Explore Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is South America's most European capital — tango, grand boulevards and the world's best steak washed down with Malbec. Its barrios sprawl and nightlife runs late; Chauffyr links a Recoleta morning, a parrilla lunch and a San-Telmo tango night in a fixed-price black car.
The birthplace of tango, world-famous steak and Malbec, grand European-style boulevards, and a passionate café and nightlife culture.
The facts, upfront
The best restaurants in Buenos Aires
Don Julio
Parrilla · Steak · $$$ · Palermo
The world-famous Palermo parrilla, repeatedly ranked among the World's 50 Best for its grass-fed beef.
Aramburu
Contemporary Argentine · $$$$ · Recoleta
Gonzalo Aramburu's ambitious tasting-menu restaurant — the city's leading fine-dining experience.
El Preferido de Palermo
Argentine bodegón · $$ · Palermo
A revived historic corner bodegón by the Don Julio team — nostalgic Argentine-Spanish cooking.
El Cuartito
Pizza · $ · San Nicolás
A beloved old-school pizzeria serving thick, cheesy Argentine-style pizza since 1934.
Café Tortoni
Café · $$ · Monserrat
The city's most famous café (1858), a belle-époque salon steeped in tango and literary history.
Rapa Nui
Ice cream · Chocolate · $ · Recoleta
A beloved heladería for Argentina's rich, artisanal dulce-de-leche ice cream.
What to see in Buenos Aires
Recoleta Cemetery
Recoleta
An extraordinary maze of grand marble mausoleums where Argentina's elite — including Evita — rest.
La Boca & Caminito
La Boca
The colourful, working-class port barrio whose painted tin houses and street tango are iconic.
Plaza de Mayo & Casa Rosada
Monserrat
The historic political heart of Argentina, dominated by the rose-coloured Casa Rosada.
Teatro Colón
San Nicolás
One of the world's greatest opera houses, a lavish 1908 theatre with legendary acoustics.
San Telmo Market & Sunday Fair
San Telmo
The atmospheric old barrio of cobbled streets, antiques and a famous Sunday street fair.
El Ateneo Grand Splendid
Recoleta
Repeatedly named the world's most beautiful bookshop — a grand 1919 theatre now full of books.
One perfect day in Buenos Aires
9:00 · Morning
Recoleta CemeteryRecoleta — Eva Perón's tomb
11:00 · Late morning
La Boca & CaminitoLa Boca — Brightly painted houses
13:00 · Lunch
El Preferido de PalermoArgentine bodegón · Palermo — Milanesa
15:00 · Afternoon
Plaza de Mayo & Casa RosadaMonserrat — The pink presidential palace
18:00 · Golden hour
Teatro ColónSan Nicolás — World-class opera house
20:00 · Dinner
Don JulioParrilla · Steak · Palermo — Grass-fed rib-eye (ojo de bife)
Book this day, one chauffeur
One fixed-price car and driver for every stop — no parking, no waiting, no surge.