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Cafés in Colegiales & Chacarita

Low houses around Federico Lacroze and Jorge Newbery, roasters on Teodoro García and Fraga.

Photo: Andres Alaniz, Pexels License

Both barrios take their names from Jesuit farmland. Chacarita comes from an old word for a small farm, and its land passed to the Crown after the Jesuits were expelled in 1767; Colegiales was once Chacarita de los Colegiales, where the order brought its students on retreat.12 Colegiales is mostly residential, with houses of up to three stories and taller buildings toward Avenida Cabildo.2

Sprudge's 2025 guide names Chacarita and Colegiales, with Palermo and Villa Crespo, as the districts for specialty coffee.3 The barrios also keep three bares notables: Bar Conde, Ocho Esquinas at Avenida Forest 1186, and the Museo Fotográfico Simik on Avenida Federico Lacroze.4

Local tip: Café Palacio's photo exhibitions open on the first Wednesday of each month, and you can walk in to see the camera collection without ordering.

At a glance

62Cafés listed
12With opening hours
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  • Opens earliest: Bar Conde, from 07:00 (Mon–Sat 07:00–21:00 · Sun Closed).
  • Closes latest: La balada cafe-bar, until 01:00 (Mon 08:00–20:00 · Tue Closed · Wed–Thu 08:00–20:00 · Fri 08:00–01:00 · Sat 09:00–01:00 · Sun 09:00–20:00).
  • Most listed streets: Guevara (2).
  • Most common features: wi-fi (16%), outdoor seating (11%), takeaway (5%).

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  • Mon 12:30–20:00 · Tue–Fri 08:30–20:00 · Sat–Sun 09:30–20:00
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Getting to Colegiales and Chacarita

Line B's Federico Lacroze station belongs to the line's first section, opened on 17 October 1930; the line now continues to Juan Manuel de Rosas, reached in 2013.5 Federico Lacroze is also a commuter rail terminal, and the Urquiza and San Martín lines cross Chacarita.1 Colegiales has its own station on the Mitre line.2

The cemetery, the flea market and Plaza Mafalda

Chacarita Cemetery, at 95 hectares the largest in the city, was created after the yellow fever epidemic of 1871 overwhelmed the older burial grounds.6 Carlos Gardel's tomb is one of the best known, and Gustavo Cerati of Soda Stereo has a mausoleum there.61 Avenida Jorge Newbery is the only route hearses may take to it.1

In Colegiales, the old Dorrego farmers' market at Avenidas Álvarez Thomas and Dorrego closed in 1988 and became the Mercado de Pulgas, a large flea market the city renovated and reopened in 2011.2 Plaza Mafalda has playful artwork donated by Quino, the cartoonist who drew Mafalda.2

Bar Conde and the café with a photo museum

Bar Conde, which the city catalogs at Avenida Federico Lacroze 3193, opens Monday to Saturday 07:00–21:00.4 Café Palacio, at the corner of Federico Lacroze and Fraga, has housed the Museo Fotográfico Simik since Alejandro Simik founded it in 2001.7 Its collection of more than 20,000 photographs is shown in rotation, exhibitions open on the first Wednesday of each month, and visitors need neither a ticket nor an order.7

The café takes its name from Palacio, the home village of its first owner, the Spaniard Valeriano Sierra.7 El Gallego, farther along at Federico Lacroze 4185, opens Monday to Saturday at 07:00.

Roasters on Teodoro García, Fraga and Guevara

Tres, at Teodoro García 2806, roasts its beans on site and is known for an espresso tiramisú; it opens Monday to Saturday 08:00–20:00.8 Hobby has a Chacarita branch at Guevara 91, and La Kitchen, at Roseti 1360, pairs pour-overs and cold brew with carrot cake and cinnamon rolls.8

Blanca Studio, at Avenida Álvarez Thomas 758, seats about eight, roasts its own coffee and asks guests to ring a bell to enter; laptops are not allowed.38 Cuervo's Chacarita branch on Avenida Jorge Newbery, open Tuesday to Sunday 08:00–20:00, has its roaster on view.8 On Avenida Forest, Café del Ciclista (455) opens daily 09:00–18:00.

Sources

  1. Chacarita, Buenos Aires, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  2. Colegiales, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  3. The Sprudge Guide To Coffee In Buenos Aires, Sprudge (November 17, 2025), accessed October 2026
  4. Bares Notables de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires, consolidado 2025 (anexo IF-2026-10314379-GCABA-DGPMYCH), Ministerio de Cultura, Ciudad de Buenos Aires (February 26, 2026), accessed October 2026
  5. Line B (Buenos Aires Underground), Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  6. Cementerio de la Chacarita, Wikipedia (Spanish), accessed October 2026
  7. Bar Palacio, Turismo Buenos Aires, Gobierno de la Ciudad, accessed October 2026
  8. The best specialty coffee shops in Buenos Aires, Time Out Buenos Aires (October 1, 2025), accessed October 2026
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FAQ

Colegiales & Chacarita cafés: questions

What is the Museo Fotográfico Simik in Chacarita, Buenos Aires?

It is a photography museum inside Café Palacio, at the corner of Avenida Federico Lacroze and Fraga, founded by Alejandro Simik in 2001. Its more than 20,000 photographs are shown in rotation, exhibitions open on the first Wednesday of each month, and entry needs neither a ticket nor an order. It is one of the city's bares notables.

How do you get to Colegiales and Chacarita in Buenos Aires?

Line B's Federico Lacroze station, part of the line's first section opened in October 1930, serves Chacarita, and Federico Lacroze is also a commuter rail terminal. The Urquiza and San Martín rail lines cross Chacarita, and Colegiales has its own station on the Mitre line.

Where are the specialty cafés in Colegiales and Chacarita, Buenos Aires?

Tres, at Teodoro García 2806, roasts on site and opens Monday to Saturday 08:00–20:00. Hobby is at Guevara 91, La Kitchen at Roseti 1360, and Cuervo's branch on Avenida Jorge Newbery has its roaster on view. Blanca Studio, at Avenida Álvarez Thomas 758, seats about eight and does not allow laptops.

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