Neighborhood guide · Prices and opening hours checked October 20, 2026. Most of Palermo is loud. Bars, brunch queues, someone’s speaker playing cumbia at 2 a.m. Palermo Chico isn’t. Step a few blocks off Avenida Figueroa Alcorta and the traffic…
“How do you actually make friends in Buenos Aires?” It’s one of the questions expats ask me most — and the honest answer is messier than most guides admit. I spent eight years in Palermo Chico and tried pretty much…
Getting around Buenos Aires in 2026 is way easier than most first-timers expect — once you crack the system, that is. I still remember landing in Palermo totally baffled: what on earth was a “Bondi,” why was nobody paying cash…
Finding a genuinely good cafe for remote work in Palermo is harder than it looks. WiFi that drops mid-video-call, one outlet shared between eight tables, espresso machines so loud you can’t hear yourself think — the wrong cafe kills a…
When I first arrived in Argentina, finding imported snacks at a Palermo supermarket was extremely limited. Korean or Japanese ramen? It existed, but at absurd prices. Foreign skincare brands? Mostly restricted to pharmacy labels — or you asked someone to…