Walk · Recoleta · Buenos Aires
Recoleta, Art and a Cocktail
Free galleries, a classic café, and a world ranked bar
- 2 h
- 2.1 km
- Easy
- Best time: Best from late afternoon into the evening
- Medium
- Coffee nearby
An afternoon that drifts into the evening in Recoleta. Start at the Centro Cultural Recoleta, a former convent turned home for contemporary art behind a blue mural, take a coffee at La Biela under its great rubber tree by the cemetery, then end at Presidente, a Recoleta townhouse bar that has become a regular on the World's 50 Best Bars. Flat and leafy, and easy at any pace.
On this plan
- Free contemporary art galleries
- La Biela, a classic café by the cemetery
- Presidente, a regular on the World's 50 Best Bars
- A flat, leafy Recoleta route
- An easy build from art to a cocktail
Your afternoon
- 4:30 PM · Galleries at Centro Cultural RecoletaFree contemporary art in the old convent behind the blue mural.
- Walk to La BielaA short stroll past the church and the great rubber tree.
- Coffee at La BielaA classic café on the corner by the cemetery.
- Toward PresidenteA few blocks to the townhouse bar.
- A cocktail at PresidenteChandeliers over a long marble bar, a World's 50 Best regular.
What to bring
- Comfortable shoes
- A light jacket for later
- A booking for the bar
- Cash and a card
Getting there
Buses along Avenida del Libertador and Las Heras stop near the plaza. It is a pleasant walk from Subte Line H at Las Heras.
This is one of the calmer, more trafficked parts of the city, and the route stays busy into the evening.