Buenos Aires Culture

Food

There are two essential things to keep in mind with Argentine cuisine. The first is that Argentina is one of the world’s leading agricultural producers, and this plays heavily into the kinds of options ...more

Drink

In a country obsessed with beef, impressive wine is essential. The first wine, like the first cows, was brought during Spanish colonization, this time by Juan Cedrón to Santiago del Estero in ...more

How To Worship Your Food And Drink Appropriately

Restaurants. Restaurants don’t open for dinner until 9pm at the earliest in Argentina, and if you show up before 10pm, you’ll be the first one. Restaurant manners are similar to those in other ...more

Etiquette

What To Wear. It’s always a good idea, as a traveler, not to look it. So while Argentines dress similarly to citizens of other Western, industrial countries, it pays to ditch the Tevas, fanny pack ...more

Sports And Recreation

The only appropriate title for a passage on a sport with many names. Whether you call it soccer, football, or fútbol , this is the national pastime in Argentina. In fact, it is effectively the ...more

The Arts

If Argentina was home to a magical mountain of silver, as colonial Spanish explorers originally thought , one would expect to find building after building made out of glimmering silver. Unfortunately ...more

Media

Argentine newspapers are some of the best and most respected in Latin America, but the government and the papers have a rocky relationship. With over 150 daily newspapers, at least two of which are major ...more

Holidays And Festivals

It’s not so surprising that Argentine holidays and festivals are ridiculously fun, and maybe just a touch dangerous. Holidays mean the best food, the best drink, people getting off of work. In BA, ...more