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Free things to do in Buenos Aires this weekend! November 2010

2010-11-05T15:38:00.002-03:00

Saturday

Vincentico in concert - Parque Roca - Av Roca 4000 - Villa Lugano
From 5 pm

Final 117º Campeonato "Abierto del Hurligham Club" Polo
From 2pm (tickets from arg $70)

Pride Day - 19º Marcha del Orgullo LGBT
From 3pm a Fair in Plaza de Mayo, from 6pm the Gay parade to Congress Square

Sunday
Non Palidece in concert - Parque Roca - Av Roca 4000 - Villa Lugano
From 5 pm

Saturday and Sunday

Free Tango Show in La Boca - In front of Caminito
From 6pm great artist are going to do a Tango Show
Every Saturday an Sunday up to December 5th.

Circo in Parque Patricios - Combate de los Pozos @ Av Juan de Garay
From 5.30pm differents activities organized by Buenos Aires Polo Circo
Every Saturday an Sunday up to December 5th.

Artfutura - www.artfutura.org exhibitions in Malba and Centro Cultural Recoleta
Sunday 7th is the last day!

Puertas Abiertas: Different artists from San Isidro area open their studios.
On this ones you can get a map of the event
Taller de la Ribera: Roque Sáenz Peña 1485, Bajo de San Isidro.
ACAARTE33: 33 Orientales 1405, Punta Chica.
El Cultural: Primera Junta 1043, Bajo de San Isidro.
San Isidro Tourism Office: Saturdays and Sundays from 10am to 6pm (Av. del Libertador 16.362)

Feria de las Naciones (cheap place to buy everything!)
Av Figueroa Alcorta @ Av Pueyrredon
Saturday from 1pm to 10pm
Sunday from 1pm to 9pm
Going on until November 15th

My top 10 restaurants in Buenos Aires

2010-10-18T15:11:00.000-03:00

If you ask me, this are the places I love going and I go time to time.
From fancy and elegant to the most popular and casual places this are my top 10 restaurants in Buenos Aires.
When I go out I love having some drinks, or wine or champagne, so the prices I am giving you are for a share entrée a main dish, share dessert and some drinks!
This is just alphabeticall order, please tell me how will you order them!

Astrid & Gaston Peruvian food ($200)
Lafinur 3222 at Cerviño – Palermo Botanico – Tel: +5411 4802 2991
This is the most expensive of the list. The place is a beautiful old French style house. The fish is great and fresh, and the service very attempt. My favourite ceviche!

El Cuartito Pizza ($50)
Talcahuano 937 @ Paraguay – Downtown – Tel: +5411 4816 1758
Once with my friends we decided to find the best Fugazzeta pizza in town so we went to 7 different pizza houses just trying fugazzeta...no doubt is this one the best! This is a very popular porteño pizza in town.

El puestito del Tio Street beef ($25)
Av Dorrego at Av Lugones (close to the high way)
This is a place in the middle of Palermo green area, very clean and small where every kind of people get together for having one of the best “choripan” and the best “bondiola” in town! Is nice to go on a sunny day since they have some tables around there.

Florencio ($60 lunch/afternoon tea)
Francisco de Vittoria 2363 – Recoleta – +5411 4807 6477
This is a little hide place in “La Isla”. Everything is great but there are two things that are the best! The cheesecake and the pate!
Green Bamboo Vietnams food ($150)
Costa Rica 5802 @ Carranza – Palermo Soho – Tel +5411 4775-7050
Great inside atmosphere, very good cocktails, and great duck!

La Brigada Steak house ($150)
Estados Unidos 465 @ Defensa – San Telmo – Tel: +5411 4361 5557
The best parrilla in Buenos Aires. The service is very good, they have some “secret cuts” out of the menu “Redondo” is one of that ones! Try it and then you tell me! If not the classic ones are great: Lomo (tenderloin) or Bife de chorizo.

La Querencia Empanadas and regional food ($40)
Junín at Juncal (corner) – Recoleta
I think this ones are the best empanadas in town although I have one complain: there are small and expensive! Anyway, they are still really good!
Olsen Scandinavian food ($150)
Gorriti 5870 – Palermo Hollywood – Tel 4776 7677
I love this place for the place, and because you never live the restaurant disappointed. Great cocktails.

Spiagge Di Napoli Italian food ($50)
Av Independencia 3527 @ Av Boedo – Boedo – Tel: +5411 4931 4420
A family place out of all touristic circuit. The pasta is great! I recommend the “sorrentinos verdes” you will be surprised by the price, totally inexpensive.

Tancat Spanish food ($80)
Paraguay 645 @ Florida – Retiro – Tel: +5411 4312 5442
The best “tortilla de papa babe” and great “gambas al ajillo”!

Best bars in Palermo!

2010-10-13T15:54:00.000-03:00

Which are the best bars to go in Palermo - Buenos Aires?

