Botanical Gardens off Plaza Italia (Subte D Line). A beautiful park in the middle of the city - one of many - with small glass and iron green houses, sectioned off seed depositories and arboretums, turn of the century brick government park buildings, and well-labeled flora in all directions.
San Telmo Sunday Market. The antique stores along Defensa are really fun to dig through, and there are hundreds of people crammed along the cobblestone streets between the gorgeous restored buildings for a good 10-15 blocks. Everything from upscale stores, modern boutiques, street vendors, and just plain fun antiquing, flea market style. Touristy but great, make sure you duck into the covered market off the main street and get a spinach ricotta crepe.
Parks. Go to any park in the city after 5pm and bring Mate. Enough said.
Proa. Beautiful contemporary art museum in La Boca. The shows are interesting and the architecture alone is worth going. Nice rooftop bar overlooking the river, and a great artist library that can suck you in for hours.
Malba. Interesting collection, great Wilfredo Lam and Andy Warhol shows while I was there.
878 (Ocho Siete Ocho) whiskey bar. Although 878 is known for it's near 100 types of different whiskey, the ambiance of the place was by far our favorite. There is the red-lit bar, exposed brick walls on all sides, leather couch seating lounge off to the side, and tables for parties looking to partake in the delicious looking food. Drinks are really good and go for about US$5. The only problem is that there is no dance floor to accompany the continual great tunes that they play.
Club Social, San Telmo. Great drinks, awesome friendly staff, and really good sushi and dinners.
Post Bar. Run of the mill drinks, but great stencils and graffiti on the walls inside and out. On Thursdays they have free pizza with beer on their super-rad rooftop terrace, and there is a small print gallery in the back.
Club Konnex - La Bomba is a 14 piece drum set that plays here each Monday, and the club is in a huge converted warehouse space in Palermo that puts on various shows. Think Maritime (back in the good days). Best place to dance on Monday nights from 8-10pm.
Vegetarian Restaurants (Growing phenomenon in this meat-happy city):
Artemisia - the best (mostly) vegetarian restaurant for affordable prices. Great ambiance, get the Mediterranean starter plate. Love the paper bag menus.
Bio - Delicious, French countryside (clean) style cafe. Good for veggies in a city of meat-eaters, and affordable too.
Casa Felix - by far the best food we've had in Buenos Aires. Diego Felix and his wife invite a small amount of people into their house for a fixed menu every week on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights. They start with a tour of their backyard herb garden (with indigenous Argentine species) and the enchantment lasts through the five unbelievably delicious courses. The dinner is US$40 per person without drinks, which is a steal for the attention and flavors in store.
Streets
Thames - more of the "Palermo Hollywood" style but tons of boutiques and bars
Defensa - antiques, antiques, and beautiful buildings
Recoleta street - fun to look at the window displays in this ridiculously upscale part of town
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