Buenos Aires – San Telmo – Places to Eat and Drink
San Telmo is the oldest barrio in Buenos Aires so it has heaps of characterful bars and good quality restaurants. Many have their windows painted with “filetes”, a typical Argentine decorative painting...
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San Telmo is my favourite barrio in Buenos Aires. Palermo has the glitz and the glamour but as the oldest neighbourhood, San Telmo has more atmosphere and culture in my opinion. Here’s the barrio...
View ArticleBuenos Aires – San Telmo – favourite places around the market
Although I like Palermo a lot, my favourite area in Buenos Aires is the historic neighbourhood of San Telmo. The heart of the barrio is the Mercado de San Telmo which takes up a whole block. Walking...
View ArticleBuenos Aires – walking around San Telmo
Although the Mercado is the main focus of the neighbourhood (see previous post), San Telmo has many other places to visit, as you might expect from the oldest barrio in Buenos Aires. You’ll find...
View ArticleBuenos Aires – San Telmo – famous steakhouses
My mission to eat at all of the most famous steak houses in Buenos Aires started in San Telmo. The neighbourhood has a couple of well-known parrillas that need to be ticked off the list. You’ll find...
View ArticleBuenos Aires – San Telmo – more restaurants
Besides the steakhouses (see previous post) there are several other good places to eat in San Telmo, plus a few you should probably avoid. Here are reviews of three restaurants I’ve been to. You’ll...
View ArticleBuenos Aires – San Telmo – old bars and cafes
The Government of the City of Buenos Aires, has classified more than ninety old bars, billiard rooms and tearooms as ‘cafes y bares notables’ (notable bars and cafes) due to their age, tradition,...
View ArticleBuenos Aires – some more Art Nouveau architecture
Buenos Aires is dripping with Art Nouveau architecture, much of which I’ve featured in previous posts on Balvanera, Calle Florida and Avenida de Mayo. This post pulls together all the remaining photos...
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