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Buenos Aires’ Top 10 38 Left Casa López Center Plata Lappas shop sign Right El Boyero Argentinian Artisan Stores ! Kelly’s In its 50-plus years, this spacious Retiro artisan shop has rescued many visitors from returning home empty-handed. Wares include indigenous-crafted leather items and paintings inspired by the Pampas, but Kelly’s is best for maté shoppers, with styles and shapes at every price point. d Map Q5 • Calle Paraguay 521 • 4311-5712 • Open 10am–8pm Mon–Fri; 10am–3pm Sat @ Mission Resisting the encroachment of Plaza Serrano’s fashionable boutiques and fusion restaurants, Mission is pure Pampa. Patchwork cowhide rugs can be custom ordered, and the shop also stocks weathered-wood furnishings, gaucho-style steak knife sets, and leather handbags. d Map K3 • Pasaje Russell 5009 • 4832- 3285 • Open 11am–8pm daily £ Casa López For many porteñas, Casa López is the only choice for a proper leather handbag. Elegant, handmade designs are offered in a wide variety of styles. Three doors down, at 658, you can find equally luxurious leather fashions, from skirt-jacket combos to full-length coats. d Map Q5 • Calle Marcelo T. de Alvear 640 • 4311-3044 • Open 9am–8pm daily $ Plata Lappas Visit Plata Lappas for its exquisite silver pieces, particularly champagne sets and pitchers, plus bone china and silver-embellished longhorn-cattle drinking gourds. d Map Q5 • Calle Florida 740 • 4325-9568 • Open 9am–8pm Mon–Fri; 8:30am–1pm Sat % El Boyero This smartly stocked shop carries Los Robles hide bags and accessories, in addition to crafted gaucho knives, leather wine-bottle harnesses, and satchels. d Map Q5 • Calle Florida 953 • 4312-3564 • Open 9am–8:30pm Mon–Sat Joyería Paula ^ Levy/Viviana Local craft item on Carriquiry sale in Kelly’s This shared jeweler’s space showcases avant-garde silversmithing. Reasonably priced women’s necklaces, bracelets, and pendants take on a daring, truly one-of-a-kind form in the artists’ workshop upstairs. d Map Q5 • Galerías Larreta, Calle Florida 971 • 4312-7522 • Open 10:30am– 8pm Mon–Fri; 11am–4pm Sat Joyería Paula Levy/Viviana Carriquiry
La Vitrina & Check La Vitrina before other Retiro artisan shops as some real bargains can be had at this no-frills emporium, particularly on woven wall hangings and children’s clothing. d Map Q5 • Calle Marcelo T. de Alvear 566 • 4313- 7488 • Open 10:30am–6:30pm daily * Estación Sur Whether it is silver candlesticks, wooden figurines, or wide-brim leather hats, Estación Sur does them all well, with 300 Argentinian artisans’ wares spread over its three levels. The leather, handmade horse saddles are exquisite. d Map Q5 • Calle Florida 680 • 4328-7189 • Open 9am– 10pm Mon–Sat; 10:30am–10pm Sun ( Ramos Generales Ramos Generales has the most carefully selected artisangoods inventories in the city. Visit for rich leathers, alpacawool sweaters, and hats in leather and traditional gaucho felt. d Map Q5 • Galerías Larreta, Calle Florida 971 • Open 10am–6pm Mon–Sat ) Joyería Isaac Katz A belt at Ramos Generales Isaac Katz works wonders with semi-precious stones, soldering them onto silver rings and into delicate pendants. His wife’s contemporary women’s clothing line, in the same space, is worth a browse, too. d Map K3 • Pasaje Russell 5027 • 4833-7165 • Open 10am–8pm Mon–Sat Top 10 Shopping Centers ! Galerías Pacífico Fulfills all domestic luxury brand shopping needs. d Map Q5 • Linea B Florida 61-62 & 93 Abasto Shopping @ Houses 230 brands, a 12-screen megaplex, a huge food court, and an amusement park. d Map L6 • Avda. Corrientes 3247 • 4959-3400 £ AltoPalermo This is Buenos Aires’ most