Here you have my list of top ten places to go for a drink , for different reasons.
I think you should visit all of them and give them and order! I am just giving you them on alphabetical order, so I look forward for your comments!

Enjoy the best bars in Palermo! Also they are on the best bars in Buenos Aires! :D

Bars in Palermo

1. 878 - Perhaps the best cocktails in Buenos Aires, kind of speak easy bar. The most important whisky selection in town! Location: 878 Thames st.

2. Belushi Martinis Bar – A place to meet people! Nice terrace. Location: 5333 Honduras st

3. Congo - This place get really fancy on Thursdays! People are about 27/30. Location: 5329 Honduras st

4. Godoy - If your move is shick this is you bar in Palermo! Cool music, not a dance floor but some people do it anyway! Location: 4905 Paraguay st

5. Green Bamboo - actually is a great vietnami resto, but the drinks there are great! I recommend the Leechi Martini. Is better to book. Location: 5802 Costa Rica st (tel: 4775 7050)

6. Kim & Novak - Very under place totally gay friendly... cool to go! Location: 3900 Guemes st

7. Mundo Bizarro - Close to 878 the name says it all! :P Very cool place to visit, they have great Mexican food! Location: 1222 Serrano st

8. Olsen - Another great resto with a great bar! Is a Scandinavian restaurant, they have a wonderful patio with a lot of green, great for the summer! To book is better. I love going there on earlier afternoons with friends! Location: 5870 Gorriti st (tel: 4776 7677)

9. Tiki Bar – Just in front the most famous night club for Thursdays (Club 69) this bar offers great fruit cocktails and a wonderful terrace! Location: 5507 Niceto Vega st.

10. Unico Bar every local has been there at least once! Why? I can not tell! Perhaps answer will be location, location, location! 5604 Honduras st.

THE BEST EMPANADA IN TOWN

2010-08-04T19:54:00.000-03:00

Every time you need to understand this, I am sorry, but when we mean "empanada" we mean beef ones! :D

Cheap and in down town area close to the Congress
LA AMERICANA
Delivery: telephone: 4371-0202 if you speak spanish you can order it even from a hotel!
Address: Av Callao 83, at Av Rivadavia - Downtown-
Try the spicy one! :D

ARGENTINA is celebrating the BICENTENARY

2010-05-15T21:15:00.000-03:00

Bicentenario what is that?

Short story, we celebrate the first national goverment, you know we love party :) thats why we have two national dates really important for us, this is one, may 25th 1810 - may 25 - 2010
Thats why you are going to be a whitness of a historical moment in our country.
Plenty of things are going on on town! :D All of them are free and for everyone!

DON FORGET: Use blue and white outfit to feel like one of us!!!!!!

Lets chek out the celebretion of the Bicentenary in Buenos Aires:

From friday 21st to tuesday 25th Av 9 de Julio is going to be on its central area a promenade call PASEO DEL BICENTENARIO (the bicentenaryh walk). Main stage for celebretions!

Friday 21st
At the Obelisc - 8 pm - Concert Tribute to argentinian rock.
With Luis Alberto Spinetta, Moris, Fito Paez y León Gieco, among others.

Saturday 22nd
At the Obelisc -12am - National Forces Parade
Parade: The History of our army: they will show us all the uniforms the National Forces had from the English Invassions (1806) up to Falkland Islands War (1982)
The Army orchest is going to play during that parade

At the Obelisc - 3pm - Federal Parade
All the provinces will bring what is tipical from each place!
We are going to see regional animals, authentics customs from each area, horses, gauchos, etc!

At the Obelisc - 8pm - Latin american music concert
León Gieco lead and participate Jaime Roos, Gilberto Gil and Colombian singer Toto la Momposina. To be confirmed: Rubén Blades and Pablo Milanes.

Sunday 23rd

At the obelisc - 12am - Integration parade

Diferents comunities living in our country and foreign delegations. Tehere will be more than 3500 people from Germany, Japan, Spain, Korea, Arabia and other places.

Also Mexico, Venezuela, Italy and Ireland sent representatives!

At the obelisc - 8pm - Folklore and Tango Concert

National artists as Soledad Pastoruti, Gustavo Santaolalla, Victor Heredia, Teresa Parodi, Liliana Herrero and Peteco Carabajal.

There will be Tango orchests and dance shows!!!!!

Monday 24th

At the Obelisc - 3pm - Parade of antiques cars and motocycles

At the Obelisc - 4pm - Argentina vs Canada soccer game
On the stands of ther City Hall and the one of the Nation
Big screens will play the last soccer game agasint Canada, before leaving for the Word Cup!

At the Obelisc - 6pm - Fito Paez (national rock) concert

In front of the Colon Theatre - 6 pm

Reopening show! Perfomances are going to be play open sky for everyone even if it rains!

At the Obelisc - 8pm - Main show
Tribute to National Cinema, the National Symphonic will play music from National movies.

Starting the celebretion "La Bomba de Tiempo": drumb show - party (recomended!)

