The bars used to be those caf\u00e9s where the habitu\u00e9s<\/em> of the area would stop by; where they would play billiards, cards or dice; the ones in downtown that would open all night, or those remembered for the stunning women seen in them.<\/p>\n Rituals are still practiced<\/strong>: billiards players still gather to play; coffee is still the beginning of a shared ceremony, and some guitars are played all night long in these old structures.<\/p>\n Only a few still resist modernity\u2019s everyday strikes, keeping their customs among the signs of the past. They are the \u201cBares Notables\u201d<\/strong> (remarkable Bars), declared Cultural Heritage<\/strong> by the city authorities, due to their historical and cultural relevance, as well as their architectural features and age.<\/p>\n Each has its own characteristics<\/strong>: billiards, clubs or small bars with long counters that keep the white cups, the transparent sugar bowls and the sandwich trays with bell-like tops. On the other hand, a few sophisticated caf\u00e9s keep signs of past times, like stained glass or marble structures, original furniture, and objects from the Belle \u00c9poque<\/em><\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n Each has stories to tell about real events or myths; they even hatch forthcoming mysteries… in the midst of soccer talks, discussions on tango or on chicks, yesterday and today\u2019s neighbourhood, between Borges and Gardel, there is always a spare table awaiting for you.<\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It is feasible to gasp Buenos Aires’ city life through the history of its bars. In the bars is where the identity of Buenos Aires lies. Each bar has its own profile and bears its own load of remembrances and memories. They imply a past full of political rebellions, intellectual clarity, everlasting nights of tango,… Read on<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[279],"tags":[50],"class_list":{"0":"post-7560","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-buenos-aires","7":"tag-enhomecat"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patagonia-argentina.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7560","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patagonia-argentina.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patagonia-argentina.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patagonia-argentina.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patagonia-argentina.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7560"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.patagonia-argentina.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7560\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8942,"href":"https:\/\/www.patagonia-argentina.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7560\/revisions\/8942"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patagonia-argentina.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7560"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patagonia-argentina.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7560"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patagonia-argentina.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7560"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}National celebrities<\/strong>, either politicians, artists, intellectuals or sports people have stopped by. In every bar personal exploits are told; a piece of History, comradeship and unforgettable meetings are held there.<\/p>\n