The tango show here is fairly fancy, but the intimate bar and emphasis on participation makes this a fun and friendly little joint.
Estados Unidos 299With an eclectic events programme that includes flamenco, ballet, post-modern tango, independent cinema and experimental theatre, the Centro Cultural Borges...
Galerías Pacífico
This superb hall with one of the best pistas (dancefloors) in the city hosts excellent milongas (tango dance parties). Reservations are essential for the...
Humberto 1º 1462
The Orquesta Típica Fernández Fierro holds a weekly residency here - and regular Saturday night fiestas - filling the warehouse-like space with an...
Sánchez de Bustamante 764This traditional milonga also hosts hot new milonga alternativa, Otros Buenos Aires (www.otrosbuenosaires.com), on Friday nights. Aside from the usual tango...
Avenida Independencia 572While the rest of Buenos Aires is slumbering Monday nights away, the city's carefree party crowd is dancing at Club Severino. The evening features rock, pop...
Hipolito Yrigoyen 851A huge performance space deep inside this old house is the venue for a show filled with tango passion, complete with an edgy knife-fight dance by a lone...
Avenida Belgrano 2608
This busy tango spot has a full schedule of classes by day but really comes alive at night with the milonga and live orchestra. Particularly good is...
Suipacha 380
In 1968 singer Edmundo Rivero took over this venue as a refuge for musicians and, as a plaque on the doorway states, 'those who have lost their faith'.
Avenida Independencia 300The street corner where this establishment sits was immortalised in lyricist Homero Manzi's tango 'Sur', and nightly shows here attempt to recreate some of...
Avenida San Juan 3601Gong has long been on the radar as a hangout for local teens: the central location, cheap booze and no-frills beats certainly make for some good times but...
Avenida Cordoba 634Contemporary dance, musical theatre and experimental performances take place in the programme of gripping theatre here, with a particular focus on body...
Balcarce 998
The atmosphere at this underground venue is pitched somewhere between post-punk/neo-goth and circus/music hall. The BA tangopolis doesn't get any cooler...
Sarmiento 4006
It's a very touristy show, but the venue is grand, the dancers sexy and showbizzy, and the dinner involves big steaks and blood-red wine.
Pasaje Carlos Gardel 3200
Held throughout the warmer months, under the bandstand in this Belgrano park this open-air milonga attracts dancers of all standards and ages as well as...
Barrancas de Belgrano