Café de los Angelitos Tango Show Buenos Aires: Skip the Line

Dinner, live tango, and a corner of Buenos Aires history: all arranged for you.

Dinner and tango show at Café de los Angelitos in Buenos Aires includes hotel pickup and drop-off, a reserved individual table, and live performance in a venue decorated with 350 historic photographs and built around the intersection of Rivadavia and Rincón, a corner synonymous with tango since the early 20th century. Choose between dinner with the show, show only with drinks, or upgraded wine pairings. The evening lasts about three hours.

Step-by-step itinerary

Dinner and Tango Show at Café de los Angelitos

• Hotel pick up between 8 and 8:30 pm
• Arrive at Café de los Angelitos
• Enjoy dinner with traditional cuisine
• Watch live tango show
• Experience 20th century ambiance and decor
• Return transfer to hotel

The experience

The evening starts with pickup from your hotel between 8 and 8:30 p.m. (or 9:15–9:45 p.m. if you're coming for the show alone). You arrive at Café de los Angelitos on the corner of Rivadavia and Rincón, a room that has been a gathering place for Buenos Aires's writers, politicians, musicians and artists since the early 1900s. The walls carry 350 carefully chosen photographs documenting that history. The stage sits ready for the live accordion and the dancers who will perform through the evening.

If you've booked dinner with the show, the meal comes first: Argentine cuisine in the moderate, elegant setting the café has maintained for decades. The wine options range from standard selections to a Trumpeter upgrade if you want something more specific. Coffee or tea follows. Throughout, the room fills with live tango: the accordion, the dancers, the music that made this corner famous. The show itself is the draw, and the dinner gives you a seat and a table while it unfolds around you, rather than standing room or a distant view.

What separates this from other tango venues in the city is the skip-the-line entry and the guaranteed individual table. You're not queuing at the door or sharing a bench with strangers. The pickup and drop-off mean you don't navigate the address or arrange a taxi home afterward. A guide is available in English, Spanish or Portuguese if you want context, though many travelers come simply to sit, eat, and watch the performance in a space that has watched Buenos Aires change around it for more than a hundred years.

What’s included

• Hotel pickup and drop-off.
• tango show with live accordion.
• individual reserved table.
• dinner with Argentine cuisine (on dinner options).
• wines, soft drinks, coffee and tea (included on all options, with Trumpeter wine upgrade available).
• skip-the-line entry.

Options for this experience

4 options

Show only, with drinks includedGuide in English, Spanish or Portuguese · 22:00Show only with drinks included: pickup between 9:15 and 9:45 pm; includes pickup

Dinner & ShowGuide in English, Spanish or Portuguese · 20:00Standard dinner and show option: pickup between 8:00 and 8:30 pm; includes pickup

Executive dinner and show optionGuide in English, Spanish or Portuguese · 20:00VIP menu, individual table, Trumpeter wines, private car; pickup is included

VIP dinner and show optionGuide in English, Spanish or Portuguese · 20:00VIP dinner and show option: pickup by private car at 8:15 pm; includes pickup

You'll see the exact price of each option when you check availability.See dates and prices

Information

Lasts 3h, runs every day at 20:00 and 22:00, from US$ 115 per person, with a live guide in English, Spanish and Portuguese, in groups of up to 15 and with free cancellation up to 24 h before.

Days and timesEvery dayDepartures at 20:00 and 22:00Another time? ›

GroupUp to 15

Live guideEnglish, Spanish and Portuguese

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup included.

Book up to1h before

AgesAdult (12 and older) · Child (4 to 11 years): free · Infant (under 4): free

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.

Prices and times updated 7 days ago

Good to know

Low physical effortWheelchair accessibleAccessible transport

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Is this one for you?Your table awaits at Café de los Angelitos, a century-old tango landmark where hotel pickup, reserved seating, and show entry are arranged before you arrive. Just show up and experience three hours of live performance and traditional Buenos Aires cuisine in one of the city's most historic rooms.

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Top questions

What languages is the tour guided in?

Live guide in English, Spanish and Portuguese.

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Child (4 to 11 years): free; Infant (under 4): free.

What is Café de los Angelitos and why is this corner of Buenos Aires connected to tango?

Café de los Angelitos sits at the intersection of Rivadavia and Rincón, a corner that became synonymous with tango in the early 20th century. The venue has hosted prominent figures from Argentine culture, politics, sports and the arts for over a century, and its walls display 350 historic photographs documenting that history. The café recreates the atmosphere of that era through its moderate, elegant decoration and live music.

Do I have to book dinner, or can I come just for the tango show?

You can choose show only with drinks included, or pair it with dinner. The dinner-and-show option includes Argentine cuisine, wine or soft drinks, and coffee or tea. If you prefer the show alone, pickup runs between 9:15 and 9:45 p.m. Dinner-and-show pickups are between 8 and 8:30 p.m.

What does the skip-the-line booking actually mean?

Skip-the-line entry means you avoid the queue at the door and go straight to your reserved individual table. You're not standing or sharing bench seating. Your place is held from the moment you arrive.

Is hotel pickup and drop-off included?

Yes, the service includes round-trip transfer between your hotel and Café de los Angelitos. Pickup times depend on which option you choose: 8 to 8:30 p.m. for dinner and show, or 9:15 to 9:45 p.m. for show only.

How long does the whole evening take?

The experience runs about three hours from pickup to drop-off, which includes travel time, dinner (if booked), and the live tango performance.