Buenos Aires/Outskirts

The less touristy communes 3 to 15 of Buenos Aires are summarized in Outskirts.

Barrios
These are a few of the noteworthy neighborhoods in the outskirts of Buenos Aires.

Belgrano is one of the more interesting neighborhoods in this part of the city. It's a residential and peaceful neighborhood with silent streets that lead to different shops, restaurants, architectural relics, and large green spaces. Belgrano is one of the most distinguished districts, and it's ideal for day walks along the wooded tile sidewalks.

Almagro is an original middle-class neighborhood, not catered for tourists, Almagro is a barrio in the very center of the capital, with cheap empanadas, Chinese supermarkets, and greengrocer's, the smell of grilled meat from plentiful parillas, and a very big circular park that transforms into a market on Sundays.

One of the main Tango and historical spots in the city, the streets of Boedo offer to native and tourist public a huge variety of cafes in the best “porteño” style, cultural centers, Tango houses, libraries, theaters, nice pubs, and restaurants. Places that please people from all ages and tastes.

An average, middle-class neighborhood, the barrio of Caballito has plentiful amenities, spacious parks, and a good selection of shops. On the other hand, there are cluterred, very busy, and unpredictable areas of Caballito that should require more thought for the average travellers to go there. Overall, it is a pleasant residential and commercial hub.

A large immigrant population, mainly from Argentina's neighbors Bolivia and Paraguay, lives in Once (which is part of the neighborhood of Balvanera). The streets are always busy with people, markets, and outdoor vendors.

Urquiza is between the barrios of Villa Pueyrredón, Belgrano, Villa Ortúzar, Coghlan, Saavedra, and Agronomía. It is a residential neighborhood of both old houses and apartment buildings, quiet streets, and a few fast-traffic, crowded avenues. It has several parks that make it very pleasant. It is not uncommon to see neighbors talking to each other, comfortably sitting on their chairs on the sidewalk. It is also home of several institutions of importance to the Buenos Aires culture, such as the tango and milonga ballrooms Sunderland and Club Sin Rumbo, and Club Pinocho.

Get in
The outskirts of Buenos Aires are partly connected to the city center via subte. The bus network is dense though. Another option is to hail a taxi.

Once
The Once neighborhood, home to a large immigrant population (mainly from Argentina's neighbors Bolivia and Paraguay), includes many cheap shopping streets
 * Lavalle street has lots of shops for fabrics, and also for costumes.
 * Paso street for clothes shopping of any kind.
 * Azcuenga street has Chinese wholesale shops, selling everything from plastic flowers to kitchen knives. Ask first for "compra minima" the minimum amount they accept to sell.
 * Belgrano avenue has furniture shops and carpets. Ranges from cheap plywood to expensive Luoise XV chairs.
 * Pueyrredón The block of Pueyrredón avenue across Plaza Once features a busy bazaar-like commercial area known as La Recova.
 * Spinetto Shopping Founded as a city market in 1894 selling fruits and vegetables until the 1980s. Afterwards became a mall with a supermarket belonging to El hogar Obrero, a consumer coop that was at the time the biggest in South America. After going bankrupt it was sold and now belongs to the COTO branch of supermarkets. Only a shadow of better times, it still has cinemas, bowling and food court.

Go next
Back to the north, centro, or south of the city, or head north to Tigre and the Paraná Delta.