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878 Bar
Buenos Aires, Argentina · Pioneering hidden neighbourhood cocktail bar · Latin America
878 is a discreet Villa Crespo institution whose long bar and unmarked entrance helped define Buenos Aires cocktail culture. The current list moves between neighbourhood-themed signatures, house classics, Argentine wine and a deep whisky selection, with substantial food available alongside.
Description source · Checked 2026-09-21
Plan Your Visit
Thames 878, Villa Crespo, C1414DCR Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Style
- Pioneering hidden neighbourhood cocktail barChecked 2026-09-21 · Source
- Hours
- Tuesday–Wednesday and Sunday 7pm–2am; Thursday–Saturday 7pm–3am; closed Monday.Checked 2026-09-21 · Source
- Booking
- Use the owner-linked WhatsApp route for enquiries and reservations, or call +54 11 4506 5975.Checked 2026-09-21 · Source
- Prices
- The current owner menu lists Villa Crespo at $14000, Puerto Madero at $15000, and San Telmo at $13000; Gin tonic is $13000 under ‘Toda la noche’ and $6800 under ‘Horas Felices’.Checked 2026-09-29 · Source
- Menu
- The owner publishes a live itemized menu with cocktail ingredients, alcohol-strength markers, Argentine-peso prices, wine, beer, alcohol-free drinks and food.Checked 2026-09-21 · Source
Hours and menus can change. Check the venue’s latest details before visiting.
The score & its evidence
Seven signals. One score.
24.3 / 100
The composite combines the seven weighted signals and the published adjustments. The chart shows each signal before weighting.
Read the full calculation- Guest ratings
- 73.4
- World's 50 Best
- —None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Top 500 Bars
- 13.0
- Spirited Awards
- —None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Regional Recognition
- —None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Serious press
- —None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Social Vibes
- 58.8
Weights: Guest ratings 23% · World's 50 Best 12% · Top 500 Bars 10% · Spirited 12% · Regional Recognition 18% · Press 10% · Social Vibes 15%
Missing evidence, confirmed none and evidence outside a scoring window each contribute zero. We do not redistribute their fixed weight to other signals.
Social Vibes
Score read updated:
Sentiment score
84/ 100
The historical score and confidence have not been reassessed by this source check.
Score context
The stored read describes an unmarked Villa Crespo bar with cocktails, wine and Argentine food. Its sole cited editorial article could not be read, so the guest generalisations and stored excerpt were not independently verified here.
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Guest score details
Highlights in the earlier read
- unmarked speakeasy door
- serious cocktails and wine
- Argentine small plates
- industry late crowd
Cautions in the earlier read
- no signage hunt
- busy after midnight
- tourist discovery
The stored excerpt could not be independently verified as an attributable passage from the readable source text at this check. The original evidence remains preserved.
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Editorial citations in this read
- cntraveler.comother
The Condé Nast Traveler article could not be read at this check. The stored excerpt and 1 January 2016 date were not independently verified. The stored 1 January 2016 date and excerpt were not authenticated because the Condé Nast review body was unavailable; no replacement date is invented.
Crowd signal
Google 4.4★ across 4,402 reviews.
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Awards
Results from the three global systems scored separately in our formula.
Top 500 Bars
Regional Recognition
Regional and national lists, local awards and bartender peer picks considered for this room's Regional Recognition score. The strongest result from each program and year scores; assessed guides use the latest accepted dated status once.
No recorded regional recognition in the scored window.
Reviews & press
No linked coverage yet.