La Cocina de Virrey

La Cocina de Virrey is a restaurant in Comuna 1, Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires. La Cocina de Virrey is situated nearby to the art gallery AMA, as well as near the government office AFIP.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Casa Rosada and Santo Domingo Convent.

Casa Rosada

Government office

Photo: Dragan, CC BY 3.0.

The Casa Rosada, lit. 'the pink house', is the president of the Argentine Republic's official workplace, located in Buenos Aires. The palatial mansion is known officially as Casa de Gobierno. Casa Rosada is situated 650 metres north of La Cocina de Virrey.

Santo Domingo Convent

Church

Photo: Hermann Luyken, CC0.

The Santo Domingo Convent, or Basilic of Our Lady of the Rosary and Convent of Santo Domingo is a convent for Our Lady of the Rosary located in the Monserrat neighborhood of Buenos Aires. Santo Domingo Convent is situated 120 metres northeast of La Cocina de Virrey.

Cabildo of Buenos Aires

Historic building

Photo: Fernando, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Cabildo of Buenos Aires is the public building in the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina, that was used as a seat of the town council during the colonial era and the government house of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata. Cabildo of Buenos Aires is situated 550 metres north of La Cocina de Virrey.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Centro and San Telmo.

Centro

Photo: Roger Schultz, CC BY 2.0.

The center of Buenos Aires has most of the city's attractions, including performances in the Tribunales theater district, the dense downtown area with government buildings, the San Telmo tango scene, and the biggest train station and the general bus station that offers connections to the surrounding provinces and neighboring countries.

San Telmo

Suburb

Photo: Roberto Fiadone, CC BY-SA 4.0.

San Telmo is the oldest barrio of Buenos Aires, Argentina. A well-preserved area of the Argentine metropolis, it hosts some of its oldest buildings. One of the birthplaces of tango, during the mid 20th century it was the Bohemian district with painters ateliers and jazz clubs.