Buenos Aires has its own unique cocktail scene, many dubbing it 'South America's Cocktail Capital' and giving many other international cities a run for their money. Drinking culture in the city, surpasses the standard cocktails you might usually expect. A new generation of bartenders have created delicious new inventions of their own while recovering classic cocktails of the past, adding new ingredients and more detailed elaboration. The locals, known as Porteños, will take a perch on any given street corner to enjoy a drink on the way home each night, with dinner often served at around 10pm, and the drinking going on even later.

It’s impossible to examine the Buenos Aires cocktail scene without mentioning Tato Giovannoni, who is Latin America’s highest acclaimed mixologist - most recently recognised as the 2020 Bartender of the Year by World’s 50 Best Bars. He is the mastermind behind London’s acclaimed Abajo on Great Marlborough Street, and Buenos Aires’ Florería Atlántico, which is dubbed the best bar in Latin America and has claimed number 5 on the world’s best bars list.

Below, he uses his expert opinion to give us his guide to the best bars in Buenos Aires, with each spot carefully handpicked by him.