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Wine and Food the western edge of the capital
The boom in delis and wine is the Feria de Mataderos (see
stores is relatively new, pushed p120). At this bustling gaucho-
on by the increasing number themed flea market, look out
of wealthy tourists in the city for works by Florencio Molina
looking for good wines and Campos, the country’s best-
local products. Travelers not known cartoonist. His excellent
bound for the Mendoza region sketches for the calendars of
should definitely explore the the Compañia Argentina de
wine shops in the capital. For Alpargatas are collector’s items
personal service, which includes all over the world.
wine tastings, go to Ligier. They
also help with organizing
overseas shipping. Winery is a Shopping Malls
smart wine supermarket with a Buenos Aires’s oldest shopping
range of stock from all regions, Stall in popular flea market, Feria de San center, Patio Bullrich stocks
while Lo de Joaquin Alberdi is Pedro Telmo, San Telmo exclusive designer wear: Dior,
more focused on boutique Markets Versace, and Ralph Lauren, as
vintages from Mendoza. well as beautiful Argentinian
There are panaderías (bakeries) The best handicraft markets couture creations. The grand
throughout the city, and most in Argentina are found in the Galerías Pacífico (see p95) was
high streets have dietéticas (health towns and cities of the interior, renovated in the late 1990s, and
stores) stocking vitamins, whole- especially those where indi- is now a multi tiered emporium
grain biscuits, diet products, and genous and mestizo cultures of high-street fashion outlets,
snacks. Confiterías (large cafés) continue to thrive. For those shoe shops, and gift kioskos.
and bars sell fresh pastries and who are limited to buying in Alto Palermo and the larger,
sand wiches; the latter delicious the capital, the Feria Artesanal more handsome Abasto are
at Pain et Vin. To try the city’s best Plaza Francia is good for bags, good for perfumes and health
medialunas (sweet croissants), mate gear, and jewelry. shops. They also house popu lar
visit Dos Escudos. The larger Feria de San Pedro local chains such as Chocolate
La Casa del Queso stocks Telmo, on Plaza Dorrego, stocks and María Vázquez. Unicenter
mild, milky cheeses and cured tango souve nirs, old vinyl, is a classic US-style mall, with
meats from the provinces as and low-grade antiques. The huge electrical and white goods
well as antipasto, breads, and Mercado de Pulgas is a great stores. Galerías (small malls)
other bites. Valenti also stocks place for a rummage: this huge offer less expen sive clothes and
a good selection of cheese, a warehouse is full of rusty old orna ments, and Galería Bond
range of cured meat and other lamps, brass beds, books, and Street off Santa Fe stocks “goth”
gourmet treats. To try an scratched records. Bargains are and alternative fashionwear.
alfajor, the local cookie, visit available for those furnishing Recoleta is also home to the
Havanna, which has outlets houses or aiming at a retro look new Recoleta Mall, which
all across the city. for a bar or restaurant. Out on overlooks the cemetery.

The spacious and elegant interior of the Patio Bullrich shopping mall

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