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No. 69 in the world · November 2026

Café La Biela

Recoleta · Buenos Aires, Argentina

a cortado with a medialunaNo. 69
A photo like it · Natalie HG (CC BY 2.0) (a cortado with a medialuna, not from Café La Biela) · source

The one cup to order

A cortado and medialunas at a terrace table under the rubber tree

When it's quiet: Weekday mornings.

Recoleta's 1850 café on the corner by the cemetery, where Buenos Aires watches itself.

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The Spanish cortado, cut with warm milk

The Spanish cortado, cut with warm milk

4 min · 1 small glass. Spain's mid-morning coffee, and Buenos Aires' café order: a shot 'cut' with an equal splash of warm, barely foamed milk, served in a small glass so you can see the line.

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