Diferents singers are singing nationals songs

Bajo fondo and orchest that plays electronic Tango (really cool!)

Tuesday 25 th

At the Obelisc - 2 pm

A show with 80 cars from Turismo Carretera

The two first locomotives from Argentina are going to be expose

At Plaza de Mayo - 7pm - MAIN PARADE

A hughe parade from there to the obelisc, more than 2000 artists, musicians, dancers, are going to tell the history of the country.
Fuerza Bruta artist will perfom all over, there will be 19 scences representing the history of our country.

At the Obelisc - 8pm

Fito Paez final concert - To finish the celebretion a Big Fire works show!

Side Stage at the intersection of 9 de Julio Alsina and Bartolomé Mitre.
On Saturday and Sunday from 5pm on Monday after 6pm and Tuesday 1pm to 5pm diferents shows will be perfomed organized by each province, invited countries and various communities living in Argentina.
Among others artist Abel Pintos, the Tekis, and Juan Falu will be there!
Mendoza will do a recreation of the Harvest Festival.

There are going to be six areas devoted to subjects such as Science and Technology, Youth and Education, Environment, Culture, Human Rights and Production. In each there will be lectures and discussion forums organized by national ministries and NGOs.

Access to the Paseo del Bicentenario
There will be three doors at the main entrances of the ride operated by different artists
Corrientes Avenue's entry was made by Marcos Lopez and the GAC group.
The Avenida de Mayo was performed by Graciela Sacco and Leon Ferrari.
Belgrano Av. door was designed by the group Mondongo.

Feria de las Provincias.
Each province will have a stand showing its history, its art, its natural attractions and everything that represents it.
There will be a place for residents Argentines abroad, the "Province 25", a program focusing on children, and also a stand shared by the Nation and the City of Buenos Aires.

Gourmet Tour
Along the avenue will be installed 72 food stalls spread over all provinces, social organizations and various communities (Italian, Russian, Japanese, Jewish and Bolivia, among others).
Regional food will be sold, preserves and liqueurs.

MORE INFO IS COMING OUT EVERY DAY, SO I'M GOING TO KEEP THIS UP DATE!

Check our facebook page where we are going to publish everything going on!

Pizza in Buenos Aires: Wanna be a Ph.D? Read this!

2010-03-25T11:42:00.000-03:00

Why do you need and explanation about pizza or pizzerias in Buenos Aires?

Because the italian food that italian inmigration brought between 1880 and 1930 is really huge and some of their foods with some local influence is still today regular food for us!!!!!

The typical topping that we order is Muzzarella pizza (chease pizza) with Faina (a bean dough) that you put on the top of the muzzarella pizza and eat both together. Number two in our ranking is Fugazzeta pizza, that is onion and muzarella, really good aswell.

Sunday nights if you pay attention you are going to see lots of delivery boys, for sure they are taking pizza or empanadas, traditional sundays family dinner!

We have THREE DIFFERENTS TYPE OF PIZZA:

"De molde" this is what we really consider the local pizza, the one your are going to eat in the traditional places. Is the thicker one.

"A la piedra" this is thin, and the cool popular one

"Italian" only a few places have this that is the thiner one, italian way!

Where to go?

To have Pizza "De molde" most of the places are in Av Corrientes or arround since is where this culture started, people use to go to the theatre and then have dinner on that area, in the order I give you is what I prefer:

1.- Güerrin : For me, the best muzzarella pizza in town! Av Corrientes 1368 - Downtown - here if you eat standing at the bar on the entrance the price is 30/40% less than if you choose a table! You should check the fried empanadas too!!!

2.-El Cuartito: Here we go with the best Fugazzeta pizza in town!!!! Talcahuano 937 - Downtown -Delivery 4816-1758

3.-Punto y Banca: a corner where people from the area and workers get together. I prefer the fugazzeta one here. Honduras 4002 - Palermo - Delivery 4864-4268

"A la piedra" pizzas are very well served in to differents chains Romario and Bakano (this last one is cheaper), empanadas are really good also!

1.- Romario: http://www.romario.com.ar/site/index.htm Delivery 4511-4444

Recoleta: Arenales 2007 @ Ayacucho // Vicente Lopez 2102 esq Uriburu

Barrio Norte: Juncal 2864 @ Austria

Palermo: Güemes 3602 @ Vidt // Fitz Roy 2109 @ Soler // Gurruchaga 1493 @ Gorriti // Honduras 5670

2.-Bakano: http://www.bakano.com/ Delivery 0810 - 888 - 2252

Barrio Norte: Agüero 1669 @ Av Santa Fe

Palermo: Fitz Roy 1906 @ Costa Rica // Salguero 1388 @ Honduras

"Italian" pizza is served on italian restaurants, there are two really cool, wherte also you can have great carpaccio, salads and even if you want a tenderloin beef

1.- FILO - San Martin 975 - Retiro

2.- PIOLA - Libertad 1078 - Recoleta

Lots of places! Enjoy Porteños pizza! :)

Futbol is back in Buenos Aires!!!!!

