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The best breakfast and brunch in Buenos Aires
Start with Café Tortoni in Avenida de Mayo for café con leche and medialunas, La Biela in Recoleta for coffee and medialunas and Café Paulín in Microcentro for matambre and cheese figazza. Here are all 10, with what to get at each.
- La BielaRecoleta · cafe
Get: Coffee and medialunas
Historic Recoleta cafe once favored by racing drivers, known for coffee, medialunas, and classic porteño people watching.
- Café PaulínMicrocentro · Argentine cafe, milanesas
Get: Matambre and cheese figazza
Historic Microcentro café and bar, old-school decor, known for its cheap, famous milanesas and nostalgic porteño feel.
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Where is the best breakfast and brunch in Buenos Aires?
Chef Amazing’s picks start with Café Tortoni (Avenida de Mayo), La Biela (Recoleta) and Café Paulín (Microcentro). All 10 places are on this page with what to get, where they are and a map.
What should I order?
At Café Tortoni, get café con leche and medialunas. At La Biela, get coffee and medialunas. At Café Paulín, get matambre and cheese figazza. At Chori, get choripán.
Which neighborhood is best for breakfast and brunch in Buenos Aires?
Most of these are in San Telmo. The map on this page shows every one, numbered like the list.
How does Chef Amazing pick these?
From Chef Amazing’s city guide and lists for Buenos Aires: the places critics, chefs and locals keep recommending, checked and kept current, with what to order at each. Nobody pays to be on them.
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