Insight Guides Explore Buenos Aires by Insight Guides

Author:Insight Guides
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Travel, Argentina
Publisher: Apa Publications
Published: 2017-05-21T16:00:00+00:00

Antiques store

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Plaza Dorrego

Exit through Mercado San Telmo’s Defensa entrance and walk south half a block, crossing Calle Carlos Calvo. Continue one more block to reach the relatively tiny Plaza Dorrego. On most days hippies and craftsmen peddle their wares around here, but on weekends it is positively overflowing with genuine artisans.

Browsing the Sunday flea market

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The plaza is a great area in which to pull up a seat at a terrace table and enjoy a chopp (draught) beer and watch the world go by. Those who prefer their beverages non-alcoholic would do well to stop in at Bar Plaza Dorrego (see 5). But this is just one of many establishments lining the plaza. Aside from upscale antiques dealers,such as Gabriel del Campo (north side of Plaza Dorrego), there are more options where you can grab a bite and a drink. Some, like Cerveza Patagonia, a chain bar selling one of Argentina’s most popular (and pricey) local brews, are fairly corporate. Others are local institutions with dining and dance shows every night of the week like Todo Mundo (see 6), at the west end of the plaza. If it’s ice-cream you’re after then your best bet is Heladería Iceland (see 7).

One block south of the plaza on the corner of Calle Defensa and Avenida San Juan is the Museo de Arte Moderno Buenos Aires 5 [map] (MAMBA, Modern Art Museum; San Juan 350; tel: 11-4361-6919; Tue–Fri 11am–7pm, Sat–Sun 11am–8pm; free on Tue; guided group visits in English can be pre-booked), featuring works by Argentine and international artists from the mid-20th century onwards, notably Josef Albers and Wassily Kandinsky.

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