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City guide · Buenos Aires, Argentina · 2026

Buenos Aires in 3 days: itinerary and top spots

Updated · 30 spots · open in 2025–26

Buenos Aires, Argentina. From 30 spots whose locations we've checked, we picked a full 3-day route (not counting arrival and departure days) and the top 8 in each category. The areas you'll keep coming back to: Recoleta · Palermo · San Nicolás.

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🗺️ A 3-day route

Each day: two sights, one meal, one hot spot and one evening stop, grouped by neighbourhood so you can walk from one to the next.

Day 1 about 4h 35m at the stops, plus travel

  1. Morning
    Obelisco de Buenos AiresSan Nicolás🏛️ Sight

    67 m obelisk in the middle of Avenida 9 de Julio; best photographed lit up at night

  2. Lunch
    Pizzería GüerrínAvenida Corrientes🍜 Food

    Corrientes pizzeria since 1932; cheese-loaded slices eaten standing

  3. Afternoon
    Florida StreetSan Nicolás✨ Hot spot

    Pedestrian shopping street; ignore the 'cambio' money-changer touts

  4. Late afternoon
    Buenos Aires Metropolitan CathedralPlaza de Mayo🏛️ Sight

    Pope Francis's former cathedral; houses San Martín's mausoleum

  5. Evening
    Florería AtlánticoRetiro🌙 Night

    Hidden cocktail bar reached through a flower shop

Day 2 about 5h 20m at the stops, plus travel

  1. Morning
    Casa RosadaPlaza de Mayo🏛️ Sight

    Pink presidential palace on Plaza de Mayo; check the official site for tours

  2. Lunch
    Café TortoniAvenida de Mayo🍜 Food

    Grand café since 1858; churros and hot chocolate, expect a queue

  3. Afternoon
    Galerías PacíficoRetiro✨ Hot spot

    Shopping mall with painted dome murals, midway along Florida Street

  4. Late afternoon
    Teatro ColónSan Nicolás🏛️ Sight

    Opera house famed for its acoustics; book the guided tour ahead

  5. Evening
    Café de los AngelitosBalvanera🌙 Night

    Historic café staging tango dinner shows; book ahead

Day 3 about 5h 35m at the stops, plus travel

  1. Morning
    Recoleta CemeteryRecoleta🏛️ Sight

    Sculpted city of mausoleums where Evita rests; grab a map

  2. Lunch
    Café La BielaRecoleta🍜 Food

    Classic café opposite Recoleta Cemetery under a giant rubber tree

  3. Afternoon
    El Ateneo Grand SplendidRecoleta✨ Hot spot

    Bookshop in a former theatre; have a coffee on the old stage

  4. Late afternoon
    National Museum of Fine Arts (MNBA)Recoleta🏛️ Sight

    Free national art museum with Argentine and European masters; closed Mondays

  5. Evening
    La Catedral ClubAlmagro🌙 Night

    Bohemian warehouse milonga; beginner tango class, then dance with locals

🍜 Where to eat in Buenos Aires: top 8

Specific restaurants, markets and food halls. Where there are queues, go right after opening.

  1. Café TortoniAvenida de MayoIn the route

    Grand café since 1858; churros and hot chocolate, expect a queue

  2. Don JulioPalermo

    Famous parrilla (Argentine grill) with long queues; reserve ahead

  3. La CabreraPalermo

    Steakhouse known for big cuts and lots of little side dishes

  4. Pizzería GüerrínAvenida CorrientesIn the route

    Corrientes pizzeria since 1932; cheese-loaded slices eaten standing

  5. El CuartitoRetiro

    Pizzeria since 1934 covered in football posters; add a slice of fainá

  6. San Telmo MarketSan Telmo

    1897 iron-roofed market with antiques, coffee and choripán stalls

  7. El DesnivelSan Telmo

    Busy San Telmo grill loved by locals; cheap and generous

  8. Café La BielaRecoletaIn the route

    Classic café opposite Recoleta Cemetery under a giant rubber tree

✨ Buenos Aires hot spots: top 8

Trendy neighbourhoods, cafés, photo spots and complexes for the daytime.

  1. El Ateneo Grand SplendidRecoletaIn the route

    Bookshop in a former theatre; have a coffee on the old stage

  2. San Telmo Sunday Fair (Feria de San Telmo)San Telmo

    Sunday antiques fair along Calle Defensa; tango in Plaza Dorrego

  3. Palermo Soho (Plaza Serrano)Palermo Soho

    Boutiques and cafés around Plaza Serrano; weekend design fair

  4. Florida StreetSan NicolásIn the route

    Pedestrian shopping street; ignore the 'cambio' money-changer touts

  5. Galerías PacíficoRetiroIn the route

    Shopping mall with painted dome murals, midway along Florida Street

🌙 Buenos Aires at night: top 8

Bars, izakaya and night views — one to end the evening.

  1. Café de los AngelitosBalvaneraIn the route

    Historic café staging tango dinner shows; book ahead

  2. Florería AtlánticoRetiroIn the route

    Hidden cocktail bar reached through a flower shop

  3. La Catedral ClubAlmagroIn the route

    Bohemian warehouse milonga; beginner tango class, then dance with locals

🏛️ Top sights in Buenos Aires

The places most first-timers don’t want to miss. Add a day in the app for the ones not in the route.

  1. Obelisco de Buenos AiresSan NicolásIn the route

    67 m obelisk in the middle of Avenida 9 de Julio; best photographed lit up at night

  2. Casa RosadaPlaza de MayoIn the route

    Pink presidential palace on Plaza de Mayo; check the official site for tours

  3. Buenos Aires Metropolitan CathedralPlaza de MayoIn the route

    Pope Francis's former cathedral; houses San Martín's mausoleum

  4. Recoleta CemeteryRecoletaIn the route

    Sculpted city of mausoleums where Evita rests; grab a map

  5. CaminitoLa Boca

    Colourful tin-house lane with street tango; leave La Boca before dark

  6. Teatro ColónSan NicolásIn the route

    Opera house famed for its acoustics; book the guided tour ahead

  7. Puente de la Mujer (Puerto Madero)Puerto Madero

    Calatrava's white swing bridge; stroll the Puerto Madero docks at dusk

  8. Floralis GenéricaRecoleta

    Giant steel flower sculpture; pair with the Fine Arts Museum nearby

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