Top 10 Buenos Aires

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Botica del
Angel
This quirky Montserrat
museum (right) has
little alcoves and rooms
packed with tango
memorabilia, both
kitsch and elegant.
Established in
Piazzolla Tango & Tango’s most daring
1905, Gardel (see p28) modern composer lent
once held court in the his name to this luxe
dining room here. Now tango dinner-show
tango/dinner shows are destination in Galería
staged every night. Güemes (see p39).
Zival’s
Quite simply, if a tango
recording exists, it can
probably be found at Zival’s
(above). Despite the
dizzying inventory, the shop
caters just as passionately
to buyers who have never
seen a bandoneón, as to
lifelong aficionados.
( Cementerio la
Chacarita
Legends like Carlos Gardel and
(left) Osvaldo Pugliese are
buried here. A visit is worthwhile
for a Chacarita tradition,
where you can leave a
smoldering cigarette in the
statuary hand of Gardel.
)
Comme il Faut
Comme il Faut (right) is
known by tango cognoscenti
the world over as
Buenos Aires’ top purveyor
of tango footwear. The staff
schedule fittings, if they are
not free when you drop by.
For tango club listings See pp44–5
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* Mansión Dandi
Royal
The city’s most unique
hotel, Mansión Dandi
Royal features three
dance salons, where
milongas (above) are
open to non-guests. Its
paintings and furnishings
evoke tango’s glory days.
Solo Tango TV
Anyone with an Internet
connection can enjoy
Solo Tango, a channel
devoted to the music,
movies, and lore of
tango. Their performance
archives are
massive and with the
rights to all nine of
Gardel’s films, viewers
can often tune in to see
Carlitos romancing his
way through foreign
cities, rural estancias,
and aristocratic ballrooms
(www.tangocity.
com; Channel 71 on
CableVision).
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