# Best Cafes in Buenos Aires

Historic cafés notables and the city's specialty coffee wave. · community starter list

A list of the 9 best cafes in Buenos Aires, including Café Tortoni (Monserrat, Buenos Aires). The order here is where we started — no votes have been cast yet, so voting decides it from here.

**Where:** [Third Platz](/.md) / [Argentina](/argentina.md) / Buenos Aires
**Updated:** 2026-08-25 18:52:10

1. **[Café Tortoni](/e/cafe-tortoni---1384.md)** (cafe) — Opened in 1858 on Avenida de Mayo, the city's oldest café and a legally protected Bar Notable once frequented by Borges and Gardel. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://www.infobae.com/fotos/2022/10/27/la-historia-viva-del-gran-cafe-tortoni-el-mas-antiguo-de-buenos-aires-y-el-primero-en-estrenar-la-avenida-de-mayo/, https://www.cafetortoni.com.ar/
2. **[Las Violetas](/e/las-violetas---1385.md)** (cafe) — A 19th-century confitería on Rivadavia and Medrano with French stained glass and marble floors, voted the city's top Café Notable in 2017. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://www.lanacion.com.ar/revista-lugares/las-violetas-cumple-140-anos-en-la-esquina-de-av-rivadavia-y-medrano-nid25082024/, https://www.lasvioletas.com/
3. **[Bar El Federal](/e/bar-el-federal---1386.md)** (cafe) — A former pulpería from 1864 at Carlos Calvo and Perú, now a Café Notable known for old-style picadas and vermut served with a table siphon. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://www.lanacion.com.ar/buenos-aires/el-federal-el-bar-que-en-1864-instalo-el-ritual-de-la-picada-y-el-vermut-nid1739438/, https://www.perfil.com/noticias/sociedad/el-historico-bar-el-federal-celebra-los-160-anos-de-su-fundacion.phtml
4. **[Negro Cueva de Café](/e/negro-cueva-de-cafe---1387.md)** (cafe) — A dim, narrow specialty-coffee bar on Suipacha that pioneered single-origin espresso downtown; ranked among the World's 100 Best Coffee Shops two years running. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://infonegocios.info/enfoque/latinoamerica-es-la-region-lider-de-las-mejores-cafeterias-del-mundo-32-de-100-cuales-son-las-2-en-argentina, https://www.canal26.com/turismo/2026/02/19/un-rincon-escondido-de-buenos-aires-la-cafeteria-argentina-elegida-entre-las-mejores-del-mundo-por-segundo-ano-consecutivo/
5. **[Surry Hills Coffee](/e/surry-hills-coffee---1388.md)** (cafe) — An Australian-style specialty coffee and all-day brunch spot on Arévalo, ranked among the World's 100 Best Coffee Shops in both 2025 and 2026. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://www.lanacion.com.ar/que-sale/the-worlds-100-best-coffee-shops-eligieron-a-los-mejores-cafes-del-mundo-y-hay-2-argentinos-en-el-nid19022026/, https://surryhillscoffee.com/surry-hills-brunch-palermo/
6. **[Bar de Cao](/e/bar-de-cao---1389.md)** (cafe) — A corner grocery-turned-bar from 1915 on Independencia and Matheu, restored and reopened in 2005, marking its centennial as a Notable Bar in 2025. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://antigourmet.com.ar/bar-de-cao/, https://abranpasoradio.com.ar/a-100-anos-de-su-apertura-el-bar-de-cao-sera-homenajeado-por-la-legislatura-portena/
7. **[Café Margot](/e/cafe-margot---1390.md)** (cafe) — A 1904 corner bar on Avenida Boedo, bohemian haunt of writers and boxers, said to have served Perón its famous sandwich; a designated Site of Cultural Interest. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://www.infobae.com/sociedad/2025/05/18/cafetines-de-buenos-aires-un-rincon-de-boedo-donde-el-ruido-de-las-conversaciones-se-transforma-en-silencio-musical/, https://seccionciudad.com.ar/2024/09/16/cafe-margot-un-icono-de-la-cultura-portena/
8. **[Ninina](/e/ninina---1391.md)** (cafe) — A specialty-coffee bakery-café on Gorriti pioneering third-wave coffee in Buenos Aires since 2013; ranked #64 in the inaugural 2025 World's 100 Best Coffee Shops list. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://www.eldestapeweb.com/atr/cafe/es-de-argentina-y-fue-elegido-el-64-mejor-cafe-del-mundo-donde-queda-y-por-que-es-un-exito-202536152639, https://ninina.com/
9. **[Confitería La Ideal](/e/confiteria-la-ideal---1392.md)** (cafe) — Belle-époque confitería and Bar Notable on Suipacha, open since 1912; closed in 2016 and reopened six years later with its French chandeliers and stained glass restored. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://www.batimes.com.ar/news/culture/after-six-years-the-century-old-confectionery-shop-la-ideal-reopens-a-symbol-of-the-city-of-buenos-aires.phtml, https://laideal.ar/

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