ALTERNATIVE TANGO SCENE (By Hostel Buenos Aires)

The revival of tango keeps expanding its options in our city. Its tourist potential has built a solid scene between the neighborhoods of Palermo and San Telmo, which receives millions of tourist a year. But, every time an offer consolidates, in parallel, an alternative scene is born. The “tango off circuit”, as some people call it, offers more economic and less commercial options for tango lovers.

In traditional popular neighborhoods, tango spaces reproduce, preserving its mystic and codes while attracting thousands of Porteños whom, by economic or taste reasons, have marginalize themselves from the tango for export. In Neighborhoods as Almagro, Balvanera, the Abasto or Parque Patricios, tango rebirths. Places where tango has always been a way of life, which represent the most genuine tango style.

In different pubs, restaurants or theaters you can enjoy live tango or dance to it. Some of the most renowned underground tango singers wonder around these places that are building their own tango myth. Tourists are welcome in any of these spots, but it’s hard to find a translator, that’s why it’s recommended to go with someone that speaks Spanish.

Some of the most famous places are: Lo de Roberto (331 Bulnes St.), Sanata Bar (3501 Sarmiento St.), the CAFF (764 Sánchez de Bustamante St. ), Bar Musetta (894 Billinghurst St.), La Catedral (4006 Sarmiento St.), La Garufa en el Konex (3131 Sarmiento St.), the Orlando Goñi Theater (2536 Cochabamba St.) and Bar El Chino (3566 Beazley St.), among others.