2010-01-26T13:31:00.000-04:00

When does the local soccer championship starts?
How can I do to watch a Boca game?
Tickets for a soccer game in Buenos Aires?
River? Boca? (Boca is the best soccer team ever... :) yesssss we are Boca fans!)
Want to join us on a Soccer Game in Buenos Aires???
Heyyyyy!!!! We have al these answers for you!!!
Just contact us to info@bafreetour.com or by cell phone in the country 156-395-3000.

The Argentinean futbol / soccer championship its about to start next sunday, River Plate is going to recive at EL MONUMENTAL Banfield team, the last champion!
Next wednesday Boca will receive in LA BOMBONERA Lanus team
Enjoy argentinean futbol!!!

HOW DO I GO TO URUGUAY???

2010-01-13T11:32:00.001-04:00

Another questions that are in the top rank: "Where can I get the tickets to go to Colonia?" "Is one day enough to go to Montevideo?"

One day is ok to go to Colonia, I dont think one day is enough for Montevideo (at least 1 night there).

If you are planing to go to Colonia a very nice thing to do is to rent a golf car and go arround "the old city" or a scooter, lunch, beach and then you come back! Beatiful day!

There are two companies that takes you to Uruguay, the traditional big one BUQUEBUS and a new one that the port for departing is not so well located as the other but is cheaper, the name is COLONIA EXPRESS. Check always online they use to have good deals!

Info
BUQUEBUS
http://www.buquebus.com/
http://www.bqbturismo.com/
Phone number: +54 11 4316-6550
Tickets Offices:
PUERTO MADERO
Av Antartida Argentina 821
DOWNTOWN
Av Córdoba 867
RECOLETA
Posadas 1452

COLONIA EXPRESS
http://www.coloniaexpress.com/
phone number: +54 (11) 4317-4100
Tickets Offices:
OFICINA CENTRAL ARGENTINA
Av. Córdoba 753 - Downtown
Monday to friday from 9 am to 7 pm / Saturdays from 9am to 1 pm
TERMINAL FLUVIAL COLONIA EXPRESS (Port)
Av. Pedro de mendoza 330 - La Boca
Monday to friday from 9 am to 8 pm / Saturdays and sundays from 9am to 7 pm

TANGO IN BUENOS AIRES!

2009-11-13T12:17:00.000-04:00

Since you are in Tango Capital, is a must do some Tango. This are two diferent options.

Or you can go to a traditional Tango Show, there are lots and very good ones, but the best tango show in town is La Esquina Carlos Gardel Good News! If you book trough us, we get a 10% discount on the tango show, or dinner tango show!!!!! Just contact us at info@bafreetour.com

The are two Milongas (Tango dance hall) places I recomend, the cool and the traditional.

One of the most traditional Confiterias in town CONFITERIA LA IDEAL from 1912, where some scenes of Madonna Evita s movie were filmed!
They have the afternoon one (aprox from 4pm to 8pm) ticket for get in $18, if you want lessons you will pay $28.
During the night is about $25 to $40 the ticket.
The place is in Downtown, Suipacha 384 @ Corrientes Av, more info at Confiteria La Ideal

The coolest Milonga in town is LA VIRUTA, locates in Palermo - Armenia 1366, for checking schedule and prices check http://www.lavirutatango.com/

Enjoy the best Buenos Aires Tango shows!!!!

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WHAT TO EAT IN A PARRILLA AND WHERE????

2009-11-06T12:51:00.001-04:00

Ok, Buenos Aires its famous because of our steak, but what else Argentinean beef has?
Its not only that the cows grown up in very fields so their muscles are not so developed and so the meat its softer, its also the way we cut it later!!! That is why, first advice, I wouldnt ask for the american T-Bone or Baby beef... come on! get into pur beef culture!!! :)

So here you got some recomendations of different cuts you may try:

Appetizers:

MOLLEJAS (glands, totally recommend this ones with lemon n salt! – not for everybody…)

PROVOLETA (its not meat, its provolone cheese and its great!!!)
CHORIZO (pork and cow sausage)
MORCILLA (blood sausage)

For the braves you can also try – I don’t like this and dont recomend you to do it…:
CHINCHULINES (guts)
RIÑONES (kidneys)

Main (all of them are beefs):
BIFE DE CHORIZO
ENTRAÑA
VACIO
ASADO DE TIRA (small ribs)
OJO DE BIFE (rib eye)
MATAMBRE TIERNIZADO
COLITA DE CUADRIL
LOMO (tenderloin)

Do you want pork?
BONDIOLA
MATAMBRITO DE CERDO

HOW TO EAT EVERYTHING?
When we go to a Parrilla, we use to order different cuts and then share them with our friends, its not one for one, if you get first, for sure then you ask for 1 portion each 2 people.

