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Though machos do little to hide their favoured pastimes – meat, football, women and wine, in that order – don't think BA is one-dimensional. If New York is the zany, witty and instantly-likeable classmate, Buenos Aires is the unkempt, smouldering quiet type that may take a while to fathom, but will lead to an exhilarating love affair. Packed-past-midnight restaurants, non-aggressive bars, architectural delicacies, tango lunacy and a smattering of culture. What's not to like?
The best Vietnamese in town
Green Bamboo is Asian cuisine at its finest, with just the right mix of sweet, spicy, salty and sour ensuring a gastronomic balance to all the mouthwatering dishes....
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Maximum flower power
Floralis Generica is a truly magnificent steel and aluminium flower sculpture by Eduardo Catalano that sprouts from a circular water reservoir and is located in the United Nations Park beside the University of Law....
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A multicoloured trip to tango central
Film crews inevitably head to this hectic little pedestrian walkway, as it has become synonymous with portraying Buenos Aires....
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Museum of Foreign Debt
A topical museum sounds like a contradiction in terms; but the Museo De La Deuda Externa, run by the (itself permanently debt-stricken) University of Buenos Aires, harks back not only to the city's golden age but also to a very recent and far less glittering era – the economic crisis of 2001-02....
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Dedicated to the blue-and-yellow athletes who inspire devotion
For the real pasión you should visit the Bombonera on a match day; but for everything else Boca, Museo De La Pasión Boquense hits the back of the net....
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Cutting-edge gallery occupying a converted house near Abasto
Since September 2000, Dabbah Torrejon Arte Contemporaneo has promised to be 'a bridge between creativity and the public' – and it has kept its pledge....
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Men designer fashion
After years of moving and shaking in BA's fashion scene, Federico Alvarez Castillo opened this bold shop in the northern suburbs to sell his super-chic but highly wearable menswear line....
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Authentic Buenos Aires experience,
At Bar Seddon burning yellow candlesticks produce a face-flattering glow – and mesmerising waxy pools on the wooden tabletops....
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Always tango
Confiteria Ideal is a busy tango spot that has a full schedule of classes by day, but really comes alive at night with the milonga and live orchestra....
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For summer sun and games
Punta Carrasco, like the other multi-sport venues in Buenos Aires with their interconnecting swimming pools and tubular slides, is a perfect venue for watching the locals enjoying their favourite pastime – lazing poolside....
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A very challenging golf course
Lagos de Palermo Golf Club was originally built way back in 1905, funded by two presidents....
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Everything from from modern dance to theatre and independent films
Centro Cultural Borges' eclectic programme includes independent cinema, tango spectacles and experimental theatre, and it has also hosted many must-see exhibitions....
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Buenos Aires' main racecourse
Hipodromo Argentino is a great way to spend a day out....
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