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Tres Monos

Buenos Aires

• The Best Bar in South America 2024, sponsored by Scrappy's Bitters

Neon lights illuminate the dark bar here while graffiti scrawls come screaming to life against a rock soundtrack with a vibe that smacks of a punk-spiked party. There can be no mistaking the renegade drinking den of Buenos Aires’ Tres Monos, which, at first sight, is all chest-beating gorilla attitude however, on second glance is really a kindly bonobo primate promoting a sustainable mission bursting with Argentinian identity.

Besides innovating with their own spirits including sake and bourbon-style whiskey made with local grains, the monos themselves – Charly Aguinsky, Sebastián Atienza and Gus Vocke – also produce wines, including sauvignon blanc and pét-nat sparklers, and the team only sources strictly Argentinian ingredients. A current favourite on the seasonal cocktail menu is Vuelta Nah Manzana, made with the house whiskey, homemade loquat liqueur and fresh green apple juice. In the past year, the team expanded the compact corner bar to include El Garage, a more spacious but equally dark den next door.

In 2023 the bar took home the Michter’s Art of Hospitality Award as testament to its outstanding service and opened La Escuelita hospitality school in a former shantytown.

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