One of Buenos Aires's oldest bars, on a San Telmo corner since 1864, with original woodwork of near-museum quality and the unhurried soul of the old neighborhood intact. The ritual is the afternoon vermouth — with soda and an olive, a picada to pair — exactly as porteños have taken it for generations. Come in the afternoon for that ritual among locals, or on a Sunday during the San Telmo market when the corner is at its liveliest; the woodwork deserves daylight. It trades on history and atmosphere rather than cocktail innovation, and a century and a half in, it has earned the right.
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Vermouth with soda and an olive - the afternoon ritual. The picadas (snack plates) pair well. Simple drinks in a historic setting.
Afternoon for the vermouth ritual with locals. Sunday during the San Telmo market. The original woodwork deserves daylight.
Since 1864 - one of BA's oldest bars. The original woodwork is museum-quality. Vermouth hour (pre-dinner) is the tradition. San Telmo corner location, near the Sunday market. Historic atmosphere over cocktail innovation.