fashionable place to shop. d Map M4 • Avda. Santa Fe 3253 • 5777-8000 $ Buenos Aires Design A super emporium of high-end housewares. d Map N3 • Cnr Avda. Pueyrredón & Calle Azcuenaga • 5777-6000 % La Rural Seek this out for quality gaucho silver knives and leather saddle bags (see p88). Galería Bond Street ^ Three levels of skateboard clothing, tattoo and piercing studios, and nightclub-gear shops. d Map N5 • Avda. Santa Fe 1670 Patio Bullrich & The city’s poshest shopping inhabits circa-1860 horse stalls. d Map P4 • Avda. del Libertador 750 • 4814-7400 * Paseo Alcorta Four levels of national brands. d Map M2 • Calle Salguero 3172 • 5777-6500 ( Galería Güemes Home to Piazzolla Tango (see p27), this arcade exudes porteño elegance. d Map Q6 • Calle Florida 165 • 4331-3041 ) Galería 5ta Avenida Buy second-hand vintage clothes and leather-wear here. d Map P5 • Avda. Santa Fe 1270 • 4816-0451 Share your travel recommendations on traveldk.com Buenos Aires’ Top 10 39
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Left Casa López Center Plata Lappas shop sign Right El Boyero<br />
Argentinian Artisan Stores<br />
! Kelly’s<br />
In its 50-plus years, this<br />
spacious Retiro artisan shop has<br />
rescued many visitors from<br />
returning home empty-handed.<br />
Wares include indigenous-crafted<br />
leather items and paintings<br />
inspired by the Pampas, but<br />
Kelly’s is best for maté<br />
shoppers, with styles and<br />
shapes at every price<br />
point. d Map Q5 • Calle<br />
Paraguay 521 • 4311-5712<br />
• Open <strong>10</strong>am–8pm Mon–Fri;<br />
<strong>10</strong>am–3pm Sat<br />
@ Mission<br />
Resisting the<br />
encroachment of Plaza<br />
Serrano’s fashionable<br />
boutiques and fusion<br />
restaurants, Mission is pure<br />
Pampa. Patchwork cowhide<br />
rugs can be custom<br />
ordered, and the shop<br />
also stocks weathered-wood<br />
furnishings, gaucho-style steak<br />
knife sets, and leather handbags.<br />
d Map K3 • Pasaje Russell 5009 • 4832-<br />
3285 • Open 11am–8pm daily<br />
£ Casa López<br />
For many porteñas, Casa<br />
López is the only choice for a<br />
proper leather handbag. Elegant,<br />
handmade designs are offered in<br />
a wide variety of styles. Three<br />
doors down, at 658, you can find<br />
equally luxurious leather<br />
fashions, from skirt-jacket<br />
combos to full-length coats.<br />
d Map Q5 • Calle Marcelo T. de Alvear<br />
640 • 4311-3044 • Open 9am–8pm daily<br />
$ Plata Lappas<br />
Visit Plata Lappas for<br />
its exquisite silver pieces,<br />
particularly champagne sets and<br />
pitchers, plus bone china and<br />
silver-embellished longhorn-cattle<br />
drinking gourds. d Map Q5 • Calle<br />
Florida 740 • 4325-9568 • Open 9am–8pm<br />
Mon–Fri; 8:30am–1pm Sat<br />
% El Boyero<br />
This smartly stocked<br />
shop carries Los Robles<br />
hide bags and accessories,<br />
in addition to crafted<br />
gaucho knives, leather<br />
wine-bottle harnesses,<br />
and satchels. d Map Q5<br />
• Calle Florida 953 • 4312-3564<br />
• Open 9am–8:30pm Mon–Sat<br />
Joyería Paula ^ Levy/Viviana<br />
Local craft item on Carriquiry<br />
sale in Kelly’s<br />
This shared jeweler’s<br />
space showcases avant-garde<br />
silversmithing. Reasonably priced<br />
women’s necklaces, bracelets,<br />
and pendants take on a daring,<br />
truly one-of-a-kind form in the<br />
artists’ workshop upstairs.<br />
d Map Q5 • Galerías Larreta, Calle<br />
Florida 971 • 4312-7522 • Open <strong>10</strong>:30am–<br />
8pm Mon–Fri; 11am–4pm Sat<br />
Joyería Paula Levy/Viviana Carriquiry
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