26 of the best · Buenos Aires, Argentina
The MALBA and the Bellas Artes, PROA and the Colección AMALITA, the Teatro Colón, the Palacio Libertad and the theatres of Corrientes, Argentine cinema, tango and polo.
Our 26 favourites, listed A–Z · Updated October 2026
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Three Buenos Aires addresses we would send a friend to first: a performance at the Teatro Colón, a steak at Don Julio and tea at the Alvear Palace.
Latin American art
The museum of Latin American art on the Avenida Figueroa Alcorta, home of the Colección Malba–Costantini.
Avenida Figueroa Alcorta 3415, C1425CLA Buenos AiresExplore View on map
At Caminito
Contemporary art in a restored house facing the Riachuelo at Caminito, with a rooftop café.
Avenida Pedro de Mendoza 1929, C1169AAD Buenos AiresExplore View on map
Every night
Where to watch tango and where to dance it: dinner shows, milongas, classes and the city’s tango festival.
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The MALBA, the Colón and the milonga: the arts that make Buenos Aires.
The back story
Latin American art at the MALBA, the Argentine masters of the Bellas Artes, PROA by the old port, the Teatro Colón, the theatres of Corrientes and the tango salons: the arts of Buenos Aires.
Visual arts
The national collection in Recoleta, a private collection on the docks, a painter’s house and a museum of a life in objects.
On the docks
A private collection of Argentine and international art in a glass-and-steel building on the docks of Puerto Madero.
Olga Cossettini 141, C1107CCC Buenos AiresExplore View on map
A life in objects
A museum on the life of Eva Perón, in a Palermo house, with her dresses, photographs and documents.
Lafinur 2988, Palermo, Buenos AiresExplore View on map
The national collection
The national museum of fine arts, with Argentine and European painting and sculpture, beside the Recoleta parks.
A painter’s house
The house and work of the visionary painter Xul Solar, at Laprida 1212.
Laprida 1212, Buenos AiresExplore View on map
Latin American art at the MALBA, PROA by the old port and the Museo Moderno in San Telmo.
At Caminito
Contemporary art in a restored house facing the Riachuelo at Caminito, with a rooftop café.
Avenida Pedro de Mendoza 1929, C1169AAD Buenos AiresExplore View on map
Latin American art
The museum of Latin American art on the Avenida Figueroa Alcorta, home of the Colección Malba–Costantini.
Avenida Figueroa Alcorta 3415, C1425CLA Buenos AiresExplore View on map
On the Avenida San Juan
The city’s museum of modern art, on the Avenida San Juan in San Telmo.
Avenida San Juan 350, San Telmo, Buenos AiresExplore View on map
Dante on the Avenida de Mayo, the Art Deco Kavanagh over the Plaza San Martín, and the docks reborn.
A lighthouse on the Avenida
The office tower on the Avenida de Mayo built on the plan of Dante’s Divine Comedy, with a lighthouse at the top. Guided visits.
Avenida de Mayo 1370, C1085ABQ Buenos AiresExplore View on map
Shade and palaces
The sloping square of Retiro under great old trees, framed by palaces and the Kavanagh building.
The docks
The old docks turned into a riverside quarter of brick warehouses, towers and restaurants, crossed by the white Puente de la Mujer.
Performing arts
Concert halls in the old central post office and in a power station by the Riachuelo.
Concert halls in a palace
The former central post office on Leandro N. Alem, now a national cultural centre with concert halls, among them the Auditorio Nacional.
A power station of music
A former power station in La Boca turned into a concert hall and arts centre.
The city’s theatres on the Avenida Corrientes and the national theatre on Libertad.
On the Avenida Corrientes
The city’s theatre company, with the Teatro San Martín on the Avenida Corrientes and its cinema, the Sala Lugones.
Avenida Corrientes 1530, Buenos AiresExplore View on map
The national theatre
The national theatre, in its Spanish Renaissance building on Libertad.
Libertad 815, C1012AAQ Buenos AiresExplore View on map
The Teatro Colón for opera and ballet, and the tango houses and milongas where the city dances.
A tango salon
The tango salon on Riobamba, with milongas and classes every day of the year.
Riobamba 416, Buenos AiresExplore View on map
Since 1920
A tango dinner show in the old quarter, telling the story of tango in scenes from each era.
Perú 322, Buenos AiresExplore View on map
In the Faena’s cabaret
An intimate tango show and dinner in the red cabaret of the Faena Hotel.
Martha Salotti 445, Puerto Madero, Buenos AiresExplore View on map
Opera, ballet and tours
One of the great opera houses of the world: a horseshoe of red and gold, with its own ballet, orchestra and chorus. Tours and performances.
The city-centre cinema for Argentine films.
A bookshop in an old theatre and the oldest café in the city.
A theatre of books
A bookshop in an old theatre on the Avenida Santa Fe, with the boxes, the painted dome and a café on the stage.
Since 1858
The oldest café in Buenos Aires, in its own words: a French-style room of stained glass, wood and marble on the Avenida de Mayo, open since 1858.
Avenida de Mayo 825, C1084 Buenos AiresExplore View on map
Folk & cultural traditions
Leather and saddlery, made in Buenos Aires.
Since 1939
Argentine leather since 1939: bags, jackets, gloves and travel goods.
Marcelo T. de Alvear 640, Buenos AiresExplore View on map
Leather and riding
Leather goods, coats and riding wear on Posadas.
Posadas 1387, Buenos AiresExplore View on map
Tango every night, and the world’s great polo tournament at Palermo each spring.
In November and December
The greatest polo tournament in the world, played at the Campo Argentino de Polo in Palermo at the end of each year.
Every night
Where to watch tango and where to dance it: dinner shows, milongas, classes and the city’s tango festival.
