This tall, imposing building seemed to appear from one moment to the next, in this slowly awakening bit of San Telmo in tourism terms. As clean, sleek and impressively modern...

A tiny pizza joint with a big reputation, in part thanks to the endorsement of actor and occasional BA resident Robert Duvall. Hollywood connections aside, this has been a...

Veggies should make a pilgrimage to this divinely cramped boho café in Palermo Hollywood - or pull up a seat in the street for more enjoyable, spacious viewing. Formerly known...

This is a remarkable place. Owned by a German ex-bookseller, her prices unhiked for seven years, this self-proclaimed 'pop hotel' is no run-of-the-mill boutique. An eclectic...

It's a family affair at this enormously popular Spanish eaterie: chef Leandro Cristobal is busy fashioning inventive tapas from sun-dried tomatoes and brie, his mother pours...

Thrumming with that late-night good-time vibe for which Buenos Aires is famed, Cantina Los Amigos is a cracker of a traditional porteño eaterie. Packed every night with local...

This colonial-style Palermo Viejo guesthouse is run by an approachable couple (and their multilingual staff) and is as warm and inviting as can be. Picture dark leather couches...

An unpretentious and comfy hostel run by amiable Franco-Argentinian Sebas. It has four doubles, two dormitories and a beautiful back garden.

This converted townhouse is packed with well-stocked bookcases and hosts art exhibitions.

Kitsch and colourful Chan Chan has already attracted a devoted fanbase with its lengthy menu of Andean classics - ceviche (raw marinated fish), papas a la Huancaina (spicy...

With some 30-odd beds, in dormitories, triple, double and single rooms, Che Legarto offers clean, cheap accommodation in a spacious, spruced up building.

Hidden down an inconspicuous side street, Che Lulu is a pioneer of the Palermo Viejo guesthouse scene. Every bedroom is air-conditioned and benefits from abundant light. Extra...

At Retiro's stripped-down Club Danés, the 12th-floor location brings the river into view over simple, economical Danish food. There's nothing fancy about the cuisine here -...

Unless you get sexually aroused by laconic waiters in shabby tuxedos serving up fried food in a setting redolent of a 1970s union soup kitchen, Club Eros only half lives up to...