Insider Tips from Bsas4u: Emiliano’s tip

Today is the start of friendship month in Argentina. To celebrate with you, every day we will share the Bsas4u team’s insider tips to our favorite places and attractions in Buenos Aires. Each of these places has a real porteña soul, and we always recommend them to our friends coming to visit Buenos Aires. These are the places we hold dear to our hearts, just for you, so take note!

Emiliano Crespo

Emiliano

Operations Manager and Reservations
Born and raised in Puerto Madryn
What he likes: music, playing the guitar, playing football and of course drinking mate.
He is known in the team as the king of the “asado” – a special Argentine grill.

Emiliano’s tip is to visit Café Las Violetas is one of the nicest cafés in Buenos Aires with its unique charm and delicious menu. Café Las Violetas is also a place with a rich history: in this café the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo began to come together to advocate for their sons and husbands who disappeared during the dictatorship.

Indulge in lunch, or a sweet treat, in an exceptional setting and enjoy the authentic porteño environment as Café Las Violetas is outside the traditional tourist itineraries and is full of local inhabitants who come here to have a traditional morning coffee and facturas, to meet up with other locals or just to read the newspaper. Café las Violetas is an authentic sample of the Buenos Aires of the last century; it was declared a Buenos Aires City Heritage Site, as its stained glass windows, chandeliers and Italian marble details have remained intact since it opened its doors more than 100 years ago. At the end of 1998 Las Violetas closed its doors for 3 years, but during this time it was fully renovated while maintaining its unique architecture, making it even more remarkable.

Each week you will find the chef’s suggestions; currently it is pork tenderloin with black pepper sauce and parmesan accompanied with potato gratin, tomato cream and a tartare sauce.
Prices for lunch are around 95-99 pesos.

Classic Sandwich de Miga for an Afternoon Tea

How to get to Cafe las Violetas:

Av Rivadavia 3899, at the intersection of Medrano.
From the Obelisco
By metro: Take line A to station Lima towards San Pedrito and get off at Castro Barros. Approximately 22 minutes.
By bus: Take the Colectivo 5 at the intersection of Corrientes and Talcahuano and get off at Medrano and Rivadavia. Approximately 23 minutes.

Charcuterie Platter

Contact details:

Tel: (0054-11) 4858-7387 / 4958-7388 / 4958-7389
Website: http://www.lasvioletas.com/

Hours:

Every day from 20h to closing, which is around midnight.

Don’t miss more of our Bsas4u insider tips tomorrow!

By: Maud Noblet
Translated by: Nicole Eberhard
For: Bsas4u

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