Gardel's corner
The singer's memory.
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Café de los Angelitos, the «Little Angels' Café», is one of Buenos Aires' oldest tango cafés, opened by an Italian immigrant in 1890 as Bar Rivadavia on what was then the city's edge, becoming a meeting place for improvising folk poets and singers. From 1912 the legendary singer Carlos Gardel made it his gathering place with friends as his career began, and a famous tango named after it was written in 1944. It is one of the city-protected «notable bars» valued for their history, restored in period style, with old photographs telling the story of the neighbourhood and of tango. By day it serves coffee and pastries; in the evening it hosts tango dinner shows, ticketed and booked ahead. You can sit for a coffee without attending the show, and the café is close to Congress and the Confitería del Molino.
The singer's memory.
Tango history.
In the evening.
Corner of Avenida Rivadavia and Rincón, Balvanera
Palace of the National CongressThe Palace of the Congress is the seat of both chambers of Argentina's parliamen4 minutes walk4.5
Confitería del MolinoThe Confitería del Molino, the «Mill Patisserie», was Buenos Aires' most famous 5 minutes walk
Palacio BaroloPalacio Barolo is an office building on Avenida de Mayo that was, on completion 12 minutes walk4.7
Palacio de Aguas Corrientes (Water Company Palace)The Water Company Palace is one of Buenos Aires' strangest and most beautiful bu13 minutes walk
Avenida CorrientesAvenida Corrientes is Buenos Aires's great avenue of theatres and the heart of i14 minutes walkNo, you can sit for coffee by day; the evening tango shows are ticketed and booked ahead.