Varela Varelita — Restaurant in Autonomous City of Buenos Aires

I recently moved to Buenos Aires and learned about this café (or bar, as the locals call it!) by chance, and am grateful I did. This is a truly authentic Buenos Aires café that takes you back in time to when Carlos Gardel would drink coffee by a table near the window and write music, or Julio Cortazar would spend lazy afternoons sipping an espresso and writing poetry. Coming from New York, where a coffee shop must be cute and trendy with plants and quirky decor everywhere, yet the espresso leaves much to be desired and the customers are only ordering coffee to post on their Instagram story, this unpretentious cafe with fantastic coffee, extremely kind and relaxed service (and amazing milanesa!) is a breath of fresh air.

You will mostly find locals here, reading a book or paper, having a lunch date with a friend or working solo on their laptop and ignoring everyone around them. The fact that mostly regulars and people that live in the neighborhood come here proves how great this place is in my opinion, and exactly why every tourist should stop by and check it out for themselves.

If you want a typical "American" tourist experience, just go to Starbucks. (Why even come to Buenos Aires ??) But if you want a REAL Buenos Aires experience, come to Varela Varelita. You...

Varela Varelita represents the typical Argentine local bar. What we would call in Spanish 'Café de barrio'. Well outside the tourist path, it provides an authentic experience. The food is basic and not very tasty and the coffee is below European standard. However, Varal Varelita is a good place to taste some the local favourite alcoholic beverages: Fernet with cola, Cinzano and of course, 'Quilmes' beer. Cheers!

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This is the place to go if you want to eat like a local. Unpretentious, with reliably tasty (and affordable) food. It became our favorite spot for coffee & croissants, reading a book and just relaxing. Their tostadas, empanadas and Milanese (schnitzel) sandwich were excellent too.

Ajshalyn (spelling?) went out of her way to make us feel welcome. She even greeted us by name on our 2nd (of 5) visits over our 2-week stay in Buenos Aires.

If you like friendly, relaxed...