Bar de Cao

A San Cristóbal fixture for more than a hundred years, from the era when the Cao brothers lived on the floor above and held their family celebrations downstairs. Regulars still trade stories about el Mingo, the local delinquent who kept a seat at the bar. Doors open at 8am.

Street Address

Avenida Independencia 2400

Opening Hours

8:00+

Website

www.losnotables.com.ar/bar-de-cao/

Category: Food & Drink

Tags: bar-notable, san-cristobal, tango-era, breakfast

Coordinates: -34.6186862, -58.3999166

Part of Buenos Aires bares notables, the cafés the city protects by law

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