If you want to taste a desert , a classic here its “FLAN CON CREMA Y DULCE DE LECHE”.

WHERE TO GO?
Its easy, welcome to Argentina!!!

You don’t need to pay a fortune for getting a very good steak….

There four big groups of parrillas:

Prices are what I payed last time Ive been there without wine, the really expensives ones are the price Ive been told! :)

PARRILLON (1) its a place from de neighborhood, cheap, and you re not going to expect a great service, price will be about

EL DESNIVEL – San Telmo – 1 - Defensa 855 – Tel 4300-9081 I TOTALLY RECOMEND THIS ONE! Ask for BIFE DE CHORIZO MARIPOSA!
LAS CABRAS - Palermo - Soler @ Fitz Roy - Its really cheap, go early! Nice atmosphera! Its no so parrillon, looks like more cool!
LA GRAN HOLLYWOOD - Palermo - Bonmpland 2205 - 4773-3580

CLASSIC ONE (2) ($ 60 - $100) the old style one with real waitors price will be about

LA BRIGADA – San Telmo - Estados Unidos 465 – tel 4361-5557 - Book and ask for a table at lobby, perhaps you are lucky and you have a Tango singer over there! I love this place!!!! Mollejas and Provoleta are the best!!!!
LA RAYA – Barrio Norte- Ortiz de Ocampo 2566 – 4802-5763
PARRILLA PEÑA – Barrio Norte – Totally local and familiar one! - Rodríguez Peña 682 – tel 4371-5643

MODERN OR COOL ($70-$100 each)

LA CABRERA – Palermo Soho – Everybody likes this one!!! - Cabrera 5099 - tel 4831-7002 - Dont forget to book for this one!
LA DORITA - Palermo Hollywood - Humboldt 1905 -4773-0070
DON JULIO – Palermo - Guatemala 4691 – 4831-9564
EL ENCANTO – Palermo Hollywood – Bompland 1690
LA POPULAR – Almagro- Lavalle 3602 esq Mario bravo – 4861-6378

EXPENSIVE ($150 and up)

EL MIRASOL– Puerto Madero - Alicia Moreu de Justo 202 – Tel 4315-6277
EL MIRASOL DE LA RECOVA – Recoleta - Posadas 1032 – Tel 4326-7322
CABAÑA LAS LILAS – Pto Madero - Alicia Moreu de Justo 516 – 4313-1336

The ones on bold letter are the ones I take my friends and I love going! :D

If you try that 4 ones, you will have an idea of how are Parrillas, if you have to choose only one, LA BRIGADA (if you are close to San Telmo) or LA CABRERA (if you are in Palermo area) and if you go to La Cabrera, share is the main tip, the portions are HUGE!

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A VEGETARIAN IN BUENOS AIRES???

2009-08-24T14:29:00.001-03:00

I know it is not easy to be a veg in BA!!!!!!! Where are the vegy places in Buenos Aires?
Here you have some vegetarian places, I ve been only in BIO, they have good reviews on the internet! I wish this help you!

BIO - www.biorestaurant.com.ar
Humboldt 2199 (esq. Guatemala)- Palermo - tel: 4774-3880

LA ESQUINA DE LAS FLORES - http://www.esquinadelasflores.com.ar
Córdoba 1587 - Downtown - Tel: 4813-3630 / 4811-4729
Gurruchaga 1630 - Palermo - Tel: 4832-8528 / 4224-5000

BUENOS AIRES VERDE - http://www.bsasverde.com/
Gorriti 5657 - Palermo - - tel: 4775 - 9594

ABUELA PAN - http://www.abuelapan.com
Bolivar 707 - San Telmo - tel: 4361 - 4936

Sol
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REGIONAL FOOD!

2009-07-25T16:01:00.000-03:00

I know it seems we only eat beef, but it is not like that almos! :)
This is regional food, and good news! Use to be cheap!

What are regional food great for winter?
Empanadas: beef, ham and cheese=jamon y queso, humita-corn, verdura=spinach, etc
Locro (casserole)
Carbonada (casserole)
Guiso de lentejas (stew)
Humita en chala (corn)
Pastel de papa (beef with mashed potatoes)

Deserts?
Arroz con leche = rice with milk
Flan = creme caramel...
Queso y Dulce = cheese and quince jelly or sweet potatoe jelly

Where?
One of my favorites its LA QUERENCIA, they have 2 restaurants
RECOLETA - Junin @ Juncal, just in the corner - 4821-1888
PALERMO - Honduras 5254

CUMANA - really cheap! thats why if you dont go early you have a long line...
RECOLETA - Rodriguez Peña 1149 @ Av Santa Fe

LA MORADA
RECOLETA - Larrea 1336 @ Juncal - 4821-6349

LA COCINA
RECOLETA - Av Pueyrredon 1508 @ Arenales - 4825-3171

EL SANJUANINO
RECOLETA - Posadas 1515 - 4804-2909
BARRIO NORTE - Sanchez de Bustamante 1788 @ Av Santa Fe - 4822-8080

The ones I published phone numbers they have delivery!

