A Tango with the Night

With the vanishing of the sun into the edges of the Buenos Aires periphery, a Porteno custom surfaces under the Argentine sky. The people of the city awake from their afternoon slumber to see what awaits them in the streets they call home. Portenos are night dwellers to say the least. Come to the main districts at twelve noon on a weekend and you'll find most stores closed and a few people wandering through the streets, likely tourist wondering where everyone else is. Return at twelve midnight, and the restaurants and bars are filled with patrons alongside families with strollers weaving through the crowd. Want to eat dinner in Buenos Aires? Come at 6:30pm and you'll find yourself staring at the coffee menu. But wait until 9pm and you can choose from the best restaurants that the city has to offer. And feel free to come at 10 or 11pm if you wish. The crowd will still be there. For the more adventurous type, hit one of the dance clubs late at night and find your way out at six in the morning to have breakfast at a nearby cafe. On a Thursday.


La Puerte de la Madre at night.


Walking down the street at night somehow caught me up with a gay pride parade.


Florida street at night.