Best neighbourhoods in Buenos Aires
A locals' map of Buenos Aires — the neighbourhoods worth spending a half-day in, what to eat in each, and the streets actually worth wandering.
Top spots in Buenos Aires
Caminito (La Boca)
CultureLa Boca
Painted tin houses + tango street performers — go daytime only.
Floralis Genérica
CultureRecoleta
Giant steel flower that opens at dawn, closes at dusk.
Recoleta Cemetery
CultureRecoleta
Eva Perón's resting place + 4,800 elaborate marble mausoleums.
Bosques de Palermo
OutdoorsPalermo
Rose garden, paddle boats, free yoga in Spanish on Saturdays.
Palermo Soho & Hollywood
Food & DrinkPalermo
Tree-lined boutiques by day, parrilla and speakeasies by night.
Where to eat
Aramburu
$$$$Contemporary · Pasaje del Correo
Latin America's 50 Best — 18-course tasting, modern Argentine.
Cabaña Las Lilas
$$$$Parrilla · Puerto Madero
Tourist-y but iconic riverside steakhouse — wine cellar is serious.
Don Julio
$$$Parrilla · Palermo
World's 50 Best Restaurants — bife de chorizo, Malbec, sidewalk empanadas while you queue.
El Preferido de Palermo
$$Bodegón · Palermo
1952 bodegón reborn — tortilla, milanesa, Argentine classics with care.
Frequently asked
- Standouts right now: Recoleta Cemetery, Caminito (La Boca), Palermo Soho & Hollywood. The shortlist is curated by people who live in Buenos Aires and refreshed regularly so it reflects what's actually open and worth your time.