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Every year people rightly criticize the 50 best lists, because defining "best" is subjective and there is a massive amount of politics and who knows who to get on the list. While this may be true I must say that I have been so impressed with Don Julio's owner Pablo over the past 5-6 years...

Corte Carniceria in Belgrano sells fresh Italian sausages and I've taken it out of the casing and sautéed it with a little extra red pepper and it's nice on a pizza.

The difference I see is that US lenders are almost 100% motivated by getting paid back on time and earning profit, while Chinese lenders and infrastructure projects are motivated by more long term political and influence factors and the "ask" often comes years later. In my opinion at least the...

Uber has offered Uber Taxi in many markets for years, makes sense to offer more options for users, more revenue for Uber and get some taxi drivers on Uber's side.

A few years ago I was doing business consulting for a classic San Telmo bodegon where famous Argentine writers and politicians frequented in the past and continues to have a loyal client base. The place was family owned and while it might have been successful in the past no one had done any...

I think the pandemic has only accelerated the downfall of many of these historic restaurants and cafes. I work in the gastronomy industry here and while I love the nostalgia of bodegones and bares notables, they are stuck in time and in general offer poor quality food and drink and have the...

I've been here for 13 years and most of that time basically every economist/financial publication/investment firm has continually said Argentina is 6-12 months away from a complete collapse, and it still hasn't ever really come to pass despite some serious economic pain during the entire period...

I've had similar thoughts about a seemingly lack of businesses closing permanently to date. My explanation is that the whole coronavirus thing happened so suddenly that everything is in a suspended state still and people are having a hard time getting a clear understanding of reality, kinda...

A good friend just purchased a home in San Isidro and told me that almost all owners of homes in Zona Norte that they viewed were completely willing to sell for 20-30% less than the listed price and in general more flexible than normal with conditions. I know a lot of Argentines save money in...

Hi, Yes I recommended Salva Tu Mac in a previous post. Looks like they changed their name to Salva Corp. Great service and reasonable price. https://www.facebook.com/salvacorp/

Yes, there are recycling stations like that at several parks and plazas around the city. In general I'm a supporter of the current city government, but have always been a bit disappointed at all their campaigns for the "ciudad verde" vs. real action in terms of waste reduction and the recycling...

I've been a few times to Padre to have a coffee and found it fine, but there are other quality coffeeshops in Palermo I prefer. I also found it unusually dark and gloomy inside during daytime even if it is bright and sunny outside!

I had to get a new copy of my birth certificate (not from NY) a few years ago for Argentine immigrations and discovered that the US State Dept. does not do apostilles for birth certificates. What I did, and worked for immigrations, was get the state (NY in your case) to do the apostille and...

Totally agree with the other commenters, get a rate in pesos, not dollars! Bring USD cash and change as needed on the blue market. I would guess that a lot of brokers/owners will at first say you have to pay in USD cash, but with the current market they will probably settle with pesos if you...

Most neighborhoods have certain verdulerías that have more exotic fruit and vegetables, including limes, than the regular ones. Also, the grocery stores in Barrio Chino always have them. They're significantly more expensive than lemons, but you can definitely find them.

Hi, last year I had my MacBook Pro repaired at SalvaTuMac in Colegiales. They were super friendly and professional and came across as very honest, which hasn't been my experience at the other Apple places in town. The owner told me that they do the repairs for many of the larger apple...

Your argument was that most homes haven't been updated in decades, long before Macri was President. Do you believe they weren't updated by choice before he was in power because they aren't materialistic, but now they want to update their homes all of a sudden and can't because of the 2019...

And on a side note, you are totally right, most apartments and homes I've visited in Argentina are a bit dated and haven't been updated in years and I don't think it's because people are just happy with what they have and don't want to renovate because they aren't materialistic, I think it's...

I totally agree that upgrading all home appliances and renovating a home is out of reach of a lot of people, but say, sealing windows and doors, wearing an extra layer of clothing inside during the winter, not watering the sidewalks as a method of cleaning, not cooling homes as much as one might...

I'm quite surprised you and the previous commenter are so negative against Macri. I totally agree things haven't gone he planned, but I legitimately think his thinking was it's better to teach people to fish than give them fish and I would agree with that theory even if it's unpleasant short...