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I went to the Plaza Dorrego for their Open Street Fair on the very first day I arrived in Buenos Aires. Since then, I stopped by this touristy neighborhood once in a while, as there were many nice restaurants and antique shops around the Plaza.

Returned to watch El Indio performing Tango.

I kept returning to this parrilla, after being first introduced to by Damian. Good value.

I brought Henry here for the "Moo."

I introduced Henry to some interesting but tacky pubs.

We rested our feet at this nice and old pub which was restored to resemble its past elegance. There were the original tea cabinets, wine racks (with very old bottles), and even a wine cellar on the mezzanine floor accessible by a narrow cast iron catwalk.

Afterwards, Henry and I visited a lot of the art shops and antique shops. It was interesting to experience the contrast of the merchandize displayed in these antique shops vs. the "antiques" at the street fairs just outside the shops. At the street fairs, the merchandize were more like art and crafts, or second hand give-aways (a.k.a. junks), while the shops held very high standard of what they sell.


Some shops sold typical antique items from jewerly to silverware (here I was with the enamel and sterling ladies' grooming set from England)...	to antique furnitures (this one was so well decorated that it deserves to be published on the front page of the Architectural Digest Magazine)...	to beautifully restored antique attires. I know a Dutch milonguera who frequented these shops for her dance outfis, handbags & accessories.
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