Neighbourhood guide
Puerto Madero and the Costanera Sur: the docks and the river
The brick warehouses and towers of the old docks, the Puente de la Mujer, the Faena, the parrillas and the nature reserve.
Photo Credit
Image courtesy of © Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia CommonsPuerto Madero is the city’s newest neighbourhood, built on the four docks of the old port: brick warehouses turned restaurants and offices, towers of apartments and hotels, the Puente de la Mujer and the Colección AMALITA. Beyond it, the Reserva Ecológica Costanera Sur stretches to the river.
Sights
The Puente de la Mujer, the Colección AMALITA and the Reserva Ecológica Costanera Sur.
Eating
Cabaña Las Lilas, La Cabaña and Michel Rolland Grill & Wine (all in the 2026 MICHELIN selection).
Photo Credit
Image courtesy of © Nico Kaiser from Wien, Austria · CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia CommonsWalk the docks at sunset, then dinner at a parrilla on the water.
Staying
The Faena, the Alvear Icon and the Hotel Madero; Rojo Tango plays at the Faena.
Our advice: take water and a hat to the nature reserve; there is little shade.
Why it's on our list
- Sights
- Eating
- Staying
What’s nearby
Distances from Puerto Madero and the Costanera Sur: the docks and the river are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 12 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Nearest Subte stations
- Plaza de MayoLine A800 m10 min walk
Key sights
- Puerto Madero350 mWalk 5 minCycle 2 minCar or taxi 6 min
- The Plaza de Mayo950 mWalk 12 minCycle 5 minCar or taxi 8 min
- San Telmo’s Plaza Dorrego1.4 kmWalk 18 minCycle 7 minCar or taxi 10 min
- The Teatro Colón2.2 kmWalk 27 minCycle 11 minCar or taxi 12 min
- The Recoleta Cemetery3.8 kmCycle 19 minCar or taxi 18 min
- The MALBA5.3 kmCycle 26 minCar or taxi 23 min
- Aeroparque7.4 kmCycle 37 minCar or taxi 30 min
- Ezeiza Airport29 kmCar or taxi 100 min