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THINGS WE LIKE
Galleries
Hollywood in Cambodia - Thames 1885, Palermo
Open Tuesday – Sunday, 6-9pm
UNION – graffitimundo’s own gallery
Costa Rica 5929, Palermo. Monday - Friday, 12 - 6pm
Gachi Prieto - Uriate 1976, Palermo
Patio del Liceo - collections of galleries and shops
Santa Fe 2729, Palermo
Galeria Mar Dulce - Uriate 1490, Palermo
Ruby – Céspedes 3065, Colegiales
Club Albarellos - Artist’s atelier, shop and art gallery
Albarellos 280, Tigre.
Dinamica Galeria – Gorriti 5741, Palermo Urban art gallery housed in Festival bar, open 8pm - 12pm
Other places to see graffiti & street art
Carabobo & Puan stations
On Subte line A
Independencia & San Jose, Montserrat
Mural by BLU
The Wall of Fame
15 blocks of graffiti on Donado, between General Paz &
Congreso
Angel Gallardo station
Murals by Nazza on Subte line
Shops
Picnic - Nicaragua 6080, Palermo
Beautiful interior design
Doma - El Salvador 4792, Palermo
Amazing leather jackets
La Pasionaria - Godoy Cruz 1541, Palermo
Warehouse filled with vintage 20th century objects
Juana de Arco - El Salvador 4762, Palermo
Unique, colourful women’s clothing using lace
Local - Gorriti 5041, Palermo
Clothes, bike, skate and tattoo shop
Violraviol - El Salvador 5894, Palermo
Quaint homewares shop selling handmade fabrics
Enseres Bazar - El Salvador 5986, Palermo
Handcrafted kitchen and homewares shop
Mercado de las Pulgas - Alvarez Thomas 71, Colegiales
Flea market, antiques & jumble
KOM - Conesa 600, Colegiales
Cool babywear and printed bags
Coucou – Ramón Freire 1302, Colegiales
Lots of lovely objects made by independent designers
Cualquier Verdura - Humberto 1º 517, San Telmo
A beautiful house where everything is for sale
Walrus Books - Estados Unidos 617, San Telmo
English bookshop with a great selection for travelers
Restaurants & Cafes
(Check www.guiaoleo.com for restaurant reviews)
Full City Coffee House – Thames 1535, Palermo
Great coffee $
Fukuro Noodle Bar – Costa Rica 5514, Palermo BA’s first noodle bar $ $
Don Julio - Guatemala 4691, Palermo Parrilla $$
Il Ballo del Mattone - Gorriti 5737, Palermo
Italian, great vibe, run by artists,decorated with art and
photography $$
Pain et Vin – Goritti 5132, Palermo. Delicious sandwiches and wine $
El Trapiche - Paraguay 5099, Palermo
Local, authentic parilla. Get the pepper crust steak $$
Oui Oui - Nicaragua 6068 & 6099, Palermo
The original Palermo Brunch. Lunch, salads and
lemonade,dulce de leche mousse $
Artemisia - Gorriti 5996, Palermo
Tasty wholefoods café $$
Cafe Tortoni - Avenida de Mayo 825, Microcentro
Historic porteño cafe. Great for afternoon tea $ $
Cocina Sunae -Roseti 1474, Villa Ortuzar
South East Asian food $$
La Prometida – Delgado 1189, Colegiales
Lovely old house turned café and restaurant
Veggie options and home made bread $$
Le Ble - Avenida Alvarez Thomas 899, Colegiales $$
Nola - Gorriti 4389, Villa Crespo
Gastropub with craft beers and cajun cooking $
Malvon - Serrano 789, Villa Crespo
Beautiful building with very popular brunches $$
Sarkis - Thames 1101, Villa Crespo
Great Middle Eastern food, authentic & cheap $
La Esperanza - Aguirre 526, Villa Crespo
Relaxed vermouth bar with tasty tapas $$
Chan Chan - Hipolito Yrigoyen 1390, Congreso
Cheap & cheerful Peruvian $
El Federal - Carlos Calvo 599, San Telmo
Traditional porteño cafe with authentic ambience $ $
Parilla 1880 - Defensa 1665, San Telmo
A local institution. Old school, authentic parilla & cheap $
Doppelganger - Juan de Garay 500, San Telmo
Martini bar with fabulous cocktails and decent food $$
El Banco Rojo - Bolivar 914, San Telmo
Kebabs, soul food and delicious eats $
Caseros - Av Caseros 486, San Telmo
Locally sourced food, lovely décor $$
Musetta Caffe – Billinghurst 894, Barrio Norte Nice French café $
Las Violetas - Rivadavia 3899, Almagro
Classic cafe with old school charm $$$
Things to do at night
Check www.whatsupsbuenosaires.com and www.wipe.com.
ar for the latest listings.
Bars
Post Bar (Hollywood in Cambodia) 1885 Thames
Palermo - open every day from 6pm
Verne Club - Medrano 1475, Palermo
Festival - Gorriti 5741, Palermo
Guarda La Vieja – Billinghurst 699, Barrio Norte
Floreria Atlantico – Arroyo 872, Recoleta
Levitar - Godoy Cruz 1715, Palermo
Home Hotel bar - Honduras 5860, Palermo
Great on a Friday evening in summer
Rey De Copas - Gorriti 5176, Palermo
Great cocktail bar with incredible art
878 - Thames 878, Villa Crespo
Legendary former speakeasy near Sarkis restaurant
Esquina Libertad – Uriarte 1501, Palermo
Milion - Paraná 1084, Recoleta
Choose drinks over food at this beautiful mansion house
Bar Seddon - Defensa 695, San Telmo
Atmospheric with live music at weekends
Live Music
La Bomba de Tiempo @ Konex - Sarmiento 3131
Legendary party with carnval style drumming group.
