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Table for one · Buenos Aires, Argentina

Where to eat alone in Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires has standing pizzerias, old cafés notables and a market built for wandering alone.

How to do it here

Porteños eat late. A solo dinner at 8pm means you'll have the bar to yourself.

Pizzería Güerrín
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Pizzería Güerrín

Corrientes · Avenida Corrientes 1368

↑ Stand and eat
The seat to ask for

Standing at the front counter, like the locals

When to walk in

Before or after a theater show

Get: A slice of muzzarella with a slice of fainá on top

Standing at the counter with a slice is how Buenos Aires has done pizza since 1932.

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El Preferido de Palermo
Photo: Ezarate
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El Preferido de Palermo

Palermo · Jorge Luis Borges 2108

🍷 Eat at the bar
The seat to ask for

A stool at the bar

When to walk in

Lunch or early dinner

Get: The tortilla and the milanesa

A restored corner bodega where the bar is the best seat and you can eat alone.

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El Banco Rojo
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El Banco Rojo

San Telmo · Bolívar 914

▬ Counter seats
The seat to ask for

At the counter

When to walk in

Late lunch

Get: Empanadas and a choripán

A small counter shop for empanadas and sandwiches, quick and cheap for one.

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Mercado de San Telmo
Photo: Josefito123
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Mercado de San Telmo

San Telmo · Bolívar 970

⌂ Market stalls
The seat to ask for

A stool at one of the food stalls

When to walk in

Sunday during the San Telmo fair

Get: Coffee, then a choripán

An 1897 iron market hall with food stalls; perfect for wandering alone.

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Bar El Federal
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Bar El Federal

San Telmo · Carlos Calvo 599

☕ A seat for one
The seat to ask for

A table by the window

When to walk in

Afternoon

Get: A cortado and medialunas

An 1864 café notable where nobody minds you sitting with a book.

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Picked from Buenos Aires's food guides and critics' lists and looked up on October 29, 2026. "When to walk in" is our advice; hours change, so check before you go. Places change; if one has, tell us at hello@chefamazing.com.

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