I may have had the best steak sandwich (sandwich de lomito) of my life here. The toasted ciabatta…read morewas fantastic, with a heavy note of rosemary, and the lomito itself was tender and nicely seasoned. Even the simple lettuce-and-tomato garnish was flavorful. The restaurant itself seems very popular, and always appears to be well-patronized when I pass by. I'll be back to try one of the nicely showcased pastries.

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.

I ate here with family, and first of all the pigeons had soiled the table and seating, and then we…read moreordered our food and all three of our dishes were quite poor- the chicken Cesar salad, sushi bowl and a pasta dish. All bad. This place is cute, with a nice location but the food leaves much to be desired.

A great spot for sitting outside with a big glass of Malbec on a sunny day! Didn't try the food but…read morethey looked tasty and healthy (but on the more expensive side). The service was attentive and lovely :)

What a special place. Stayed in BsAs for 4 days and just wished I had found this spot before my…read morelast day. Coffee is great; food delicious (and rather original- had a tomato bread sandwich with mozzarella, arugula, and tomato), and the service was wonderful. There is also an adorable cat who seems to run the place. Highly recommend. Simple and special gem of Recoleta.