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Cinco en Punto is my new favorite little hole in the wall coffee shop. It's not Boulangerie Cocu, but it's good for downtown, and surprisingly economical. They're at 768 Paraguay, between Esmeralda and Maipú. That's the third block east of 9 de Julio (i.e. on the river side, not the inland side), and a block north of Cordoba. It's right across the street from the post office.
The owners are Julián and his wife. He minds the counter, and she does the baking. Not much of a menu, TBH, just coffee and empanadas and facturas, but she makes them all in-house and they are tasty. No fancy coffees or Starbucks frapuccino horseshit, just your basic cafe con leche and such, but their prices are reasonable, to be sure. The ironic part is that they are just two doors down from a much fancier, more trendy place that charges exorbitant prices for their ooh la la delicacies.
Oh, and there is a smoking area semi-outdoors, with a separate much larger non-smoking section actually inside. So you can get your caffeine fix and your nicotine fix at the same time, you unreconstructed hedonist, you.
The owners are Julián and his wife. He minds the counter, and she does the baking. Not much of a menu, TBH, just coffee and empanadas and facturas, but she makes them all in-house and they are tasty. No fancy coffees or Starbucks frapuccino horseshit, just your basic cafe con leche and such, but their prices are reasonable, to be sure. The ironic part is that they are just two doors down from a much fancier, more trendy place that charges exorbitant prices for their ooh la la delicacies.
Oh, and there is a smoking area semi-outdoors, with a separate much larger non-smoking section actually inside. So you can get your caffeine fix and your nicotine fix at the same time, you unreconstructed hedonist, you.