Tour of tangopolis: a dance through the rhythms of Buenos Aires
This week marks the centenary of Astor Piazzolla, tango’s revolutionary – and the city is filled with the sights and sounds of his music if you know where to look
May 2020
'I wanted to be a part of Buenos Aires – and Borges was my guide'
During the decade our writer lived in BA, he got to grips with its streets through the verse of Jorge Luis Borges – and is now revisiting the city via his poetry
April 2020
Lockdown culture
Bored in lockdown? Try learning how to tango online
Our writer tries to recreate the buzz of a Buenos Aires dancehall in his UK living room with a selection of tango classes on YouTube
November 2018
10 great-value restaurants on Latin America’s 50 best list
From a Buenos Aires spot where greens rule to a ‘house of pig’ in São Paulo, our writer offers a personal selection of affordable restaurants on Latin America’s latest 50 best list
10 of the best historic cafe-bars in Buenos Aires
Don’t be seduced by the new hipster pop-ups: ‘bares notables’ that survive – just – in the barrios serve up history, tango and real Buenos Aires life
10 of the best hotels near the sights in Argentina
With the peso dropping 50% against the dollar, Argentina is affordable again, including characterful hotels and hostels in Mendoza, Patagonia, Buenos Aires and other hotspots
February 2018
A local's guide
Tasting Buenos Aires: food tours, street art and tango – a local’s guide to the city
With budget airline Norwegian launching direct flights to Buenos Aires this week, local experts show our writer around their city, and also chip in with a few tips of their own
November 2017
Instagram snapshots
Cafe culture in Buenos Aires – in pictures
Free world
Wild in the city: Buenos Aires’ Costanera Sur reserve
March 2017
The foodie traveller
Reinventing Argentina's classic sausage sandwich
In Buenos Aires, punters at a new restaurant are getting more banger for their buck as guest chefs give the choripán a gourmet makeover
February 2017
A great little place I know
Think Argentina is all about steak? A seafood fix at El Muelle will make you think again
Escape noisy Buenos Aires for this elegant seafood restaurant overlooking the river. You’ll wonder why porteños aren’t all beating a path there
December 2016
Holiday guides
Buenos Aires city guide: what to see, plus the best bars, restaurants and hotels
With its modern art museums, hidden basement bars, and fast-evolving food scene, Argentina’s capital is the most sophisticated city in Latin America
July 2016
A great little place I know
The Buenos Aires gallery illuminating Argentina past and present
The photography and art on show at Espacio Makarius offers visitors a window on the history and culture of the country
April 2016
On the radar
Buenos Aires’ new cocktail bars look back to the future
Argentina’s capital has an honourable cocktail tradition, and today’s bartenders are tapping into the past to revive local drinks, albeit with a new twist
March 2016
A great little place I know
Campanopolis: folly and fantasy – near the suburbs of Buenos Aires
You can only visit this 1970s folly built by a millionaire supermarket magnate for a few hours on Saturdays, but it’s a marvel of an offbeat medieval fantasy village
February 2016
Buenos Aires’ new-look love hotels: book ardour by the hour
Steamy liaisons in short stay hotels – or telos – are nothing new in Argentina’s capital. But now the tacky decor and garish lighting are being ditched for style, gourmet food and free mini bars
January 2016
Top 10 wine bars and tasting rooms in Buenos Aires
Argentina’s taste for wine is on the rise, as is its capital’s bar scene. Here, we pick 10 places to discover hundreds of quality labels from as little as £1.60 a glass
November 2015
The foodie traveller
Pies and politics in Buenos Aires' Perón Perón cafe
More than a meeting place for the Peron party, this kitsch ‘resto bar’ is a shrine to Juan and Evita and serves the general’s favourite comfort food
October 2015
Controversial religious Barbie doll exhibition opens in Buenos Aires
Barbies dressed as saints, Ken on the cross and Johnny Depp at the Last Supper … artists face down protest and unveil Barbie: The Plastic Revolution exhibition
June 2015
A great little place I know
El Hornero restaurant, Tres Bocas island, near Buenos Aires
To escape Buenos Aires’ searing summer heat – and the city itself – Brian Daughton takes a slow boat to the Rio Paraná delta, and a classic Argentinian steakhouse
