Buenos Aires Bar Guide

The bars our editors are recommending right now. Buenos Aires offers a blend of classic cantinas, modern cocktail bars, and late-night dance venues. These are the essential stops.

The Top 50 in Buenos Aires 50 bars

Floreria AtlanticoCocktail · Retiro · $$$
CochinchinaCocktail · Recoleta · $$$
Don Julio Restaurant BarDate Night · Palermo · $$$$
Tres MonosCocktail · Palermo · $$$
Presidente BarCocktail · Recoleta · $$$
878 BarCocktail · Villa Crespo · $$$
Frank's BarCocktail · Palermo · $$$
Victoria BrownCocktail · Palermo · $$$
La PoesiaAfter Work · San Telmo · $$
Vermuteria de TatoAfter Work · Palermo · $$
The Harrison SpeakeasyCocktail · Palermo · $$$$
Coup d'EtatCocktail · Recoleta · $$$
Cafe Tortoni BarLive Music · Centro · $$$
Thelonious BarLive Music · Palermo · $$$
Bebop ClubLive Music · San Telmo · $$$
La Bomba de Tiempo BarLive Music · Almagro · $$
The Roof at Casa CaviaRooftop · Palermo · $$$$
Faena Library BarCocktail · Puerto Madero · $$$$
Alvear Roof BarRooftop · Recoleta · $$$$
El CuartitoAfter Work · Recoleta · $$
Strange Brewing Co Tap RoomCraft Beer · Villa Crespo · $$
Bar BritanicoAfter Work · San Telmo · $$
Tegui BarDate Night · Palermo · $$$$
Elena Bar at Four SeasonsDate Night · Recoleta · $$$$
Mishiguene BarDate Night · Palermo · $$$$
Doppelganger BarCocktail · San Telmo · $$$
Uptown BarCocktail · Palermo · $$$
CycloCocktail · Palermo · $$$
Bar de CaoAfter Work · Palermo · $$
Isabel Cocina al MarCocktail · Palermo · $$$
Niceto ClubLive Music · Palermo · $$
Virasoro BarLive Music · Villa Crespo · $$
La Glorieta de BelgranoLive Music · Belgrano · $
Cervantes Restaurant BarAfter Work · San Telmo · $$
Trade Sky BarRooftop · Puerto Madero · $$$$
Bar del Plaza HotelCocktail · Retiro · $$$$
Cerveceria AntaresCraft Beer · Palermo · $$
Wenpolu Craft BeerCraft Beer · Palermo · $$
Temple Bar Buenos AiresCraft Beer · Palermo · $$
El TrapicheAfter Work · Palermo · $$$
Blest BarCocktail · Recoleta · $$$
La Bicicleta BarAfter Work · Palermo · $$
The Roof at Park TowerRooftop · Retiro · $$$
Cara y Cara BarAfter Work · Palermo · $$
Buller Brewing BarCraft Beer · Recoleta · $$
On Tap CervezeriaCraft Beer · Palermo · $$
The Shamrock Irish PubSports · Recoleta · $$
Downtown MatiasSports · Recoleta · $$
El Imperio del PolloAfter Work · Belgrano · $$
Belushi's Buenos AiresSports · Palermo · $$

How this guide was made

Bars are chosen from public information: the bar's own menus and listings, press coverage and reader reviews. Hours, prices and door policies change, so confirm them with the bar before you go. Read our full methodology and editorial standards, or meet the editors behind the reviews.

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