Heatwave (Palermo) - A pool party flanked with DJs, record executives, and a guest-list only exclusivity.

Poke (Palermo Soho) - Street food-inspired pop-up finds a permanent Wednesday night home.

Loreto Garden Bar (Colegiales) - The best unpretentious burgers and juices in Colegiales.

BBQ Town (Belgrano) - Barrio Chino gets its own Korean barbecue joint, you get an excuse to never go to Koreatown again.

● Samay Casa de Té Argentina (Colegiales) - Cozy tea shop takes over the former home of Colegiales' best bistro. ● Almacen Secreto Club (Colegiales) - Secret supper club gets new Colegiales digs. ● Quinto Reino Bar de Tapas (Colegiales) - New corner spot does tapas, live music. ● Lo de Paka (Núñez) - Classic meat retreat opens up shop in Nuñez.

● IncanFeatherGang (Palermo Soho) - Brand-new safe space for acoustic tea parties, new-school cumbia. ● The Bowie (Palermo Soho) - New bar asks the question "qué hora es?"

● Kevingston Mujer (Colegiales) - Ladies-only outpost of perennial preppie favorite. ● Panzón (Palermo) - Stuffed breads delivered to your door.

● Cervelar (Colegiales) - Upscale beer joint comes to sleepy Colegiales corner.

Lorenzo "Lolo," Anzoátegui, Ani Castoldi, and Luciano Lasca have that very elusive, very covetable of qualities: a truly authentic style. That's the force that transformed their Buenos Aires-based night, Dengue Dancing, from a delightfully sloppy downtown happening to the only acceptable place to be on Thursdays. The trio was lucky enough to snap up Gong, an 80 year-old disco den, while it was in between junkie and cheto crowds. Everyone from Che Guevara to Jackie Onassis has set foot in this downtown mainstay, and some of the waiters, clad in baby-blue tuxedos and bowties, look like they've been down there as long as the Soviet-issue light machine from 1955.

There's much afoot in Buenos Aires. As porteños emerge from their winter slumber - and endless-summerers fly down from the Northern Hemisphere - they'll find a slew of new bars, restaurants, and shops from which to welcome the return of warm weather and breezy attitudes. Get acquainted with a sublime schwarma shack, a secretive supper club, and a host of other BA hot spots after the jump.