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Private list of best places in Buenos Aires, Argentina

Ada B. ObjetosLa RecoletaA tiny, charming basement shop, with an eclectic selection of small objects: jewelry, old cookbooks, crystal flasks, salt cellars, and few well-chosen articles of clothing, and...
Alvear GaleriaLa RecoletaAlvear Galeria is a small shopping complex, beautifully decorated with murals on the common walls, with ten or so small, apparently independent shops carrying some of the...
Art HotelBario NorteA beautifully decorated, renovated 100-year-old town house a great part of town, Bario Norte, between La Recoleta and Palermo, close to downtown, but with good air quality and...
Avenida Santa FeLa RecoletaBlock after block of excellent shopping, from its beginning near Plaza San Martín, through Retiro, Recolta and Palermo. Easily the best shopping street in the city--don't let the...
Bar UriartePalermoTake in the chalkboard and this place becomes invisible; there's no sign to be seen from a distance. However, inside is a large, stylish, high-ceilinged, art-filled space, with an...
Bernarda's HousePalermoLovely house offering bed and breakfast surrounded by trees in one of the most interesting sections of Buenos Aires: Palermo Viejo. The owners could not be more warm and ...
Brasserie PetanqueSan TelmoBrasserie Petanque is a French restaurant in an airy, high-ceilinged room with tables not too close together. The food is simply superb; it is a mystery why this place is not on...
Cafe TortoniSan NicolasThis cafe is straight out of a Bogart film: high ceilings, gilded marble columns, original pictures on the walls. Open every day early (a schedule not easy to find in Buenos...
Confiteria Las VioletasAmalgroPorteños don't start filling the restaurants for dinner until after 10:00 pm and there is nothing better than filling the gap with tea at 5:00. Las Violetas is a palace of pastry....
DiabladaMonserratCalle Venezuela is restaurant central for this whole part of town, and one of the best of them is Diablada. A lovely space with a large mezzanine and a couple of good pieces of...
Don Julio Parrilla - RestaurantePalermoA traditional restaurant with excellent cooking and unusually pleasant outside seating on a quiet corner in Palermo Viejo. Professional and attentive service; you will be served...
El AteneoLa RecoletaEl Ateneo bookshop has been magnificently designed into in a former theatre. There is a cafe at previous stage area, and reading rooms for four in the royal boxes. Books in...
El Gato NegroSan NicolasThe scent of spices, mixed with that of coffee and tea, would make this haven in the midst of bustling Corrientes worth an hour's stop, even if it didn't have the charming...
El Palacio de la Papa FritaSan NicolasWith a name like "The Palace of the Fried Potato" you know this place would have to be good to keep drawing crowds of non-fast-food fans over the decades. In the middle of the...
El Rey del CepilloRetiroA very old shop run by an elderly lady selling every kind of brush known to man. Also combs, whisks, and rattan objects....
gobBsAs (gobierno [goverment] Buenos Aires)otherOffers activity and city service information on a large, well-designed website in Spanish, English and Portuguese, as well as a free weekly (appears Thursday) cultural events...
International Bureau of LanguageSan NicolasA first-rate language instruction program with particularly pleasant and professional instructors. Very high-quality classes at a lower price than other similar programs. Use the...
La Libreria de AvilaMonserratThe oldest bookstore in Buenos Aires, de Avila has a great selection of new books of historic interest, lots of old books, and a good selection of fine old books. A circular...
La SuburraPalermoSophisticated Italian cuisine excellently prepared and served in a beautifully converted house, in several small rooms on the ground floor. Reservations advised for dinner; it is...
Lafar+ciaSan TelmoYou can not only get a vegetarian meal in this welcoming restaurant and bar, but it will be an excellent meal from a creative menu (available in English) whether or not you eat...
LlegásotherAn excellent weekly (Thursdays) events guide for art, music, film, dance, poetry readings and other events, with recommendations and reviews. Available at city and shopping center...
MALBAPalermoThe Museo Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires, or MALBA, will impress even those who think they don't like modern art. A top-notch collection, with special shows and many film events....
Mercado de los Pulgas de Dorrego (Dorrego Flea Market)PalermoUnlike Plaza Dorrego, there are very few tourists at this barn of a market offering a maze mostly of furniture but also smaller antiques, used objects, and serious junk....
Museo de Arte Moderno de Buenos AiresSan TelmoThere is an excellent modern art collection in this small museum decidated to Argentine artists of the last century, although the real strength of the collection is the 60's and...
Museo Nacional de Bellas ArtesLa RecoletaIt is worth splitting a visit to this museum into two trips. The first floor (above the ground floor) has a large and first-rate collection of modern Argentine art. The ground...
Nacional CervantesRetiroA large and beautiful historic-landmark theater offering courses and films as well as the plays of national writers. The website (Spanish) offers a 360-degree view of the...
Palermo ViejoPalermo"Old" Palermo is without a doubt the best concentration of innovative restaurants and clothing and domestic design shops in the city. This neighborhood has sprung up over the last...
PippoSan NicolasA large, plain room decorated only with hat-hooks, small pictures of the specials and a couple of fire extinguishers, but one of the best grills in town. Excellent fries. The...
RoomargentinaotherStaying with people who speak the language, know their way around town, and can introduce you to people is one of the best ways to visit a city. This organization provides...
StatusCongresoDon't let the middle-of-nowhere feeling of the street and the zendo-level austerity of the decor put you off from trying the wonderful, out-of-the ordinary food at this Peruvian...
Teatro AvenidaMonserratA lovely 1908 opera house with excellent acoustics, offering a good opera season and other performances. Except on the upper tiers, people dress. Plenty of restaurants in the...
Teatro General San MartínSan NicolasA cultural center offering some of the most interesting, sometimes experimental, theater in town, as well as music and film. Dress is casual....
Vinoteca FrappéLa RecoletaReally excellent food and attentive, professional service in the Buenos Aires Design shopping center, in la Recoleta near the National Fine Arts museum. Website in Spanish...