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Sometimes you just want to have a nice, intimate dinner spot with your partner. Sometimes you want to impress a first date. Sometimes you want to treat yourself during a solo trip. Whether it is, I got you covered here. This is a list of the best dinner date spots from rooftop bars, to whiskey bars, to ex-convent turned bar. Each location is organized by neighborhood.

Buenos Aires is an absolute paradise for foodie travelers with an incredible restaurant, cafe and bar scene. Here you can find everything from luxurious steak houses to tasty street food, laid back cafes to vivacious bars, and traditional Argentine dishes to almost every other culture in between. After staying in Buenos Aires for 2 months myself, this is a list of my top recommendations for varying budgets, tastes, and needs. This guide includes: FOOD ✨ 7 Argentinian Restaurants and Parillas ✨ 5 Best Places for Pizza and Pasta ✨ 4 Yummy Quick Bites ✨ 8 Vegan & Vegetarian Restaurants ✨ 4 Restaurants of other cultures to mix things up DESERTS AND CAFES ✨ 3 Best Ice Cream Parlors ✨ 8 Delicious Cafes serving amazing coffee and deserts ✨ 2 Tea Houses DRINKS ✨ 4 Wine Bars ✨ 4 Cocktail Bars ✨ 2 Rooftop Bars ✨ 4 Nightclubs Most every place is within neighborhoods tourists frequent such as Palermo, Recoleta, Villa Crespo, San Telmo, Retiro & Monserrat.

A collection of popular and lesser-known places in Buenos Aires to explore, eat, drink, photograph, co-work, find community, and so much more! 🇦🇷 Nearly all of these I have been to myself, the remaining others I have been recommended repeatedly, but haven’t yet had the chance to visit. Even so, I've included everything here so you won't miss out! Inside, you’ll find 150+ unique recommendations sorted and subcategorized among the following sections: Sightseeing, Museums & Art Galleries, Outdoor Spaces, Day Trips, Cafés & Bakeries, Restaurants & Food, Nightlife, LGBTQ+, Shopping, Street Photography, and Bonus (rotating events & more!) As a bilingual, queer, and solo female traveler having spent 6+ months in Buenos Aires, this list is my treasured resource to daily life and tourism in the city with an emphasis on cultural immersion. I’ve included a wide array of free activities, affordable options, and a few handpicked higher-end experiences for passerby travelers and nomads alike. Buenos Aires is massive and has lots to offer, but is also home to hidden beauty and unique gems waiting to be discovered. I recommend you explore at your own pace, strolling the beautiful neighborhoods and leaving room for serendipity while sorting through the places in this guide that resonate with you the most!