Paris of South America
Steak-and-malbec dinners at midnight, tango in San Telmo, and neighborhoods from Belle Époque Recoleta to graffiti-rich Palermo — Latin America's most European capital.




Subte (metro) is cheap; walkable in Palermo and Recoleta.
Use "blue dollar" exchange rate — sometimes 2x official rate.
Safe in tourist areas; watch pickpockets on buses.
Palermo Soho bars; clubs start at 2am; milonga dance halls.