Café Retiro — Retiro Station’s Old World Café & Restaurant

Café Retiro reveals Buenos Aires’ former glory days like many similar cafes in the Argentine capital, yet here the grand interior contrast sharply with the chaos found outside it’s confines. Whether you’re passing through Retiro, waiting for a train to the suburbs or have come to admire the architecture of Retiro station, it’s worth making [...]

Porteño Corner: Carlos ‘Charly’ Castillo

Carlos ‘Charly’ Castillo Waiter, Café Retiro, Retiro Station Age: 48 From: Colghan         Q:How long have you worked at Cafe Retiro? A year and a half, but I’m not really a waiter. I used to be a salesman for Nescafé and also worked in administration and I used to teach martial arts [...]