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A Voyage of Eccentric Discovery: ‘El Buen Orden’
Photo by Ellen Knuti ‘El Buen Orden’ is gloriously chaotic. Contrary to the logical implications of its ironically chosen name (which literally translates as ‘The good order’), exploring this...
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Mixing it up: Granola Mix
Photo courtesy of Granola Mix Having trouble finding a healthy alternative to the obligatory medialuna and cafe con leche in Buenos Aires? Granola Mix offers a new and healthy way to have breakfast...
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BA Light Bites: Matilda’s, My Kingdom for a Cupcake
Photos by Beatrice Murch San Telmo is a neighbourhood filled with foreign mutterings, but nowhere do they sound quite so relieved as Matilda’s. After weeks of hitting it hard on the steak and gnocchi,...
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BA Light Bites: Tartine, the Paris of the South
Photo by Ellen Knuti Out of a little cake-slice of Paris in Palermo spill fresh flowers and French chanson. This is Tartine, a light and airy café inspired by Argentine co-owners Laura and Sebastian’s...
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No Men at Ladies Brunch
When I first heard about ‘Ladies Brunch’, I was reminded of a saying by the writer Henry Boye: “The most important trip you may take in life is meeting people halfway”, that I had been told a couple...
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Cocina Verde: Vegan Home Delivery
‘Vegan cooking’ and ‘Buenos Aires’ are not words that you often hear in the same sentence. Persuading yourself to give up all the joy of a juicy asado in favour of vegetables might sound difficult, but...
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SendLove BA: Delivering Love to Your Doorstep
SendLove BA Care-package (Photo/Nicole Martinez) For those living abroad, homesickness can sometimes be a problem: perhaps you miss your parents, or your pet fish, or grandma’s home cooking. Whatever...
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Cümen Cümen: The Ultimate Empanada?
Empanadas from Cümen Cümen (Photo/Cümen Cümen) Arguably the empanada is as much a part of Argentine culture as the asado or dulce de leche. There is a flavour for every occasion, it tastes delicious at...
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No Button Left Behind
“Cute as a button” is an old adage that has been tossed around for decades, but are buttons particularly cute? Perhaps not, but Lucas Campodónico and Rocío González have been seeing buttons – discarded...
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Top 5 Bookshops You Can Read In
1. El Ateneo, Barrio Norte If you’re tired of shopping and looking for a spoonful of culture, no bookworm’s tour of the city could be complete without a visit to the magnificent former theatre ‘El...
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Top 5 Late Night Food Joints
To jet for the nearest take away food joint is a human vice that we all have in common after a night out. Seeing as Buenos Aires is a city that never sleeps, it stands to reason that its late night...
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Beauty Without Barriers
Anyone who has ever tried to “google translate” their way through a styling session or beauty treatment is already aware of the difficulties, impossibilities and occasional shame that comes along with...
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Top 5 Bakeries
When North American novelist Louis Bromfield wrote that “bread is the king of the table and all else is merely the court” he possibly did not have Argentina in mind. While Buenos Aires is overrun with...
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For A Limited Time Only… BA Temporary Store
At Souvenir you can expect to find anything from spices and candles to home made artwork or finely decorated notebooks, however you can only expect to find this particular shop between 2nd-24th...
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Top 5 Novelty Shops
1. El Rincon de los Duendes, San TelmoFriendly welcome at the Rincon de los Duendes (Photo: Melissa Riggall)Already got your novelty mate gourd, melted Quilmes bottle, Evita figurine and still looking...
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Top 5 Artisan Stands
Examining colourful trinkets in shops, trying on T-shirts, riffling through tango covered post-cards, it is apparent that while meandering the famous Defensa street fair on Sundays, or the weekend fair...
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The 1060s: Musical History in the Making?
The 1060s burst onto the Buenos Aires music scene back in 2009. Members Gibbs (vocals, guitar, composition), The Bison (drums), The Dance Otter (keyboard) and The Wiz (bass, vocals) hail from “all four...
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Top 5 Eco Restos
If your summer has been full of choripan and asados, it might be time to put down the steak knife and consider a healthier option. Green-minded restaurants that make veggies fun have been springing up...
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Baja Rubén: Helping Friends Visit Friends
The Baja Ruben head For many people in Buenos Aires, having to walk down numerous flights of stairs, catch a lift, or walk down long corridors, merely to open the front door for a friend before...
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DQB Studio: The Recipe for Green Design
Green, ecological, environment, recycling. All words you hear more and more nowadays, and this ‘green flow’ is taking a foothold in Argentina. However, the words are there, but what about the actions?...
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