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Student eats · November 2026
Studying abroad in Buenos Aires
Every meal here costs US$10 or less.
About $10 US. Typical prices, checked November 2, 2026.Buenos Aires students eat pizza by the slice standing up, empanadas by the dozen, choripán on the street and ice cream at midnight. Prices move fast with the peso, so we list them in US dollars.
A day of eating for US$21
- Breakfast, US$5: La Poesía, café con leche and medialunas
- Lunch, US$7: Chori, a choripán with chimichurri
- Dinner, US$9: El Sanjuanino, half a dozen empanadas (try the beef with knife-cut meat)
Breakfast, lunch and dinner: US$21, about $21.
Eat for US$10 or less
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US$5Breakfast
La Poesía
Get: Café con leche and medialunas
An old bar notable (classic café) in San Telmo, with wood, mirrors and a long breakfast.
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US$7Lunch
Chori
Get: A choripán with chimichurri
The Argentine sausage sandwich, done with care and good bread in Palermo.
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US$9Dinner
El Sanjuanino
Get: Half a dozen empanadas (try the beef with knife-cut meat)
Since 1946, empanadas from San Juan province, the cheapest dinner near the Recoleta cemetery.
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US$5Late
Pizzería Güerrín
Get: A slice of muzzarella and a fainá, standing at the counter
Since 1932, thick cheesy Buenos Aires pizza by the slice, open late on the theater avenue.
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US$4Snack
Freddo
Get: A cone of dulce de leche ice cream
Argentine helado is serious. Freddo's dulce de leche is the one everyone starts with.
The market
Every day; Sunday the whole neighborhood becomes a street fair
Mercado de San Telmo
San Telmo
Get: Produce, empanadas and coffee in an 1897 iron market hall
Go on a weekday for the produce and the cheap lunch counters. Sunday is the Feria de San Telmo, crowded and fun.
The supermarket to find
Coto, Día, Carrefour and the 'chinos' (small corner supermarkets)
- Dulce de leche and alfajores, cheap
- Yerba mate and a gourd, if you want to join in
- Facturas (pastries) by the dozen from any bakery
The small corner supermarkets ('chinos') are open late and often cheapest for basics.
How students save in Buenos Aires
- Look for the 'menú ejecutivo' or 'menú del día' at lunch: main, drink and dessert at a fixed price.
- Carry some cash in pesos. Prices change often, so check the menu before you sit.
- University cafeterias (UBA) are very cheap for students.
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