a garden bar, a beautiful cemetery, tango dancing, and more: our passerguide to buenos aires
passerguide: buenos aires
passerguide: buenos aires
Days feel entirely abundant in Buenos Aires. The city as a whole feels like a mosaic of many different cities from around the world, and you’ve probably heard that it’s “the Paris of South America,” but there’s a distinct hue and a warm energy that sets it apart. With aesthetic beauty that charms, a gastronomic scene that always satisfies, and public transportation that makes exploration easy, the metropolitan treasure welcomes visitors of all kinds, from lovers of packed itineraries, but it also supports slower, spontaneous travelers. Read on for our recs.
From malls to markets, shopping in Buenos Aires can look a number of ways. My personal favorite areas to roam were San Telmo and Palermo Soho. San Telmo hosts a giant street market every Sunday, extending along over a dozen blocks and featuring vendors of all kinds. Plus, there are antique stores near the market, like Mercado Argentino Vintage at Humberto primo 499. In Palermo Soho, it’s fun to walk around the many blocks of shops (which house gems like Yey House and Bestia), and it’s worth visiting Distrito Arcos if you’re curious about an outdoor mall scene. I also loved the Monoblock in Villa Crespo for nice stationery finds and handcrafted glassware.
For books, Libros Mendel in Palermo Hollywood was lovely, but there were also so many incredible book vendors on the street, especially in Recoleta, if you’re looking for titles in Spanish.
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