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Eat · Plaza de Mayo and Avenida de Mayo

Café Tortoni

The old café on Avenida de Mayo: go on a weekday morning or mid-afternoon for coffee and churros, expect a queue at weekends and after 16:00, and pay by card or cash in pesos.

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Price

unknown

Hours

unknown

Walk in

before 10:00

easiest window

Seating

chairs

28″ bags

Painful

Plaza de Mayo and Avenida de Mayo

Rules in force · 6Large bags go by car from door to door
  • Argentina ↗Check entry rules for your passport with Argentina's National Migration Directorate (Migraciones) or an Argentine consulate before booking.
  • Argentina ↗Exchange rules and the gap between card and cash rates have changed repeatedly: check current advice before deciding whether to bring US dollars or rely on cards.
  • Argentina ↗Patagonia (El Calafate, El Chaltén, Ushuaia) is a November–March trip; in winter many services close and hiking is limited.
  • Buenos Aires area ↗For Colonia by ferry, carry your passport and check the ferry's check-in time and the return on your ticket.
  • Buenos Aires ↗Keep the phone out of hand and off café tables near the kerb: snatch theft from passing mopeds happens in busy areas.
  • Buenos Aires ↗Large bags go by car from door to door: never on the subte or on a walk, because of crowds and theft.
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Walk-in windows

before 10:00: highweekends and 16:00–19:00: risky

A walk-in lunch is only planned as primary when your arrival lands outside the “impossible” window.

Facts

Reservations
false — Walk-in; a queue forms at peak times.
Capabilities
food · seated_rest · toilet
Diet
vegetarian: yes · gluten free: unknown · halal: unknown
Getting there
Walk from Plaza de Mayo along Avenida de Mayo · ~8 min walk

Cons

  • Queues at weekends and in the late afternoon.
  • Tourist prices and busy tables.

Nearby

Straight-line distance; walk time adds 30% for streets.

Used as a seated rest node in Buenos Aires in 4 days.

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