Buenos Aires, Argentina + Add a trip

Restaurants

Olsen and Oui Oui are good options for brunch. La Dorita is good for meat, also Las Lilas, Mirasol and Happening. Spanish food Oviedo stands out, pricey but good. Asian with a Peruvian touch, go for Osaka. Ribs in Kansas. Any doubts check www.guiaoleo.com.ar

Things to eat

Bife de chorizo at La Cabrera (it comes with lots of side dishes, save your room!) Helado at Persicco. Pork chop rice at Lai Lai. Locro at 1810. Anything at Sarki's.

Cementerio de Recoleta

You have to go to the Cementerio de Recoleta, where the most important people of Buenos Aires is buried. It's a MUST, if you go to Buenos Aires.

La Raya

Rest. La Raya Is my favorite in B.Aires

Things to eat

UMM... So many things... Colita de cuadril (BEEF) Asado se tira (BEEF) PANQUEQUE DE MANZANA (APPEL PANCAKE) aLFAJOR DE DULCE DE LECHE HELADO DE DULCE DE LECHE EN FREDDO (RECOLETA)

The definitive sushi in BsAs: Irifune.

A nice way to spend an afternoon is at the preserve on Puerto Madera. Rent some bicycles and ride around the shoreline. Have a steaksand from one the roadside stands off the shoreline. A nice change from the hustle and noise of the city.

San Telmo on Sundays. Amazing antique market/festival. Not to be missed!

Take care in San Telmo. It's mostly a trap for tourists. Nice market full of c*ap, pickpockets, loads of ppl. If you're looking for craftmanship and stuff like that, have a look in plaza Serrano and plaza Armenia, in Palermo. Those places are less touristic and more real - even if the tourism is growing.

plaza serrano is bursting with tourists and vendors selling third rate tat

Looking for a musical way to spend a Monday night in Buenos Aires? Sure, you can always find some milonga around town to dance some tango, but maybe you’ve already done that…or maybe you’re looking for something a little less cliché.

La Bomba del Tiempo (the time bomb) is a percussion group with around 17 members under the direction of Santiago Vazquez. They are pretty well-known in Buenos Aires and since their founding in 2006, they get together every week at the Ciudad Cultural Konex in Sarmiento and just jam. If it’s nice out, I believe they play outside, but if its rainy, they play inside the main building, a big warehouse-type place inside the complex, which really helps with acoustics.

Check for more at http://atlasparasite.com/2009/10/15/la-bomba-del-tiempo-in-buenos-aires/

Dirtiest ballroom in BA!

The Feria de Mataderos is the real deal.

There are other basic Sunday markets in the Buenos Aires neighborhoods of Recoleta, La Boca, and San Telmo where you can get cool jewelry, handcrafts, paintings and caricatures, etc. But the Feria de Mataderos is a real experience and worth the 45-minute bus trip from the center. Colectivo 55 and 92 take you the closest – definitely invest the few pesos it costs to buy a Guia T bus guide to help you out, and ask someone at a kiosk for help/directions. Also see link to taking a public bus below.

Check for more at http://atlasparasite.com/2009/07/11/feria-de-mataderos-in-buenos-aires/

A good website to check is Guía Oleo : www.guiaoleo.com.ar were users give the opinion about their experiences in restaurants of Buenos Aires. You can also look for restaurants by neighbourhood, kind of food, and other items.

Here you can find a collection of rugs made by hand in pure virgin wool and carefully hand finished. They have exquisite designs and colors, the showroom is amazing and to explore the quality of the materials they use.

My blog about Recoleta Cemetery: http://www.recoletacemetery.com

Sushi: Dashi in Chinatown/Belgrano, also the restaurant at the Jardin Japones in Palermo; fantastic sandwich boards at Felicidades in Belgrano, Migueletes 887