BUENOS AIRES
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The 15 best tango shows in Buenos Aires, from the grand dinner houses to the smaller halls. What each night includes, what it costs, and where to book.
Piazzolla tango at Buenos Aires’ Galería Güemes with optional dinner, drinks, and a short tango lesson in a smart-casual setting.
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San Telmo tango night at La Ventana: optional wine tasting or tango class, dinner, and a 9:30 show with tango and gauchos.
“Great atmosphere, excellent entertainers, good food, and a delightful enjoyable evening. I hate these minimum character requirements. It makes me want to rethink leaving any comment at all.😒”
Tango Porteño delivers a top Buenos Aires tango night in an Art Deco theater, with optional dinner, assigned seats, live band, and free drinks.
Buenos Aires Astor Piazzolla tango show with live music plus optional 3-course dinner, VIP seating, and skip-the-line entry.
“Absolutely wonderful dancing, singing, and food. It's nothing like watching the show "Dancing with the Stars!" This is the real deal!💃🏼 Language barrier is little tricky, but everything worked out. Very nice place, people, and things to see.”
A 4-hour tango night at Buenos Aires’ Astor Piazzolla Theatre, with optional dinner and transfers, in the elegant General Guemes Gallery.
“50% tango of which 30% traditional and 50% Singing. Dinner was very good .. steak and a bottle of Malbec”
Tango at El Viejo Almacén in San Telmo with pickup, optional 3-course dinner and wine, plus 2 included drinks in about 1h35.
“Friendly staff. Food is amazing. Close to our hotel. Pick up and drop off very easy small group not busy and everyone was helpful in ordering drinks or food”
Enjoy an El Querandí tango show in Buenos Aires’ San Telmo: live bandoneón quartet, passionate dancers, and an optional 3-course dinner.
“Nice to know we could go to the show by taking a rideshare from the port after having dinner on the ship.”
El Viejo Almacén tango show in Buenos Aires with live orchestra, singers including Hugo Marcel, Los Lamas, optional dinner, and downtown pickup.
“The main complaint is that the event was scheduled for 19:00, but the transportation was scheduled for 19:30, and the show ended at 11:30. Bring cash to tip your servers for dinner. The food was delicious, and the performance was fantastic. I would recommend it, but be aware that things may run a bit later…”
Skip-the-line Tango Porteño show-only ticket near the Obelisk. Restored cinema, live orchestra, pro dancers and singers.
“A tango show not to be missed. Professional dancers and singers. Great music. Colourful costumes. Good view of stage.”
Señor Tango in Buenos Aires at the Cathedral of Tango. Optional dinner and wine, plus pickup, for a big 4-hour show.
“One of the worse tango shows in BA. This is a classic tourist trap that does mostly everything besides a good traditional tango . They had some gaucho folk dances instead throughout the show , food and service was sub par , and the parts that did have tango dances were below mediocre . Terrible…”
A polished Buenos Aires tango show at Senor Tango, with optional dinner. Expect big production, strong singers, and lots of energy.
“While we loved the tango dancing the Senor man sang and talked way too much! A bit self indulgent when it’s billed as a tango show. The show started so late and the dinner was mediocre at best”
San Telmo tango show with 2 orchestras, 35 performers, optional 3-course dinner, and drinks at La Ventana.
“We enjoyed the variety of the evening. The tango was fantastic but we also enjoyed the Andean band but the gaucho whirling the Bolas and dancing was amazing. Our waiter was very attentive.”
Tango at Café de los Angelitos in Buenos Aires: 1920s-to-Piazzolla show, live orchestra, optional 3-course dinner, and Downtown transfers.
Tango Porteño near Buenos Aires’ Obelisk: optional tango lesson and 3-course dinner with wine, ending with a live tango spectacle.
“Wonderful show, amazing dancers! I enjoyed it so much and would recommend to anyone visiting Buenos Aires”
Rojo Tango inside Faena Hotel: intimate 100-seat show with top dancers, drinks, and optional 3-course dinner plus private pickup in Buenos Aires.
From the tango halls of San Telmo to the colour of La Boca, the parrillas after dark, and the river delta and pampas just past the city.
