Things to Do in Recoleta, Buenos Aires
Home to the famous Recoleta Cemetery, known for its elaborate tombs and mausoleums. The area features Paris-style townhouses, lavish former palaces, and posh boutiques along its streets.
Home to the famous Recoleta Cemetery, known for its elaborate tombs and mausoleums. The area features Paris-style townhouses, lavish former palaces, and posh boutiques along its streets.
El Ateneo Grand SplendidBookstore
National Museum of Fine ArtsArt Museum
Recoleta CemeteryCemetery
By TripSapien · Updated September 3, 2026
Top things to do in Recoleta
Monumento Francia a la Argentina
★ 4.5 · 304Monumentmonument in Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Every day
- 12 AM – 12 AM
Where to eat & drink in Recoleta
Aramburu Relais & Châteaux
Michelin ★★Fine Dining· ARS 100,000+Original snacks, maritime-inspired light bites teeming with flavour and delicacy, surprising dishes that establish a dialogue with seasonal produce, an egg with rainbow trout tartare that, in its shell, features a painting from the chef…
- Mon
- Closed
- Tue–Fri
- 5 PM – 11 PM
- Sat
- 5 PM – 11 PM
- Sun
- Closed
Fervor
★ 4.5 · 5.2kSeafood· ARS 50–100KYou won’t find a more traditional brasserie than this, with its black and white floor tiling, red leather banquettes, and efficient and experienced staff decked out in aprons, bow ties and waistcoats, all of which add to the sensation of...
- Mon–Tue
- 12 PM – 4 PM, 7:30 PM – 12 AM
- Wed
- 7:30 AM – 12 AM
- Thu
- 12 PM – 4 PM, 7:30 PM – 12 AM
- Fri
- 12 PM – 4 PM, 7:30 PM – 12:30 AM
- Sat
- 12 PM – 4 PM, 7:30 PM – 12:30 AM
- Sun
- 12 PM – 4 PM, 7:30 PM – 12 AM
Sottovoce
★ 4.5 · 3.2kItalian· ARS 40–80KAubergine parmigiana, rotolo alla bolognese, black spaghetti with prawns, delicious home-made malfatti pasta filled with ricotta and spinach are just some of the dishes to savour at this corner restaurant opposite the Thays de Recoleta…
- Every day
- 12 PM – 4 PM, 7:30 PM – 12 AM
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Ranked using weather, setting, ratings, and review volume.
- 1El Ateneo Grand Splendid
- 2National Museum of Fine Arts
- 3Recoleta Cemetery
- 4Recoleta Cultural Center
- 5Aramburu Relais & Châteaux
- 6ROUX
- 7National House of the Bicentennial
- 8Monumento Francia a la Argentina
- 9Recoleta Urban Mall
- 10Buenos Aires Holocaust Museum
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