Buenos Aires

Shopping

This is a high class shopping mall entirely dedicated to interior design. A good place to find European quality furniture, antiques and house wares, it is centrally located in Recoleta. Address: Avenida Pueyrredon 2501 Telephone: 5777 6000 Website: http://www.designrecoleta.com.ar/

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Buenos Aires Design

This is a high class shopping mall entirely dedicated to interior design. A good place to find European quality furniture, antiques and house wares, it is centrally located in Recoleta. ar/

Gloria Lópes Sauqué

This beautiful leather design gallery is the showroom for the items by famous Argentinian designer Gloria Lópes Sauqué. Her creations are sold in Paris and exhibited in various other countries.

Falabella

This chain department store has the best in anything you want. Cosmetics, clothes, house wares, it’s all here. Address: Calle Florida 202 Phone: 5950 5000 Website: www.falabella.com

The Microcentro

In the Microcentro, the Avenue Santa Fe is the site of hundreds of shops which mainly sell gifts and clothes, but many other stores can be found there. There are also cafes and restaurants for a break.

Paseo Alcorta shopping center

It has fashionable clothing stores for men and women along with great cafes, a Carrefour supermarket, and a movie theater.

Alto Palermo Shopping Mall

the biggest shopping centre in the city, also located in Palermo. It has a daring architectural design which is recognized by the International Council of Shopping Centers.

Bakú

This unique fashion boutique is located in the Las Cañitas neighborhood of Palermo, an expensive and high class area but the items in this shop are reasonably priced.

Walrus Books

Owned by an American book enthusiast, this charming used book store is an interesting place to spend a few hours if you’re waiting for something, or just want a book to read on the train.

Voyager

This shop sells luggage, bags and suitcases of all types so it is a good place to go if you’ve bought too many things on your Buenos Aires shopping spree.

Cabildo Patio Feria

It is held on Thursday and Friday from 11:00am to 6:00pm in the small garden patio behind the Cabildo, or old city hall.

Bio

If you are holidaying on a budget and making your own food, be sure to visit Bio, an organic restaurant and food store. It's a great place if you are vegetarian or vegan to find some delicious snacks.

A pair of Tango shoes

A pair of Tango shoes can be a good souvenir, definitely for yourself or even a friend if you know their shoe size. Av. Suipacha has clusters of Tango shoe shops.

The Mate

The most common non-alcoholic drink in Buenos Aires is Mate, and buying a friend a mate cup or other accessory would be an excellent souvenir.

Zival's Tango Store

Offers a wide variety of CDs, books and DVDs and lots of things you wouldn’t expect to find. Old musical instruments, sheet music and furniture can be bought here as well. It’s a veritable treasure trove.

San Telmo

San Telmo is the place to go for weird and wonderful bric-a-brac and antiques. There are weekend Flea Markets that you can peruse at your leisure.

Nora Iniesta

Nora Iniesta is an Argentinian artist famous for her loyalty to authentic Argentinian icons, the Gauchos, Tango dancers etc.

C-Disueria

This music shop caters for fans of every genre. There is some good Tango music available as well as CDs and tapes of old and new English and Spanish albums.