Lumio is another of a breed of pleasant, unbearably adorable read-your-newspaper spots in San Telmo where 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. read more