Buenos Aires' most storied café since 1858 trades on genuine history—Borges and Gardel dined here—but expect queues and tourist crowds for your ornate coffee experience in this art nouveau landmark.
“Buenos Aires’ most famous café exudes pure elegance, but it is in grave danger of turning into a tourist trap.”
– Rough Guide
Concierge
"If there's a spiritual, intellectual, and historical epicenter to Buenos Aires, this is it."
Fodor's
"You'll never again find this much local art, Tiffany lamps, and art nouveau touches in one room." Full review
Frommer's
"You cannot come to Buenos Aires without visiting this Porteño institution, the city's artistic and intellectual hangout since 1858." Full review
Time Out
"Argentina's oldest café is everything you would expect it to be: grand and charmingly ceremonial." Full review
Travel + Leisure
"Here’s a nook once loved by Jorge Luis Borges. Over there, a table favored by tango singer Carlos Gardel. Here, your café con crema comes surrounded by history." Full review
Lonely Planet
"Café Tortoni drips with the faded glamor and stylish melancholy that pervades Buenos Aires. It's perhaps the most famous of the city's bares notables, a group of beautiful old cafes where..."
"Café Tortoni is a landmark where you should prepare to queue for coffee and churros"
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National Geographic
"The oldest café in Argentina, it is a genteel, wood-paneled landmark that opened with fanfare in 1858. "The Tortoni is emblematic of the elegant cafés that were central to the cultural..."
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