo Soho bar does tapas, draft beer, and time zones. Clocks outside let you know what time it is in Tokyo, London, and (of course) New York. Grab a table in the afternoon and rub shoulders... read more

Humbolt 1445, Buenos Aires

Mood Swings

Unpretentious tastemaker/fixture of BA nightlife Pierre Bousquet launches a fantastic Saturday afternoon/early evening party. Perfect place to shake off your Friday night hangover with sangria, peo... read more

Av. Alvarez Thomas 899, Buenos Aires 1427
4554-5350

Le Ble

Former old timey grocery store finally gives in to the inexorable march of gentrification - bring on the gourmet, organic treats! Exposed beams, high ceilings, rustic shelving, faux-tique tin bins ... read more

Armenia 1676, Buenos Aires 1414
4833-6807

Bar 6

Huge, converted garage with rustic - industrial look is where the Wallpaper Magazine crowd looks smashing while they mingle at lunch. Great place to meet a Palermo industrial design client over som... read more

Bonpland 1703, Buenos Aires 1414
4771-1526

El Gallego

Cool old dude stands up to the young bucks overrunning the neighbrohood with their shiny lounges. Lunch has giant portions of gnocci, ravioli, bifes, whatever the ladies in the back decide to cook.... read more

Cerviño 3802, Buenos Aires 1425
4802-4817

Voulez Bar

Downscale for the upscale set. Afternoon tea on open, breezy corner ochava where the yoga-toned fortysomething ladies with four important last names gather to gossip with their light blue-blooded i... read more

Echeverria 3195, Buenos Aires
4311-0327

Downtown Matias

Tucked into a leafy Belgrano neighborhood, a surprisingly authentic Irish pub. Bilingual high school students and their well-traveled parents flock here for stout beers, fish and chips. Extensive w... read more

Estados Unidos 299, Buenos Aires 1101
4362-6086

Bar Sur

Christopher Doyle, Wong Kar Wai's acclaimed director or photography, had an easy time making this place look sultry and tango-rific in Happy Together, because Bar Sur's little corner ochava, with r... read more

Estados Unidos 500, Buenos Aires
4300-9756

Territorio

Satisfy cravings for fresh-baked bread and home-brewed beer here. Dark, tiny, and usually crowded bar famous for its microbrews, epic meaty platters with smoked Patagonian wild boar and deer. Don't... read more

Honduras 5656, Buenos Aires

Omm

More of a place to start your evening or improve upon your afternoon drunk. Well-crafted cocktails utilize the finest booze from far-flung shores, while an attentive staff tends to customer's needs... read more

San Martin 986, Buenos Aires
4312-9636

Zanzibar

Compact, low-lit bar for the times when Dada is too packed. Surprisingly not sleazy, considering the strip club next door. Break from endless techno or electrotango with soul, funk, hip-hop. Probab... read more

Marcelo T de Alvear 1540, Buenos Aires 1060
4811-4730

El Living

Not quite sure where to take that self-appointed intellectual Argentine you met? El Living combines a loungey Recoleta club feel with real-live movies, making it less awkward to go clubbing with th... read more

San Martin 678, Buenos Aires
4312-5605

Ultra

Hodgepodge of events, mostly musically inclined. Occasional book fairs and art shows, but predominately obscure local bands and ambitious DJ nights. Where to see the latest aspiring college cumbia-... read more

Jufré 201, Buenos Aires
4775-7501

La Cava Jufré

Cozy, traditional wine bar makes telling your torrontes from your malbec a breeze. Outside tables for chain-smokers, tucked away indoor seating far from the glare of sunlight. Private tastings in s... read more