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CoChinChina

Buenos Aires, Argentina · Cocktail bar and restaurant · Latin America

In Palermo, Inés de los Santos’s CoChinChina serves signature cocktails drawing on Latin American and Franco-Vietnamese ingredients. The Buenos Aires tourism guide describes sidewalk tables, ground-floor tapas and a full dinner menu upstairs.

Description source · Checked 2026-09-28

Plan Your Visit

Armenia 1540, Palermo, C1414 Buenos Aires, ArgentinaPalermo

Style
Cocktail bar and restaurantChecked 2026-09-28 · Source
Booking
The owner publishes a table-booking route through Meitre; live availability was not readable.Checked 2026-09-30 · Source
Menu
Owner-linked cocktail menu (English): https://drive.google.com/file/d/1539MLCVMbGqGy1t54rYCPOJAH6UPbWWw/view?usp=sharing; food menu (English): https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EYHOynZH8mLxg3Sp1GE29pTFruEtqZWv/view?usp=share_linkChecked 2026-09-30 · Source

Hours and menus can change. Check the venue’s latest details before visiting.

The score & its evidence

Seven signals. One score.

34.3 / 100

The composite combines the seven weighted signals and the published adjustments. The chart shows each signal before weighting.

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Signal / 100Score
Guest ratings
69.6
World's 50 Best
61.5
Top 500 Bars
78.4
Spirited Awards
—None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
Regional Recognition
—None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
Serious press
5.2
Social Vibes
57.4

Guest-shift adjustment · −15%

Our annual audit records 9 hosted guest-shift dates. The published rule reduces the composite above seven dates to favor a consistent core bar experience.

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:

positive2 mentions· high confidence

Sentiment score

82/ 100

Score context

Visitors rave about the Franco-Vietnamese concept, signature cocktails like La Vida Que Me Merezco, vibrant Palermo atmosphere, attentive service and solid food pairings. Some note variable service speed or drink inventiveness relative to hype.

Guest score details

What guests like

  • Franco-Vietnamese cocktails and concept
  • La Vida Que Me Merezco and house drinks
  • buzzing Palermo atmosphere and DJ
  • attentive friendly staff
  • banh mi and small plates

What to know

  • occasional slow or over-attentive service
  • prices relative to Argentina
  • some drinks felt simple vs ranking
Source excerpt
“Very very cool place that lives up to the hype … The cocktails.. excellent. The food … awesome .. The staff .. Super attentive and friendly .. Finally the vibe .. It was terrific.”

Source: tripadvisor.ca (linked below)

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Crowd signal

Google 4.3★ across 4,935 reviews.

View on Google · Checked . Ratings and review counts can change.

Awards

Results from the three global systems scored separately in our formula.

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