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Bar Sur
For a very intimate tango show, Bar Sur is the place. There are only a dozen tables in the dimly lit room and the dancers do a good job of not knocking over your drink with their high leg kicks - the appreciative crowd comes here to see dancing free of the usual 'tourist show' feel.
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Clásica y Moderna
This eclectic multi-espacio is a cafe, bar, eatery, art space, bookstore and music venue in one. It sees an arty, intellectual crowd lining up on live music nights (usually jazz) and packing the place for poetry readings.
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Club del Vino
This elegant spot, reminiscent of a small winery, is prettily lit up with fairy lights from the outside. Inside there's a good restaurant, a pleasant fountain courtyard, an intimate theater that seats about 100, and a tiny so-called 'wine museum.' Live jazz combos (along with tango, folk, blues and even flamenco) regularly play here.
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Confitería Ideal
While you can have coffee and cake in the grand old cafe downstairs, most people come for the tango lessons and milongas (social dances) in the atmospheric dance hall upstairs.
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El Balcón
This lively bar overlooking Plaza Dorrego hosts live music (anything from pub rock to folk music) and tango shows. While you can walk in off the street most nights, book a table for Sunday evenings when it gets packed with the market crowd.
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El Querandí
El Querandí's elegant restaurant is completely blackened for their nightly tango shows. These are stylish, slick, sexy, and professional. And very popular - bookings are essential.
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La Peña del Colorado
This lively venue - which many porteños swear is the best peña (community venue where folk music is performed in a casual environment) in the city - packs in the punters for the live folkórica shows on Friday and Saturday night, and more spontaneous singing and strumming on other nights. There are decent northern Argentine dishes and if you haven't tried mate yet, here's your chance.
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La Trastienda
This serious live music venue hosts some of Latin America's best bands and the occasional international act, everything from indie pop and rock to jazz and blues, and everyone from Café Tacuba to Kevin Johansen and the Nada. The stage is low and the space is fairly intimate, holding up to 1000 standing plus another 350 in seats upstairs.
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Nd/Ateneo
This gorgeous old theater hosts the Buenos Aires International Jazz Festival, tango legends, folk musicians and occasional film screenings. The atmosphere is hard to beat.
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Niceto Club
One of BA's hottest clubs, the Niceto offers up something for everyone from Wednesday through Saturday. There's Thursday night's outrageous gay 'Club 69' night, with debauched drag shows; international A-list DJs of every musical persuasion, and live music from reggae to The Buzzcocks!
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Notorious
It's hard to go wrong at Notorious. One of BA's premier jazz venues, it boasts intimacy, a multigenerational crowd and superb nightly performances. There's not a bad seat in the house, but reserve a table to get up close. Dinner, drinks and desserts are optional at an additional, reasonable charge.
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Salon Canning
A traditional dance hall ambiance makes this a memorable spot for learning the tango, and joining the milongas (social dances) that follow. But what really sets Salon Canning apart from other milongas is its young local crowd of tangueros who come for Omar Viola's tango events, featuring tango DJs, live music, singers and dancers.
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Teatro Astral
From highly produced tango productions such as Diego Romay's Tanguera to over-the-top musicals, Teatro Astral is a great place for non-Spanish speakers to catch a show that's high on spectacle and low on language. They also present children's shows.
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Teatro Gran Rex
This elegant theater with comfy seats is ideal for music performances you want to watch sitting down, and sees everyone performing here from Marisa Monte to Caetano Veloso. We like the mezzanine level ( super pullman ) although the stalls ( platea ) are also good. Avoid the cheap sets in the dress circle ( pullman ) as the sound is awful.
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Thelonious Club
Listen to superb live jazz and DJs while sipping lethal cocktails at this intimate bar, which magically manages to have a laidback boho vibe while being super-stylish at the same time.
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