Exceptional coffee shop in the old San Telmo Market. The staff speaks English in addition to…read moreSpanish and are eager to help. The coffee menu is impressive, long, and deep. There is something for everyone, no matter where you like your coffee to come from. There are many preparations available from vacuum press to french press to standard espresso preparation. The area is noisy and busy and a great place to people watch while you enjoy your coffee. Pay attention too, this is actually a VERY big restaurant made up of several different "stalls" or locations, so if you don't see a place you like to sit when you walk up to the first one, look just a little farther, you'll find exactly what you are looking for. This is a must visit if you are in Buenos Aires (where the rest of the coffee in town is average at best).

Buen lugarcito para hacer un parate y tomarse un rico cafe en el mercado de San Telmo. Tienen…read moremuchas variedades y distintos origenes del cafe. Nice place to make a stop and have a good coffee in San Telmo market. They have lots of variety and origins of the coffee.

Really the best coffee I had so far in BA. Lovely people working there and you want to try their…read moreavocado + egg toast.

Vinimos a conocer el día de la marcha así que por suerte no había nada de gente! Tomamos un rico…read moreespresso, recomendable si trabajan por microcentro. We came to visit the day of the March so it was good because there were a few people here! We had a nice espresso, very recommendable if you work in downtown.

We retuned here after 22 years, and this classic 19th century French cafe still delivers. Elegant…read moresurroundings, a line that moved quickly pleasant staff, who tolerated my rusty Spanish with a bit of their English. Came in for an afternoon bite to hole us over for a late dinner. Very good hard cider on tap, a good Chardonnay. Now, the classic medialuna (half moon: a croissant with hame and cheese is made with sweet dough--many are glazed. ) my limo sandwich with roasted rosemary potatoes had regular savory bread. The churros are filled with Dulce de leche and a a bit denser than in NYC. The hot chocolate is served in two pitchers--chocolate & hot milk-- make your own. They also have tango shows in a small theater in back.

I came here on an early Wednesday morning with a group of 4 people for breakfast. It was pretty…read moreempty so we could sit wherever we wanted. It's the oldest cafe in Buenos Aires and I liked the old school feel of it. We ordered a cafe con leche (latte), a tostada mixto (ham and cheese toastie sandwich), and a medialuna (smaller sweet croissant pastry). The portions were large so definitely shareable. The latte and the tostada mixto were good. Service was good as well, faster than I expected (I'm from NYC where everything is fast haha). The reviews said service was slow which I did not experience but it could be that I came early in the morning so it wasn't busy.

Lumio is another of a breed of pleasant, unbearably adorable read-your-newspaper spots in San Telmo…read morewhere you can get your breakfast, lunch, or cafe time in. They even sell handmade ceramics and teas, and have a little table with a pretty bakery display. Find this bright corner cafe just across the street from the San Telmo flea market building. We stopped in for our merienda (the light evening meal before a typically late dinner). Sets for merienda are available until 7pm (same sets for desayuno until around noon). The tostadas were thick slices of fresh bread, a perfect snack when accompanied by queso blanco and dulce de leche. The #3 salad was giant (as expected) and was one the tastier salads I've had. They were the first place we went in Argentina that actually charged us the table fee (cubierto) - 9 pesos. Menu prices are average-to-high: the "sencillo" merienda set was 37 pesos, salad was 42 pesos, and yerba mate from a teabag was annoyingly 17 pesos. Worth a visit? It's no destination, but it's a cute place to indulge in the local cafe-going thing if you're in San Telmo.

Excellent, healthy choices. Great if you're in a hurry. Great if you're not. There is hot and cold…read morefood, both ready and waiting, along with a variety of drinks. I had the Italian salad and potato wedges.

In the interest of brevity...ambience!…read more This tea house is beautiful. The service is impeccable. The coffee** (not a big tea drinker) is great. The location...would rather it were on a quieter street, but you can't have everything. The selection of spices is astounding! Who'd've guessed? **For (US) Americans, by coffee i mean espresso drinks. An americano is pretty close to what we think of as coffee. If that just won't do, there's a Starbucks somewhere.

We came here a bunch of times during our trip. It offers a quintessential Argentine experience:…read morelaid back vibe with kind of nostalgic, dreamy ambience and some amazing coffee. They had some creative coffee options: expresso with cardamom, espresso with whisky, and every conceivable type of expresso/milk concoction. Their food is also really good. I ate a few steak sandwiches there and I was always very impressed. You can tell this place is an institution good because virtually all swathes is Buenos Aires come here, from fancy ladies on their way to or coming back from concerts to Argentine hipsters taking advantage of the strong wifi with their laptops. The place is quite old, I think it was founded sometime in the 1920s, but I could be misremembering. Nevertheless, the decor and architecture is certainly of that time. Oh and they are also a spice store.

Charming spot with excellent cafe con leche and and a variety of pastries that are all made at the…read morecafe. It is like you are eating at the kitchen at your friend's house who is also an amazing baker. Very unique and special place.