Enjoy the city! For what ever you need just contact us at info@bafreetour.com or http://www.bafreetour.com/

BUENOS AIRES GAY FRIENDLY!

2009-07-03T15:22:00.001-03:00

I know, we have the fame (also :) ) of being the most gay friendly city in Southamerica.
Where is the gay neighborhood???? Where is gay nightlife in Buenos Aires????
Some people can say its San Telmo, but really everything its distribuite between that area and Palermo...
Come on! Trust me here you have the best options for gay night in Buenos Aires!!!
Enjoy the city! for what ever you need just contact us at info@bafreetour.com

RESTAURANTS with show
There are 3 of them in town:

INSIDE
Bartolome Mitre 1571 - Downtown
Open door 8.30 pm, first show 11 pm
Dont forget to ask for pepper! :)
Tuesday to Sunday
http://www.restaurantinside.com.ar/home.htm
The food is not super, the place is fun, the service is hot!
Also they have strippers shows!

CHUECA
Alsina 975 - DowntownOpen door 9.30 pm, show 1 am
http://www.chueca-restobar.com.ar/

These one its from a celebrity -Moria Casan-, very friendly, more expensive
EL CIELO Y EL INFIERNO Armenia 1231 - Palermo http://www.monumentalmoria.com.ar/resto/index.html

RESTAURANTS

CHUECA its a chain, and are gay restaurants... not the best food, but its ok.

A meeting point every day its BABIECA Pizzeria, at the corner of Riobamba and Av Santa Fe, use to be a traditional place and start to be very gay. Its not expensive, but once I heart people been charged more because they were forengeins, so just be carefull.

CASA BRANDON offers you cultural activities too, started with some parties today famous, BRANDO GAY DAY, and then they open this place its located in LUIS MARIA DRAGO 236, you can check information at http://www.brandongayday.com.ar/.
Open from wednesday to sunday.

There are some friendly restaurants that are very frequented by gays, this are great places for dinner:

FILO - Italian food, very good one! (try tenderloin! its great!)
San Martin 975 - Retiro
http://www.filo-ristorante.com/

MILION BAR- New porteña food, very nice place!
Parana 1048 - Recoleta
http://www.milion.com.ar/milion/index.html

EMPIRE THAI
Tres Sargentos 427 - DOWNTOWN
Very good happy hour and appetizers until 9/10 pm

PRIDE CAFE (Close at 8pm)
Balcarce 869 - SAN TELMO
Very nice bar, sundays its very crowdy and gay!

BARS & DISCOS & PARTIES

Wednesday to Sunday
SITGES
Av CORDOBA 4119
Open door 11pm, people arrives 12pm.
Fridays alcohol free, live trans shows!
For me Wednesday and Thursday are best days, before 11.30 pm its empty!!!

Wednesday and Friday
SUPER FRIENDLY & PURO XXS
happy hour from 9pm to 11pm, you can stay later
BAHREIM @ LAVALLLE 345 - DOWNTOWN - FROM 1/2 AMLISTS TO http://www.bahreinba.com/anotate.htm

Thursday
GLAM DISCO Cabrera 3046 - gay

Friday each 2 weeks: March 5th, 19th,
UNNA FIESTA
Cabrera 3046 - Only Ladies!!!!!
Every 2 weeks, next dates: may 14, 28, june 4, 18, ...

GOLDEN one party May 23th!!!! lists in http://www.publicasweb.com.ar/

FEMME by RHEO at Crobar - next one june 4th!!!!
Only women on one of the best clubs in town, lists in http://www.publicasweb.com.ar/

PALACIO - Alsina 940 - downtown - lists in http://www.publicasweb.com.ar/
This is a classic coming back! Is going to be huge!!!!!

AMERIKA -Thursday to Sunday
Gascon 1040 - Fridays alcohol free, so you can imagine... http://www.ameri-k.com.ar/
Its very popular, I don't really like it... but its very popular (Twice! :) )

Friday - Rheo @ Crobar - Cool ambient!
If you go before 2.30am at the door you can say you were invited by Karina Medrano, and you are inn!!!! Is one of the best gay night clubs!!! (electronic music)

Saturday - Human @ Mandarine - Punta Carrasco
Costanera Norte - Beatiful view of the river!
lists in http://www.publicasweb.com.ar/

More information at
http://www.guiag.com/
http://www.gay-ba.com/es/index.php

WHAT ABOUT TANGO QUEER?
Day by day.... the one in bold letter is the most famous one!