Every Monday from 7pm
La Catedral - Sarmiento y Medrano
Atmospheric milonga, watch while eating veggie food or
get there at 8.30pm or 9.30pm on Tuesday for a class
La Oreja Negra - Uriarte 1271, Palermo
Mention graffitimundo for 2x1 tickets
cluborejanegra.blogspot.com.ar
Naranja Verde - Santa Fe 1284, Recoleta
Intimate live music venue with quirky art gallery
La Peña del Colorado - Güemes 3657, Palermo
Argentine folklore music. Stay after midnight to eat
empanadas, drink wine and watch the local jam begin!
Other venues - ND Ateneo/ No Avestruz/ La Trastienda/
Notorious - check websites for details
Clubs
Bahrein (drum & bass on Tuesday) Lavalle 345
Cocoliche - Rivadavia 878 (Techno)
Basement Club Shamrock - Rodriguez Pena 1220
Crobar (Fridays) Av.Libertador 3881
Dengue Dancing (Thursdays) - Gong - Cordoba 634
interesting & unusual places
Tierra Santa - Out on the Costanera near Jorge Newbery
airport lies a bizarre religious theme park. It’s different.
Ancient San Telmo Tunnels - Defensa 755, San Telmo.
San Antonio De Areco - A lovely day trip out of the city.
Cycle around before seeing the gauchos at an estancia.
La Casa Brandon – Luis MaríaDrago 236, Villa Crespo
Arts & culture space which aims to raise awareness,
love, respect and visibility for the city’s GLBTQ community.
Club Cultural Matienzo – Pringles 1249, Villa Crespo.
Cultural centre showing exhibitions, with music venue
and outdoor terrace.
Tigre - Area on the river delta 1 hour north of the city,
perfect for a day trip. Go to Puerto de Frutos and take a
boat ride around the islands.
Good people to know
Spanish Teacher: Gisela Giunti www.giselagiunti.com / 15-5626-0162
Hair stylist: Jopo Peluqueria
San Telmo / 15-6251-3112
Football Tickets: Jed Rothenberg [email protected]
Yoga instructor - Mili Vela / 15-3195-3587
OTHER TOURS WE LIKE
Biking Buenos Aires - bikingbuenosaires.com
Our partners on two wheels, great people to explore the
city with.
Foto Ruta - foto-ruta.com
A creative and fun way to explore the city through
photography.
Gotan Tours - gotantours.com
Custom tango tours that immerse you in the local scene.
Websites and links
www.graffitimundo.com Our resource for street art in Buenos Aires.
www.galeriaunion.com Our street art gallery/project space run by graffitimundo.
www.pickupthefork.com Buenos Aires foodie blog in English
www.guiaoleo.com.ar Restaurant guide with customer reviews.
www.smnr.com.ar Documenting graffiti from around Latin America.
www.unurth.com Showcasing street art from around the world
www.thebubblear.com Tongue in cheek news on Buenos Aires in English.
www.streetart.withgoogle.com Street art map of Buenos Aires
Unbelievable stop motion graffiti animations from Blu
MUTO: vimeo.com/993998
BIG Bang Big Boom: vimeo.com/13085676
ARTIST INFORMATION
also at www.graffitimundo.com/artists
BS.ASSTENCIL graffitimundo.com/artists/bsas stencil
CABAIO graffitimundo.com/artists/cabaio-stencil
CHU graffitimundo.com/artists/chu
CORONA graffitimundo.com/artists/corona
DANO graffitimundo.com/artists/dano
DEFI graffitimundo.com/artists/defi
DOMA graffitimundo.com/artists/doma
EVER graffitimundo.com/artists/ever
GUALICHO graffitimundo.com/artists/gualicho
GEORGINA CIOTTI
graffitimundo.com/artists/georginaciotti
JAZ graffitimundo.com/artists/jaz
LARVA graffitimundo.com/artists/larvazzLA WIFE graffitimundo.com/artists/la-wife
MALATESTA graffitimundo.com/artists/malatesta
MART graffitimundo.com/artists/mart
NASA graffitimundo.com/artists/nasa
NERF graffitimundo.com/artists/nerf
P3DRO graffitimundo.com/artists/p3dro
PARBO graffitimundo.com/artists/parbo
PARQUERAMA graffitimundo.com/artists/parquerama
PASTEL graffitimundo.com/artists/pastel
PELOS DE PLUMAS
graffitimundo.com/artists/pelos-de-plumas
POETA graffitimundo.com/artists/lpoeta
PUMPUM graffitimundo.com/artists/pumpum
ROMA graffitimundo.com/artists/roma
RUNDONTWALK graffitimundo.com/artists/rundontwalk
SAM graffitimundo.com/artists/sam/
SONNI graffitimundo.com/artists/sonni
STENCIL LAND graffitimundo.com/artists/stencil-land
TEC graffitimundo.com/artists/tec
TESTER graffitimundo.com/artists/tester
VOMITO ATTACK graffitimundo.com/artists/vomitoattack
ZUMI graffitimundo.com/artists/zumi
International artists covered during the tour
BLU www.blublu.org
FINTAN MAGEE www.fintanmagee.com
GAIA www.gaiastreetart.com
HYURO www.hyuro.es
ROA www.roaweb.tumblr.com
NANOOK www.flickr.com/people/nanookart
JORGE RODRIGUEZ-GERADA jorgerodriguezgerada.com
SIXE www.sixeparedes.com
SETH GLOBE PAINTER www.globepainter.com
JIM VISION www.endoftheline.co/tag/jim-vision
AXEL VOID www.axelvoid.com
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