Tango is part of the heart and soul of Buenos Aires. Visitors to the city can take in a tango show, learn the dance at a tango salon and marvel at the senuous and passionate moves of the dancers. Enjoy a selection of classic tango music as you browse your options.
Have dinner or come only for the show (dinner is at 8:30pm; shows start at 10pm) which is a huge production, with many dancers and spectacular effects.
The interior of the show, located at Vieytes 1653 in Villarino, is homage to famous dancers and all the celebrities who have enjoyed an evening there.
The "old store", located at Av. Independencia y Balcarce in Barrio de San Telmo, offers a dinner show and lunges where you can sip a glass of Argentine wine and soak in the culture.
El Querandí, Perú 302 at Moreno, is considered the "best historically based tango show in the city, showing it from its early bordello roots when only men danced it, to its current, leggy, sexy style. You'll also get a great slab of beef and a glass of wine with the show. Open Monday through Saturday; dinner begins at 8:30pm followed by the show at 10:15pm." Frommer's review.
Caminito Tango Show
Del Valle Iberlucea 1151 in the colorful La Boca district is the site of this famous show.At Avenida de Mayo 829 in Montserrat, Cafe Tortoni is celebrated as a literary cafe, but holds tango shows, without dinner, in the back room.
In a historic building at Estados Unidos 299 in San Telmo, Bar Sur has displayed tango for the last forty years in a two-hour show daily at to:30 pm.
Named for the great tango singer, Carlos Gardel, this smaller, more intimate location gets right to the heart of the matter. Music, dance and passion. Acclaimed cuisine at dinner at *:30 pm, and show at 10:30.
Located at Balcarce 431 in Sna Telmo, La Ventana offers many dancers, musicians, folklore artists and an international cuisine. Online reservations.
The colorful stage at Brandsen 923 evokes the La Boca district where tango developed. An Italian bistro meal celebrates the emigrant history. "Boca Tango offers a complete 3-hr program that includes lunch or dinner in a country style restaurant, for a taste of the best local meals; a stroll along a barrio with a stage play that recreates the lifestyle of conventillo dwellers; a vintage."
Bien Pulenta
Ar Calle Juan Perón 2543, "The beautiful blonde you sometimes see overseeing this milonga is Helen Halldórsdóttir, a native of Iceland whom tango lovers all over Buenos Aires simply call La Vikinga. Her milonga is an excellent choice for a Saturday night. It's held in the same location as the tango show Sabor A Tango, a beautiful Belle Epoque theater decorated in white and gold. Her milonga begins with tango classes from 9 to 10:30pm, and a practice milonga for students until just after midnight when the real milonga begins." Frommer's Review
