London City

The ground floor was built by Edwin Merry for the Ortíz Basualdo family in the late 1800s and sold around 1910 to Gath & Chávez, who ran a department store in it. The café has operated in its present form since 28 September 1954. Julio Cortázar used the room in his first novel, Los Premios, and the seat is still pointed out.

Street Address

Avenida de Mayo 599

Website

www.londoncity.com.ar/

Phone Number

+54 11 4342 - 9057;+54 11 4343 - 0328

Category: Food & Drink

Tags: bar-notable, monserrat, 1954, cortazar

Coordinates: -34.6084595, -58.3748309

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

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