Hidden gems in Buenos Aires
Skip the tourist circuit. These Buenos Aires spots are the ones locals actually send their out-of-town friends to.
Top spots in Buenos Aires
Recoleta Cemetery
CultureRecoleta
Eva Perón's resting place + 4,800 elaborate marble mausoleums.
Caminito (La Boca)
CultureLa Boca
Painted tin houses + tango street performers — go daytime only.
Palermo Soho & Hollywood
Food & DrinkPalermo
Tree-lined boutiques by day, parrilla and speakeasies by night.
Bosques de Palermo
OutdoorsPalermo
Rose garden, paddle boats, free yoga in Spanish on Saturdays.
Floralis Genérica
CultureRecoleta
Giant steel flower that opens at dawn, closes at dusk.
Where to eat
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.
Cabaña Las Lilas
$$$$Parrilla · Puerto Madero
Tourist-y but iconic riverside steakhouse — wine cellar is serious.
Aramburu
$$$$Contemporary · Pasaje del Correo
Latin America's 50 Best — 18-course tasting, modern Argentine.
Frequently asked
- Locals' under-the-radar picks include Recoleta Cemetery, Caminito (La Boca), Palermo Soho & Hollywood. These are the places that don't show up on the first page of mainstream travel guides.