Do not go without checking (La Marshall and

MONDAY Buenos Aires Folk Cochabamba 360 - San Telmo bairesfolk@yahoo.com.ar - cell 155-654-1658 Mariano YOU NEED TO CONFIRM
La Noche Azul Av Corrientes 4655 - Almagro lanocheazul@gmail.com - cell 154-673-0563 - YOU NEED TO CONFIRM

TUESDAY - Tango queer milonga Peru 571 - San Telmo mariana@tangoqueer.com http://www.tangoqueer.com/ cell 155-161-2858

WEDNESDAY - La Marshall -
Maipu 444 - Retirohttp://www.lamarshall.com.ar/ At 8.30 pm lessons ($20) At 11.30 pm milonga if you already pay for the lessons can stay, if not, $20

NIGHT CLUBS!

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Yes yes yes, we have the fame of being the city that never sleeps.... and its true!!!!!!!!
Here you have information on night clubs, where to go day by day! Enjoy it!
SOL
info@bafreetour.com

MONDAY

LA BOMBA DEL TIEMPO @ CIUDAD CULTURAL KONEX - Drumb Show/Party (A)SARMIENTO 3131 - ABASTO - 7 pm
Or you go earlier for the tickets (6 pm) or you take them in advance (www.ticketek.com.ar, look for the address closer to you!)
There is a very long line, arround 2000 to 3000 people go every monday
http://www.labombadetiempo.com/

AFTER BOMBA (A)
GALLO 333 - Abasto

TUESDAY

LA CIGALE - NOCHE FRANCESA
25 DE MAYO 722 - DOWNTOWN
FROM 9 PM (R)

BAD BOY ORANGE (E)
BAHREIM @ LAVALLE 345 - DOWNTOWN - FROM 1 AM
LISTS TO http://www.bahreinba.com/anotate.htm

HYPE PARTY @ KIKA (T)HONDURAS 5339 -
PALERMO - from 0 to 6 amlist to http://www.hype-ba.com/ @facebook you have a password for getting free before 1.30 am

WEDNESDAY

TERRAZAS AFTER OFFICE - Sarmiento Ave and Costanera Ave - Palermo
FREE ENTRANCE AND HAPPY HOUR from 7 pm to 9.30 pm with list to sebasbarcelo@fibertel.com.ar
Dress code, no casual. No ties requierd, but almost =)

BEAT LOVERS (E)Small electronic music event from 10 pm
SAN MARTIN 875 - DOWNTOWN

BEATBOX! @ RUMI - FROM 1/2 AM (E)
AV FIGUEROA ALCORTA 6442 - NUÑEZ
LISTS TO listazen@gmail.com

THURSDAY

CLUB SHAMPOO
Av Quintana 362 y Av Callao
guest lists by Agustin Contemponi agustincontepomi@hotmail.com and Julian Althabe

CLUB 69 @ NICETO CLUB (E)Niceto Vega 5510 - PalermoFrom 1/2 am http://www.nicetoclub.com/

Diego Ro-K & Tommy Jacobs @ Wacha! (E A)
Cocoliche @ AV RIVADAVIA 878 - DOWNTOWN - from 1/2 am
listas@cocoliche.net

FRIDAY and SATURDAY

SPOT BAR (T)
Little place, from 2/3 am fiesta reggaeton!
AYACUCHO 1261 - RECOLETA

LANSKY (T)
Little bit bigger, but small place, round the corner with the spot, fiesta latina and reggaeton!
JUNCAL 2019 - RECOLETA
"DYNAMITE" Hip Hop Forum lists to Fresh.BA@gmail.com , hip hop and reggaeton

SHAMROCK PUB AND BASEMENT (E)
Electronic music fridays and saturdays http://www.theshamrockbar.com/
Happy hour every day until 00hsRodriguez Peña 1220 - RECOLETA

BAHREIM @ LAVALLE 345 - DOWNTOWN (E)
lists to http://www.bahreinba.com/anotate.htm

KIKA - HONDURAS 5339 - PALERMO
friday list to http://www.charlyruez.com.ar/
saturday list to nightgroup@fibertel.com.ar

ASIA DE CUBA
P.Dealessi 750 - Madero Este
list to nightgroup@fibertel.com.ar

SATURDAY

PACHA @ AV COSTANERA S/N (E)
WWW.PACHABUENOSAIRES.COM check line up!

THE ROXY BS AS LOS ARCOS (T)
UNDERGROUND COOL NIGHTS
From 1 am
print free pass http://www.theroxybsas.com.ar/
Av Casares y Av Sarmiento - Palermo

WEBSITE FOR CHECKING LINE UPS OF THE WEEK
nightclubber.com.ar
nicetoclub.com
pachabuenosaires.com
http://www.bahreinba.com/

E = ELECTRONIC
A = ALTERNATIVE PLACE / UNDERGROUND
T = COOL PLACE - MUSIC 80' 90' LATIN AND REGGAETON
R = MUSIC IN ENGLISH

FOR MORE INFORMATION JUST CONTACT US AT info@bafreetour.com or http://www.bafreetour.com/

SOME RESTAURANTS?????

