Café Tortoni (Avenida de Mayo 829 – TE. 342-4328).
The Tortoni provides many tango shows and jazz on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from the 21.00hs. The system is a right show or a minimum consumption.
La Veda (Florida 1 Basement – TE: 331-8680).
Restaurant-Show, with food and open bar includes taxi service back and forth.
Café Homero Manzi (Av. San Juan 3601).
One of the traditional places of the city of Buenos Aires. You can see a typical tango show Friday at 22.00. a drink is paid for the right to show.
The iconic corner of San Juan and Boedo immortalized in the “South” tango has been carefully renovated and works all day as a bar.
The home built in that corner in 1927, became the symbol of the urban culture of the Forties. For their tables, they passed tango musicians who made the most representative of the city, including Homero Manzi artistic expression.
Carlos Gardel Museum
It is located in the neighborhood of Abasto in the house that the singer bought his mother in 1927.
Construction is carefully set with relics, old records, newspapers and magazines covers period with the smile of “Zorzal Criollo”. The courtyard, the piletón for laundry, cooking, ironing room back to the visitor to Buenos Aires life of the early twentieth century.
The Museum opened its doors in March 2003, in the house where Carlos Gardel lived and his mother. The house was rebuilt by the City Government based on documents of the time.
From March 13 you can see a special exhibition which runs more than 100 recordings made in 1930 Gardel: his musical accompaniments with Aguilar, Barbieri and Riverol and their experience of recording with the orchestra of Francisco Canaro. But this is not the only activity that makes this house-museum, so it is highly recommended information on its website.
Although the spirit of Gardel permeates all these sites, other points of interest relive the history and work of more authors and singers who delighted the tango bar and intellectuals for more than half a century.
El Viejo Almacen
(Balcarce and Independence), built in 1780, the imprint of unforgettable Edmundo Rivero, the “Polaco” Goyeneche, Anibal Troilo, Osvaldo Pugliese and Horacio Salgán, among others revives. The old house was also hospital, winery and restaurant until the late 60 was transformed into the most famous tango venue in Buenos Aires.
Club Tango Porteño
Located in the hall of the old movie theater Metro, owned by Metro Goldwyn Meyer company.
The old movie screen serves to evoke the Buenos Aires sepia color 40s, a period in which the tango “reigned” over the city streets.
The revived large orchestras Canaro, Fresedo, Piazzolla, De Caro, Gobbi, Biagi, De Angelis … and the unforgettable Troilo and Pugliese, next to theatrical display and stunning costumes, transport the viewer to another time.
Bar Sur (Estados Unidos 299 TE: 362-6086).
“Tango, Art and Passion”. There are musicians, dancers and poets. Every day they continued shows 22.00 to 4.00 (Fridays and Saturdays until 6.00).
A media luz (Chile 316 – TE: 331-6146).
Piano bar, tango, dance and show. Monday to Saturday from 22.30.
Casablanca (Balcarce 668 – TE: 331-4621 / 334-5010).
The shows are Monday to Friday at 22.00 and Saturday at 21.00 and at 23.00. Admission is free tap with.
Cafe de los Angelitos
On the mythical corner of RivadaviCafé of the Little Angels, by which ever passed Gardel, Razzano or Florencio Parravicini, you can have a coffee and enjoy a careful tango show with talented dance partners, musicians and singers. The costumes and the staging pass different times and usually culminate with an endearing version of “Adios Nonino”, in which the virtues of bandoneonista Lautaro Greco look.
San Telmo
Llugar of hoodlums and tenements, which brings together a wide variety of Tango Houses for dancing and listening to the exponents of yesterday and today. In the Plaza Dorrego, for example, there is a solidarity milonga open, the favorite of young people whose entry is “cap” and nonperishable food to soup kitchens are accepted.
La Boca
The walk “Caminito” is one of the most emblematic of the city, with its colorful houses, pubs, crafts, exhibitions of paintings and, of course, long 2 x 4.
La Boca was one of the districts where the dance originated with the brothels of the port, and is still present with couples dancing in the street. The photo shoot is inevitable.
Confitería La Ideal.
Founded in 1912, it a milonga that starts in the early afternoon works. The time and location make it the favorite of office workers working for zona.www.confiteriaideal.com
World Tango Museum and National Academy of Tango.
It opened in 2003 in the center of the city, on the top floor of the famous Cafe Tortoni. Av de Mayo 833 -.
Tanguero Hotel.
This boutique hotel is located in a traditional building with period furniture and personalized service to guide you in your topic visit. Suipacha 780
Chanta Cuatro Restaurant.
Located in the Abasto neighborhood, Gardel met there with friends. Carlos Gardel 3200
Sabor a Tango.
It features a bar, restaurant, dance floor and stage of professional dimensions where renowned Tango artists and traditional music are presented. Gral Peron 2535
