What a wonderful place. Located just a few feet away from the Alvear Palace, this delightful…read morechocolate purveyor is a wonderful treat. The staff is just marvelous and the hand crafted treats make my wife swoon. We thoroughly enjoyed the variety of the wonderful chocolates and being close to Easter, they had a bunch of chocolate bunnies and some awesome chocolate eggs filed with all kinds of surprises. They also have some amazing flavors like Rose water, cardamom and I think aardvark as well. Haha. We got several assortments, some to sample, some for the folks back home. Everyone who got the gift when we got home simply marveled at how beautiful the various chocolates were presented as well as how wonderfully surprising the unusual flavors were. They are expensive for sure, but for a special gift or a real taste of handcrafted Argentina, you cannot do better.

So rude!!!! beyond rude, beyond slow, beyond dumb. We asked the waitress to take our order and she…read morecontinued to ignore us and take other customers that came in after us. Very incompetent and beyond rude service. If you don't mind to be treated like garbage while drinking coffee this is the place for you. The owner should fire all current employees and bring new ones on board. This is not the first time I have had such a bad experience here. Never coming back. So rude

Urbane small shop with nicely presented products. Fortunately, they are astute and have not crowded…read morethe displays with other products, such as marmalades, candy, etc. They stick to their chocolate and that's perfect. Individual chocolates, which are fabulous, can be boxed. The packaging is elegant and sophisticated; reeks of good taste. (Pardon the pun.) They are also smart to have some chocolates available to sample. I would have given them 5 stars, but there are some changes/improvements that need to be made: 1. They don't display prices on anything. Being from the U.S., I am accustomed to seeing prices on all merchandise, whether it's a bag of peanuts or a Tesla model S. Otherwise, there is an undertone that makes you feel that the clerk could quote whatever price she wants and then can pocket the difference. Possible? Certainly. Likely? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ But that left me with a bad taste in my mouth. Sorry. For the lopsided pun, that is. 2. Additionally, the lack of prices requires one to inquire about every single thing. By the time you have asked the price of 4 items, you no longer remember the price of the first. Frustrating. 3. Chocolates should also be accompanied by a description; just 2-3 words would help. You have to point to every single option and ask what it is. By the time she has explained the fourth or fifth chocolate, you no longer remember what the first one was. And there are many more to go ... a needlessly frustrating and confusing situation. The first time we visited and went through this procedure, we left without buying anything. We returned last week only because a friend recommended them as being a favorite of another friend for whom we needed to buy a gift.

From the owner: Pasión por el chocolate convertida en celebración y arte. La transmisión amorosa y cuidadosa de las…read moremás nobles tradiciones europeas y americanas devienen en alquimia entre inspiración, vanguardia y respeto ancestral por las materias primas . Desde finales del siglo XIX, muchos europeos (españoles, italianos, alemanes) llegaron a la Argentina intentando escapar y olvidar las guerras. Pero nunca olvidaron su oficio, su saber... En 1936, Robert Baer envía a su hijo Gustav Hermann a estudiar a la Escuela de Pasteleros de Suiza. El destino quiere que Don Gustavo, aquel muchacho alemán, llegue a la Argentina, donde consigue alquilar media mesa de mármol y elabora exquisitos mazapanes de almendra. A los mazapanes los siguen luego algunos bombones y finalmente una gran chocolatería... Varias décadas después, Don Gustavo envía a su vez a su hijo Claudio a formarse en la Escuela de Chocolateros de Solingen y luego en Berlín, bajo el ala de la familia de Ulrich Spengler, amigo de Don Gustavo y propietario de Sawade, la fábrica que -literalmente- proveía de trufas al emperador Guillermo I. En 1991, Claudio Baer transforma su taller especializado en trufas en... El Viejo Oso

We went to the elite Chocolate Shop in the Recoleta neighborhood of Bueno Aires. It came highly…read morerecommended from a friend from Buenos Aires. We wandered in and the lady there was so nice and helpful despite the fact that she spoke no english and I could only use my broken spanish! She gave us samples that definitely clinched the sale. Basically whatever we tasted we bought. Also we had already figured out the kinds of chocolate in spanish and were able to look at the labels to understand the flavors, etc. Delicious chocolate. Great gifts! All made locally in Argentina!

One of the popular ice cream places in Argentina for a reason. Yummy flavors that you can mix and…read morematch! The small cup gets you 2 nice size scoops. They also have delicious chocolates that you can shop for. I only got to try the alfajor- it was amazing! The line can get pretty long but it moves quickly so you won't be waiting long. We were able to grab a seat out side and enjoy our ice cream. I was told there's also seating on an upper level but didn't get the chance to check it out.

A solid choice for any time of the day! In addition to their…read morefamous chocolate and ice cream, their signature coffee options are really good and reasonably priced.