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Buenos Aires, Argentina > Buenos Aires restaurants > Casona del Teatro Casona del TeatroAve. Corrientes 1975 (@ Ayacucho) ; Tel. +(011.54.11) 4373.0805
Casano del Teatro is a café in the middle of Buenos Aires’s theater district along Avenida Corrientes. This is the city’s answer to New York’s Broadway or London’s West End, and as such it’s no surprise that Casano del Teatro is not only a coffee shop but also a bookshop for plays in Spanish, open every day between 4pm and 9pm, or that there’s a large theatre on the premises as well as a smaller stage in the coffee shop itself. The décor is typical of the classic Argentinean confiteria, with plenty of wood paneling, robust columns and paintings in heavy, gilded frames. The space is quite small and the atmosphere relaxed, making Casano del Teatro a great little place to drop by for the local coffee time, around 5pm. In addition to coffees and sandwiches, priced around $5AR, there are also beers including Heineken, Quilmesand Corrona for $5AR per bottle, and cocktails between $12AR and $17AR. Bottles on the 100% Argentinean wine list are between $12AR and $50AR. There are frequent performances on the café’s small stage, including tango, folkloric and, of course, theater. Casano del Teatro is ideal for casual tourists hoping to stumble upon some Argentinean theatre culture. —Casona del Teatro review by Johan Jensen
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