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Restaurant or café · Buenos Aires

Bar El Hipopótamo

El Hipopótamo

Reviewed by Elena Voss · Roavina Travel Editor

Today
Hours not recorded
Visit duration
1 hour
Accessibility
Not recorded
Price
Not recorded
Standing
Notable · Heritage site
Rank
Rank 2,574 of 4,003

Place details and sources

This place is a Attraction. It carries the Notable Bars heritage designation.

Address
Brasil, 401, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, AR OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
Type of place
Attraction OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
Heritage designation
Notable Bars Wikidata · Checked 2026-09-09

About Bar El Hipopótamo

Bar El Hipopótamo is a historic notable bar in San Telmo, at Brasil 401 beside Parque Lezama. The city government dates the venue to 1909 and notes its former name, La Estrella del Sur. Other factual listings describe Spanish-style bar food, house-made bread, pizza and pasta, plus cured meats and draft cider.

Some details come from search previews and were not checked on the source pages.

Practical details

Phone
+54 11 4300-8450
Full address
Brasil 401, C1154AAE, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Sources

Information collected 2026-09-04

Where it is

Nearby

Within 4 min on foot
  • National Historical Museum 1 hr 30 min
    3 min walk

    National Historical Museum

    • Must see
    • Museum
  • Plazoleta Juan C. Castagnino 1 hour
    3 min walk

    Plazoleta Juan C. Castagnino

    • Notable
    • Nature site
  • Lezama Park 1 hour
    4 min walk

    Lezama Park

    • High
    • Nature site

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Source: OpenStreetMap contributors, Wikidata ·