Belgrano—A Bit of Britain in Buenos Aires

If the giant leafy neighborhood of Palermo are the lungs of Buenos Aires, then its next-door neighbor Belgrano comprises the rest of the pulmonary system. This substantial barrio contains a nice mix of bustling commercial streets and quiet tree-lined residential avenues. Named for Argentine forefather and creator of the Argentine flag, Manuel Belgrano, this neighborhood [...]

Shopping in Barrio Chino: Hot Sauce, PB & Spices – Oh My!

Buenos Aires’ Barrio Chino may only comprise two city streets, but it’s a bustling commercial area packed with people, restaurants, small shops, and, most notably, supermarkets that sell many of the items those with adventurous palettes long to encounter but have failed to find at major grocery chains such as Disco and Carrfour. Here are [...]

Jolie–A Pretty Belgrano Bistro

Jolie Bistro is a modern, and indeed, pretty café/bistro where art and French cuisine come together in Belgrano’s lovely Plaza Castelli area. Jolie suffered some mixed reviews after it first opened in 2008, but they seem to have worked through their growing pains and now it functions with precision. Service is prompt and cordial and [...]

Kel—Buenos Aires’ Largest English Bookstore

Kel Ediciones harkens back to the days when Argentine English students in the leafy northern neighborhoods wanted to ensure they learned ‘proper British English.’ Importing and selling books for 25 years in Argentina, this business specializes in English language learning materials including textbooks, CD’s and videos but has grown to have five locations and a [...]

Azucar — A Sweet Place for Salsa in Buenos Aires

Mix a little salsa and a little sugar and you get Azucar,  Buenos Aires’ most famous salsa club. Delightfully cheesy with junglesque murals and neon-lit palm trees, the flip side is that here you will never feel too fat, too badly dressed or too old to get out on the dance floor – in fact [...]