Buenos Aires is famous for its café culture. Cafes here are full all day long with Porteños catching up with friends over a coffee and maybe a few medialunas. The peak hour in cafes is in the late afternoon when people typically have a merienda, a small snack often consisting of coffee or tea and […]
As we’ve previously written about, Argentina is highly influenced by Italy. A huge percentage of the population are descendants of Italian immigrants, and the food, culture, language and traditions are proof of this. A few months ago we told you about some of our favorite Italian restaurants in Buenos Aires, but here is a list […]
In any city there are certain areas and attractions that you probably don’t visit on a regular basis if you live there, but are seen as must-do’s when visiting the city. I recently had some out of town friends visiting and spent a few days touring the city with them and visiting all the tourist […]
Buenos Aires is a huge city, with so much to see, do and eat! Besides doing one of our food tours to get oriented about the cuisine and dining customs of Argentina, another activity that I think every visitor to Buenos Aires must do, is a city tour. There are countless options for doing a […]
Mate (pronounced ma-tay) is a traditional drink of Argentina. It is an herbal infusion that tastes most similar to bitter green tea. If you visit Buenos Aires you will most likely see people walking around with thermoses full of hot water and a mate, the cup you use to drink the tea from. Clients on […]
Last night I had one of the best dining experiences of my life. I woke up this morning thinking I had to tell everyone about I Latina, a Latin closed door restaurant here in Buenos Aires. This was my third time at I Latina, but they’ve improved on what I already thought was a spectacular […]
Many of our food tour clients are visiting Buenos Aires for their first time, and are surprised about certain parts of the city when they arrive. Luckily most visitors fall in love with Buenos Aires and are already planning their return before they leave, but here are the top 5 surprises about Buenos Aires we […]
Increasingly Buenos Aires is becoming a destination for food and wine lovers around the world. Recently 15 Argentine restaurants were named in a list of the 50 best restaurants in Latin America. Here’s a list of some traditional Argentine dishes you have to try when you visit Argentina. We eat many of these on our […]
Going out for a weekend brunch is a longtime tradition in many parts of the world, but here in Buenos Aires restaurants have just started offering brunch in the past few years. While a lot of restaurants now offer brunch in Buenos Aires, in my trials you really have to know where to go since […]
As in much of the world, cocktail bars have become popular in Buenos Aires in the past few years. Historically the country has mainly stuck to drinking wine, beer or the basic cocktail of Fernet and coke, all of which pair well with a good steak. Buenos Aires is however a perfect city for enjoying […]
