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Walk · Belgrano · Buenos Aires

Barrio Chino and Barrancas Walk

Dumplings, red lanterns, and a leafy old park.

Barrio Chino and Barrancas Walk — Belgrano, Buenos Aires

A short, lively walk through the city's Chinatown and into the green calm just beside it. Follow Arribenos past the lanterns and food stalls, then climb into the Barrancas de Belgrano, a sloping park laid out in 1892 by the French landscape architect Charles Thays. On weekends a milonga gathers under the old bandstand, the Glorieta, as the light drops.

On this plan

  • The lantern-lit streets of Barrio Chino
  • Dumplings and bubble tea on Arribenos
  • Barrancas de Belgrano, a Charles Thays park
  • The old Glorieta bandstand
  • A weekend milonga at dusk
  • Coffee and food all around

Your afternoon

  1. 4:30 PM · Arco de Barrio Chino
    The red arch by Belgrano C station
  2. Arribenos
    Dumplings, lanterns, and bubble tea
  3. Glorieta de las Barrancas
    The old bandstand, and a milonga on weekends

What to bring

  • Water
  • Comfortable shoes
  • Cash for the food stalls
  • A light jacket

Getting there

Train to Belgrano C on the Mitre line, right by the park, or Subte Line D to Juramento and a walk east.

The neighbourhood is busy and easy to reach by train. It is liveliest on weekends, so come before dark if you want the park calm, or stay for the milonga under the Glorieta.