Best bars in Argentina

Tres Monos is a noisy, neon-lit Palermo cocktail bar with an Argentine point of view rather than a formal hotel-bar mood. Its team makes local spirits and liqueurs and runs a hospitality training project. A September 2026 menu turns to tango, pairing drinks made with Argentine herbs and house spirits with casual small plates.

Palermo Soho · Cocktail bar · IG

Victor Audio Bar is a record-focused bar in Palermo, Buenos Aires.

Palermo Soho · Audio bar · IG

Florería Atlántico pairs its bar with a street-level shop for seasonal flowers, wine, books and selected foods. The bar opens from late afternoon every day, with last call at 1:30am.

Retiro · Cocktail bar beneath a florist and wine shop · site · IG

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.

Palermo · Cocktail bar and restaurant · site · IG

Le Club Bacan is Casa Lucía’s sophisticated cocktail club, combining signature drinks, coffee, gin-and-tea service, live music and DJ sessions.

Hotel cocktail club · site · IG

Alberto’s Lobby Bar is the social hub at Hilton Buenos Aires, pairing high ceilings and Edgardo Madanes sculptures with cocktails, international flavours and all-day hotel-bar service.

Hotel lobby bar · site

The Garnish Bar is a Mendoza restaurant, cocktail bar and whisky club combining signature and IBA-classic drinks, separate dining and bar food, and an atelier holding nearly 600 spirits.

Cocktail bar, restaurant and whisky club · site · IG

Boticario turns a 1920s pharmacy theme into inventive cocktails built with seasonal Argentine produce and medicinal-botanical references, supported by a compact food menu and house-made drinks.

1920s pharmacy-themed cocktail bar · site · IG

Nob3l is a Parque Leloir rooftop cocktail bar whose reactive-mixology programme takes cues from the work of biochemist Luis Federico Leloir, alongside food and desserts.

Science-inspired rooftop cocktail bar and restaurant · site · IG

An elegant Recoleta cocktail bar with original and classic drinks, a concealed library room and a conservatory.

Recoleta · Upscale cocktail bar · site · IG

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.

Pioneering hidden neighbourhood cocktail bar · site · IG

Enero is a large, high-energy Costanera restaurant and bar with tropical styling, river views, DJs and a substantial cocktail program.

Riverside restaurant and cocktail bar · site · IG

MAD Group's Trade Sky Bar combines a high-rise rooftop, Buenos Aires skyline views, music and design with contemporary cocktails and dinner. Service begins around sunset and continues into the night, with food and drinks presented as one rooftop experience.

High-rise rooftop cocktail bar and restaurant · site · IG

MAD Group's Uptown & The Bronx turns a New York subway entrance into an urban nightlife room of music, lights, live performance, signature cocktails and food. Its MTA-map menu follows neighbourhood-inspired routes through areas such as Midtown, Chinatown and the West Village.

New York subway-themed cocktail bar and restaurant · site · IG

Absenta Bar is a Villa Devoto cocktail and dining venue centred on absinthe, with Belle Époque-inspired rooms, a large terrace and music or DJs. Signature serves include absinthe rituals alongside classic and house cocktails.

Absinthe-focused cocktail and dining bar · IG

Mixtape is a first-floor listening bar above Haiku in Belgrano. Curated music, cocktails and Japanese food shape an intimate evening format, with the entrance and upstairs location worth noting before arrival.

Japanese-influenced listening bar · IG