Shopping in Buenos Aires is a true pleasure unmatched elsewhere in South America. The peso is low and the city is packed with innovative design shops, so it is a great place to extend your wardrobe. We have tipped you on the best shops in the hip neighbourhood Palermo. This time we will introduce you to the best shops in the San Telmo district.

San Telmo

Written by Jesper Vestergren Hansen and Mathilde Hvidt

Those high on fashion should also head to San Telmo – as well as antique lovers should. This authentic area is loved by tourists while the porteños as a rule normally hate it. The visitors are attracted to narrow cobbled streets and the rustic houses whereas the inhabitants normally consider this neighbourhood dirty and decayed.