{"id":371690,"date":"2019-02-05T11:10:07","date_gmt":"2019-02-05T10:10:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/doogreporter.com\/the-beginning-of-every-return-to-buenos-aires\/"},"modified":"2024-12-30T11:48:35","modified_gmt":"2024-12-30T10:48:35","slug":"the-beginning-of-every-return-to-buenos-aires","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doogreporter.com\/en\/the-beginning-of-every-return-to-buenos-aires\/","title":{"rendered":"The beginning of every return to Buenos Aires"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Empanadas in Buenos Aires are like farinata in Genoa: you find them everywhere, and they all look the same. Same shape, same colour, and similar fillings. But after a while, having become familiar with it, one begins to understand the differences and to choose their favourite corner.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We discovered <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.it\/maps\/@-34.615862,-58.3731382,3a,75y,287h,82.56t\/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sHAh68CCPK5vpErX_0uafFw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"la cucina di Sebastian (apre in una nuova scheda)\">Sebastian&#8217;s<\/a> almost by chance. We decided to go to San Telmo from Plaza de Mayo on foot. Quite a long walk in the summer heat of a <em>porte\u00f1o<\/em> March, but the city charm won out over the speed of the <em>recorridos<\/em> &#8211; the city buses. Getting around the streets of Buenos Aires is easy. The city follows a regular plan called <em>quadras<\/em> &#8211; the Argentine equivalent of the US blocks &#8211; where streets form 90-degree angles and regular square blocks. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We left the view of the balcony where Evita Peron made her speech to the nation, and we took avenida Bolivar, heading south.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another characteristic of Buenos Aires is the length of its streets, especially the <em>avenidas<\/em>. Avenida Rivadavia, at almost 25 kilometres, is said to be one of the longest roads in the world. Bolivar, our <em>calle<\/em>, is not so long but defends itself well, passing through the <em>barrios<\/em> Monserrat, San Telmo and Barracas. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Just before the Bolivar y Chile crossroads &#8211; here, directions are given by pointing to the intersection &#8211; we notice a colourful but somewhat crumpled sign with decorations that refer to some prints of the melancholic Buenos Aires oozing smoke and tango. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We arrived in front of a shop window that, at first sight, went unnoticed. No doubt it witnessed better times. We entered, driven by a decadent curiosity. The ambience was small and lived-in: a few stools, a counter, a fridge and a range of fragrant empanadas &#8211; <em>carne picada<\/em> (i.e. minced meat), Roquefort y queso, vegetables, chicken. The best so far. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And from that day on, a trip to Sebastian&#8217;s marks the beginning of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/doogreporter.com\/en\/academy\/buenos-aires-streets\/\" data-type=\"academy\" data-id=\"25813\">every return to Buenos Aires<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Empanadas in Buenos Aires are like farinata in Genoa: you find them everywhere, and they all look the same. 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