We have recently updated our Buenos Aires Neighborhood Guide section adding 24 new Neighborhood guides.

The following neighborhoods have been added.

Recoleta
With its lavish stately homes and plush hotels, Recoleta is considered by many to be the most affluent neighborhood in Buenos Aires. It is also an area of immense historical interest, namely the impressive Recoleta Cemetery.

Nuñez
Nuñez is the northernmost barrio of the Capital Federal zone of Buenos Aires, after which begin the northern suburbs of Buenos Aires Provincia. The neighborhood is well-known for possessing a large following of River Plate Football Club, aka Los Millionarios (The Millionaires).

Belgrano
Besides ever-burgeoning Palermo, Belgrano is one of the largest barrios in Buenos Aires spanning an area of 6.8km. Although not instantly recognizable for its tourist attractions, it is a pleasant neighborhood for walking and admiring the residential homes.

Colegiales
Covering just over two square kilometers, Colegiales is one of Buenos Aires’ smaller barrios and a largely residential one at that. Known for its green spaces, Colegiales is squeezed between Belgrano, Chacarita and Palermo. Although not famed for tourism there are some interesting snippets of local history to discover.

Retiro
Retiro was once known for being one of the wealthiest neighborhoods in Buenos Aires and is home to many of the city’s five star hotels. Today, amongst its grandeur, it is recognized as being the busiest overland transportation hub.

Constituciòn
Constitución is somewhat of anomaly amongst the barrios of Buenos Aires. On the one hand it is home to some impressive architecture dating back to colonial times, yet on the other hand its streets are blighted by drug trafficking, sex workers, 24-hour nightclubs and noise pollution.

Mataderos
Mataderos is a large and populous barrio situated in the southwest corner of Buenos Aires Capital Federal district that offers a mix of both city and rural life. Tradition runs deep here and visitors can often stumble across improvised lyric battles, known locally as payadas, taking place in the bars and on the street corners.

Monserrat
Monserrat is the barrio situated directly south of San Nicolas and forms part of Buenos Aires’ business district. It is a neighborhood steeped in local history and home to some of Argentina’s most significant public buildings.

San Nicolás
Often referred to as El Centro, San Nicolàs plays host to a great part of Buenos Aires’ financial district. With major streets such as Avenida 9 de Julio, Avenida Corrientes and Florida passing through it, San Nicolàs is a constantly animated neighborhood and offers many interesting aspects for visitors to the city.

Balvanera
Although one of the official barrios of Buenos Aires, Balvanera is more commonly referred to as three separate sub-barrios: Abasto, Congreso and Once. Balvanera is a heavily populated neighborhood that blends commerce and residential living. It is bordered by San Nicolas and Monserrat to the east, San Cristobal to the south, Almagro to the west, and Recoleta to the north.

Boedo
Boedo is traditionally a working class barrio situated in the mid-east area of Buenos Aires Capital Federal. The barrio is known for its influence in tango culture and its cafes were important meeting places for writers and musicians.

San Cristòbal
Since its early beginnings, San Cristóbal has been the nucleus of numerous important historical events in Buenos Aires. Traditionally, a fusion of local aristocratic families and foreigners, the barrio is recognized for being a cradle of the city’s tango culture. The barrio is bordered by Balvanera, Constitucion, Parque Patricios and Boedo.

Flores
Sprawling across almost 8-sq-km, Flores is one of the largest barrios of Buenos Aires and sits in the centre of the Buenos Aires city area. Classed as part of Buenos Aires Province until 1888, Flores claim to fame is that Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who became Pope Francis in 2013, was born and raised in the barrio.

Saavedra
Perched on the border of Capital Federal and Buenos Aires Province, Saavedra is a quieter city neighborhood and a largely residential one at that. Its main attractions are two large recreational parks – Parque Saavedra and Parque Sarmiento – and DOT Baires, the largest shopping center in Buenos Aires.

Chacarita
Believe it or not, there is a bigger cemetery than the one in Recoleta. It is not in the dead center of Buenos Aires City but in the quiet neighborhood of Chacarita, which is nestled between Colegiales, Palermo, Villa Crespo La Paternal and Villa Ortuzar.

Agronomìa
Agronomía is a small barrio in to the west of the city Buenos Aires. It is bordered by Parque Chas to the north, Paternal to the east, Villa del Parque and Villa Devoto to the south and Villa Pueyrredon and Villa Urquiza to the west.

Villa Urquiza
Villa Urquiza is mostly neglected by visitors to Buenos Aires as it is a highly residential area. But it is worth a visit as it shares some characteristics with Belgrano, being a middle-upper class neighborhood with beautiful old homes and modern apartment buildings.

Nueva Pompeya
Nueva Pompeya is a barrio situated southwest of Microcentro that provides an important transitory link between Capital Federal and the south. Its southernmost border is split between Avenida 27 de Febrero and the Riachuelo river, after which are towns of Buenos Aires Province.

Parque Chacabuco
Parque Chacabuco lies to the southwest of Microcentro and is named after the namesake park that is situated in the heart of the barrio. The barrio shares its borders with Boedo, Caballito, Flores and Nueva Pompeya.

Villa Devoto
Directly west of Buenos Aires Centro and on the border of La Provincia is the barrio of Villa Devoto. A quiet residential barrio, it is locally known as ‘El Jardin de la Ciudad’ (The Garden of Buenos Aires) due to its collection of tree-lined streets. In fact, Villa Devoto famously possesses more trees than any other barrio of Buenos Aires.

Alto Palermo
Although Palermo has been a popular barrio since its modern inception in the 1830s, Alto Palermo is a relatively new addition to the sub-barrios of Buenos Aires’ largest neighborhood. The area takes its name from the namesake shopping mall inaugurated in 1990. The introduction of the mall led to the area becoming one of the busiest shopping districts of the city.

Palermo Viejo
This is the oldest part of the barrio and occupies its southeastern corner. If you haven’t worked it out already, ‘Viejo’ means ‘Old’ in Spanish. The barrio actually incorporates both Palermo Hollywood and Palermo Soho. However, here we will concentrate on the eastern area bounded by Avenida Santa Fe to the north, Coronel Diaz to the east, Cordoba to the south, and Scalabrini Ortiz to the west.

Palermo Chico
Characteristic of Palermo’s many aliases; the barrio is also referred to as Barrio Parque. This is the place of millionaires and ambassadors, local television and sporting celebrities.

Las Cañitas
Las Cañitas is famed for possessing one of the biggest concentrations of bars and restaurants in the city, which give the nightlife of Palermo Hollywood a run for its money. A consequence of this is a large number of expats and vacationers residing in the area.