La Confiteria Ideal: Elegance of Cafe Notables

Buenos Aires is well known by its large amount of classic cafes that remain in the city from the golden Tango years. The city council has declared 60 places all over the city, as places of cultural interest and has award them with the title of Cafe Notables, which means that they have contributed to the cultural and social development of the country. Some of them are notable for their architecture; others for the amount of writers, politicians and musicians that wrote many of their most famous pieces of work inspired by the atmosphere and the many afternoon gatherings in the Cafe Notables.

The traditional interior of La Confiteria Ideal

Today our blog is dedicated to La Confiteria Ideal, located at Suipacha 380, in the Microcentro. This coffee shop and tango ballroom is one of the famous Cafes Notables declared part of the National Cultural Heritage of Buenos Aires. It was built in 1912, and since then, has been an elegant venue were notable personalities, Presidents and members of the high society have gathered to enjoy the classic Porteño afternoon snack called copetin. The building is spread across two floors and is one of the largest Cafe Notables in Buenos Aires. La Confiteria Ideal is a must see when visiting Buenos Aires as not only is this part of the Porteño history but, it has an interesting modern history having featured in Saura’s film, “Tango” and in Madonna’s portrayal of Eva Peron’s life in the film, “Evita“.

The elegance of Cafe Notables and La Confiteria Ideal

La Confiteria Ideal, although not necessarily the prettiest of buildings on the outside, even passed unnoticed if you hadn’t identified it as a landmark, from the inside has an air of classic elegance and a faded air that is mixed with its art deco decoration. The Cafe Notables marble stairs, it’s marvellous vitraux and the incomparable arbour that support the central room, will show you why Buenos Aires has been called the Paris of South America and will bring you back to the classic years of the European immigration. Today, although the large tearoom is not that busy, you must try their famous palmeritas (glazed cookies) before heading upstairs to the Academia de Tango Ideal and Clases Milongas. The Academia de Tango Ideal runs multilingual tango classes for beginners’ right through to the seasoned professional. The Cafe Notables tango classes take place Monday to Friday and are open to all ages and a partner is not required and the Milonga classes and shows take place throughout the day from Monday to Sunday. However, make sure you register with La Confiteria Ideal before attending as classes fill up quickly and are limited to only 20 people.

Tango in Cafe Notables at La Confiteria Ideal / source

On Friday and Saturday nights, La Confiteria Ideal is transformed, and is busy with many locals and tourists who go and see its traditional Tango Dinner Show. The venue is an excellent place to have a Porteño breakfast, enjoy the classy architecture of Buenos Aires and to relax in whilst sightseeing the busy Microcentro landmarks.

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