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Top 5 New Year’s Eve Options

Top 5 New Year’s Eve Options

Although Buenos Aires is undeniably a party capital, New Year’s Eve is a surprisingly low-key affair and many people spend midnight with their families before heading to a party. Others join the mass exodus that is indicative of the start of the holidays, leaving the capital and either crossing the Río de la Plata to […]

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Top 5 Cocktail Bars

Top 5 Cocktail Bars

Are you a cocktail lover with the lust to explore different bars? Perhaps you’ve been going to places that make you choke every time you sip your drink? Or maybe you are sick of Malbec, Fernet or Quilmes and want to broaden your alcoholic horizons? Making a good cocktail is nothing short of alchemy: it’s […]

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Top 5 Lingerie Boutiques

Top 5 Lingerie Boutiques

If names like Beleidades, Jesus Fernandez, or Mariana Maggi are either unknown to you or set you’re heart racing, you’ll want to feast your eyes on this week’s Top 5. Alexandra N. Katz gets intimate with her pick of the city’s lingerie boutiques.

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Top 5 Libraries

Top 5 Libraries

As a city which possesses a wealthy literary legacy and places such a strong modern day emphasis on reading, it’s hardly surprising that Buenos Aires boasts a bountiful selection of libraries. Blanka Hay begins with the most beautiful to bring you five of her favourites.

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Top 5 After Office Venues

Top 5 After Office Venues

Cintia Dabes stays up late at some of the after office locations currently being used as good excuses for missing that 9am start.

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Top 5 Bowling Alleys

Top 5 Bowling Alleys

To bring you this week’s Top 5, Charlie Ramsay dons his bowling shoes to explore some of the city’s conventional and not so conventional alleys.

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Top 5 Wine Boutiques

Top 5 Wine Boutiques

In this week’s Top 5, Randall Ware explores five wine shops that promise to turn wine shopping from a chore in to a fun and adventurous outing.

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Top 5 Milongas

Top 5 Milongas

In the world capital of tango, the wealth of places to spectate or take part in the dance might seem either overwhelming or under ground. Laura Mowat ties up her dancing shoes and tries out some steps in some of Buenos Aires’ most enticing milongas.

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Top 5 Farmers Markets

Top 5 Farmers Markets

If it’s true that we are what we eat, then why not know the story behind the food we consume? Natasha Sá Osório checks out the phenomenon of Farmers Markets springing up in and around Buenos Aires.

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Top 5 Korean Restaurants

Top 5 Korean Restaurants

Ever thought… ‘Where are all the Koreans hiding in this city?’ OK, probably not. But maybe you have thought that you are tired of empanadas and pizza. Although it might seem like Buenos Aires has a limited spectrum in terms of cuisine, you just need to know where to look to find something, well, different. […]

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