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Are you on a beef coma??? Do you want something different???
Where to go for dinner? Which is a good restaurant in town no matter how much you want to pay??? Here you have that answer, restaurants that a local recomends to you :)

Lots of people ask us where to have dinner, this are places I use to go… from the expensives ones –to the cheap almost daily ones! Enjoy them!
Prices are with one cocktail or a middle price wine, Im telling you what I remember I payed...

You know, for any information just write us to www.bafreetour.com

THE BEST RESTAURANTS really good ones... WORTH IT, GOOD FOOD, GOOD SERVICE, booking required
ASTRID&GASTON - Peruvian food - excellent! ($ 150 each)
Lafinur 3222 @ Cerviño - 4802-2991
Palermo Botanico
ROSMARINO - Rioplatense food ($80-$100 each, great bevarage prices, wines, wiskies... 100% recomended!!!!)
Pje. Schiaffino 2183, between Av del Libertador y Posadas - Recoleta
4806-5646 - Open from monday tu saturday
OSAKA - Peruvian and Japanese fusion food – delicius! ($150 each)
Soler 5608 esq Fitz Roy – 4775-6964
Palermo
GREEN BAMBOO – Asiatic food ($120 each)
Costa Rica 5802 – Tel: 4775-7050
Palermo
BENGAL - Italian and Hindu food – this is more traditional, beside the foreign ministery building ($ 150-$200 each)
Arenales 837 – Tel 4314-2926 RETIRO
OLSEN – Scandinavian food ($150 each)
Gorriti 5870 – Tel: 4776-7677 Palermo
EMPIRE THAI – Thai food ($120 each)
They have happy hour until 10pm, with very good apeetizers, nice option!
Tres Sargentos 427 – Tel: 4312-5706
Downtown - Retiro area

THE MIDDLE, NICE ONES BUT NO SO EXPENSIVE
CASEROS - Rioplatense food ($80 each)
Av Caseros 486 - 4307-4729
San Telmo
FILO - Italian food and a great tenderloin!!!! one of my favorites! It is a fashion alternative place!!!! ($80 each)
San Martin 975 - 4311-1871
Retiro
PIOLA - Italian food, pasta and pizza. Alternative fashion place! ($60 each)
Libertad 1078 - 4812-0690
Recoleta
TANCAT - Spanish food - ($80 each) Really goooood food, more traditional service and place
Paraguay 642 - 4312-5442
Retiro
CAFÉ SAN JUAN – Porteña food - you can take your Malbec wine!! I recomend you Ruca Malen! mmmmm.... ($80 each)
Av San Juan 450, Tel 4300-1112
San Telmo -
ACABAR – porteña food - ($70 each) - theyt have table games aviable for customers!
Honduras 5733, tel 4772-0845
Palermo
ILL MATTERELLO – Tradicional italian restaurant ($80 each)
Martín Rodríguez 517 - Tel: 4307-0529
La Boca
CAMPO DI FIORI – Italian food (not so fashion much more traditioanl $80 each)
Venezuela 1411 - tel 4381-1800
DOWTOWN

CHEAPER ONES, GOOD TOO, NOT NICE PLACE, POPULAR PLACES
EL TRAPICHE -Cocina porteña
Paraguay 5099 - 4775-5793 - Palermo
SPIAGGE DI NAPOLII – Italian and porteña food
Av. Independencia 3527, Tel 4931-4420 - Almagro

I don’t go to this ones, but if you are looking for the very exclusives places in town, dress code it is required.. Prices are $250 and up each..Every one that goes there really like the places atmosphera, service and food! its about 65 usd each!(this its what I ve been told!!!) Looking for exclusivity I recomend them in that order, Reservetion it is required!

MAAT CLUB PRIVADO GOURMET
Sucre 2168 – tel 4896-1818
Belgrano
LA BOURGOGNE – Alvera Palace Hotel
Ayacucho 2027 – tel: 4808-2100
Recoleta - Dress code required
DUHAU – PALACIO DUHAU – PARK HYATT
Av Alvear 1661 – tel 5171-1234
Recoleta

GREAT VIEWS!!!
MORENA BEACH – River View - the best of this one its the river view! ($100 each)
Av Costanera 4899 – 4786-0204 - COSTANERA NORTE - Food was ok, the view its great

A222 - Downtown Av Corrientes 222 - 20th floor
The service was worst than bad, the food was extremely expensive but the view wasd amazing!My recomendation will be, go there for a coffe or a beer arround 7 pm and enjoy the view, then go for dinner in another place!

For any information contact us at http://www.buenosairesfreetour.com/

JUST STARTING....

2009-05-27T13:50:00.000-03:00

Hi everybody!
The idea of this blog is just being in touch with all the travelleres we meet everyday, and as we told you, from now on we are your local friends, so in this blog you are going to find things to do in the city, places we recomend, things we do!
Enjoy Buenos Aires, thank you for coming and joining us!
Kind regards,
Sol
www.bafreetour.com