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The 15 Best Tango Shows in Buenos Aires

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The difference between the houses is the orchestra, the room and whether dinner is worth it. These 15 compare seats, the dinner sittings, the start times and what each night costs once the table is included.

Buenos Aires: Piazzolla Tango Show with Optional Dinner - The Pre-Show Tango Lesson
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Buenos Aires: Piazzolla Tango Show with Optional Dinner

1.Piazzolla Tango Show with Optional Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 2,122 reviews · 75 minutes - 3 hours · from $48Our pick

Spend an evening at Buenos Aires’ 1915 Galería Güemes for a 75-minute Piazzolla Tango performance by a sextet, singers, and dancers. Add a three-course dinner with unlimited drinks, or choose two drinks with your ticket. A fun tango lesson may come first, and vegetarian, vegan, and celiac meals are available.

“Nothing to improve. Great experience from the fun tango lesson to the enjoyable dinner which included wine. The show was spectacular the performers were talented and put their hearts into performing. The musicians were wonderful. Do not miss this one.”

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Buenos Aires: Tango Show at Tango Porteño & Optional Dinner - What happens from 8:30 to 10:45 PM
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Buenos Aires: Tango Show at Tango Porteño & Optional Dinner

2.Tango Show at Tango Porteño & Optional Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 981 reviews · 1h 15m · from $40

At Tango Porteño, a former art-deco MGM theater near the Obelisk, you’ll watch a 75-minute tango production with dozens of dancers, singers, an eight-piece orchestra, and theatrical dance numbers. Choose show-only admission or add a three-course dinner with unlimited beer, wine, and soft drinks. Dinner begins at 8:30 PM, and the show starts at 9:30 PM.

“This was my first tango shoe and it was incredible! The dinner was fairly average because I got the pork and it was dry. My family got beef and were not disappointed. We would definitely do again as it was good value for the money!”

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Buenos Aires: Madero Tango Show with Optional Dinner - The 9:00 PM show: tango with a theatrical edge
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Buenos Aires: Madero Tango Show with Optional Dinner

3.Madero Tango Show with Optional Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 748 reviews · 90 minutes - 4 hours · from $25Best value

Spend 90 minutes to 4 hours at Madero Tango, where more than 30 dancers, singers, and musicians tell the story of Argentine tango in an imposing hall overlooking the river and city. Choose show-only admission or add a standard or VIP three-course dinner with unlimited drinks. Seats are assigned, so views can vary.

“Fantastic value for money. Great venue and dancers, lovely food and unlimited drink (with the dinner package) a really enjoyable evening”

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La Ventana Tango Show in Buenos Aires - A tango show with more than tango
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La Ventana Tango Show in Buenos Aires

4.La Ventana Tango Show in Buenos Aires

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 646 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $58

Spend an evening in San Telmo at La Ventana, a restored conventillo turned dinner theater. Choose a tango class or wine tasting, then enjoy Argentine dishes, wine, live orchestras, four pairs of dancers, gaucho music, boleadoras, and a tribute to Eva Perón. Dinner, transfers, and VIP seating vary by option.

“Food and service were excellent and the show outstanding. Very good value!! This was a lucky find on the internet.”

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Tango Porteño: The Best Tango Night in Buenos Aires - Dinner at 8:45 p.m., with Argentine choices
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Tango Porteño: The Best Tango Night in Buenos Aires

5.Tango Porteño: The Best Tango Night in Buenos Aires

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 567 reviews · 75 minutes - 4 hours · from $42

At Tango Porteño, you’ll watch a 75-minute tango production in a former Art Deco cinema near the Obelisk. Expect professional dancers, singers, musicians, dramatic costumes, and classic and modern tango. Choose show-only seating or add a three-course Argentine dinner, unlimited drinks, and optional hotel transfer.

“An excellent show with great performers. We was asked to meet up at 21 when not doing the dinner option. This felt to be to early, as the show did not start before 22 and there was nothing happening except buying drinks and a short intermediary act of about 5 minutes.”

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Palacio Tango: Tango Show at the Piazzolla Theater - What the tango program delivers
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Palacio Tango: Tango Show at the Piazzolla Theater

6.Palacio Tango: Tango Show at the Piazzolla Theater

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 277 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $25

Spend about four hours at Piazzolla Tango in the historic Guemes Gallery, where dancers, singers, and musicians perform classic Argentine tango. Choose a show-only ticket, or add dinner, hotel transfers, and a short tango lesson. The theater is beautiful, but the dinner option can mean a long wait before the 10 p.m. show.

“I would give this experience 3.5 stars overall. The Tango show itself is excellent but everything else - not so much. The email communication leading up to the show was very confusing. It asked us to be at the theater by 9:30 pm and drop off was included since we weren't staying at a downtown hotel. When we got to the theater, they asked us to pay 300 pesos for the drop off back to the hotel. The show doesn't start until 10:30 pm. It's about an hour and a half and the performers are the real deal not some kind of amateurs. We ordered Pisco sours and they were…”

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Tango Show: "El Viejo Almacén" - What happens during the performance
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Tango Show: “El Viejo Almacén”

7.Tango Show: “El Viejo Almacén”

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 247 reviews · 1 hour 35 minutes (approx.) · from $68

Spend an evening at El Viejo Almacén in San Telmo, one of Buenos Aires’ traditional tango venues. Choose a show-only or dinner package, watch dancers, musicians, singers, gaucho boleadoras, and other Argentine performances, then return to a nearby hotel by shared van when available.

“It was very enjoyable, and the food was good. I would recommend this to anyone visiting Argentina. I also love the country.”

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Buenos Aires: Private Tango Lesson - Your first minutes: posture, embrace, and walking
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Buenos Aires: Private Tango Lesson

8.Private Tango Lesson

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 244 reviews · 1 hour · from $39

Spend 60 minutes with a private tango instructor in a Buenos Aires studio. Teachers including Martin, Joshua, Gabriela, Luciano, Beatriz, and Rodrigo adapt the lesson for beginners, couples, families, and groups. You will practice the embrace, tango walk, basic step, ocho, and simple combinations. The studio may be in Palermo, downtown, or another available neighborhood.

“The dance lesson was amazing. Joshua was a great teacher and very patient with us. We had never danced before but loved it and would definitely want to try again in future.”

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El Querandi Tango Show in Buenos Aires - A quartet, two singers, and four dancing couples
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El Querandi Tango Show in Buenos Aires

9.El Querandi Tango Show in Buenos Aires

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 243 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $58

Spend about four hours at El Querandí, a 19th-century tango house in San Telmo. Watch four couples, two singers, and a live quartet trace tango from 1860 to today. Choose show only, a three-course Argentine dinner, unlimited drinks, and hotel transfers. Smart casual dress is recommended.

“Enjoyed the show, food was great. The artists present a variety of well choreographed dances, orchestra and singers are very talented. Don’t miss this world”s best Tango show.”

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Buenos Aires: Tango Show at El Viejo Almacen - The evening begins with dinner, if you choose that package
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Buenos Aires: Tango Show at El Viejo Almacen

10.Tango Show at El Viejo Almacen

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 223 reviews · 2 - 4 hours · from $75

Spend an evening at El Viejo Almacén, one of Buenos Aires’ best-known tango houses. You’ll watch four dance couples, a quintet, singers including Hugo Marcel, and Argentine folk group Los Lamas. Choose show-only or dinner options, with downtown hotel transport available on selected bookings.

“Starting with an amazing albeit simple menu of delicious food, we proceeded to cross the street for a unique top notch tango experience. The dancers were superb (and appropriately sensual, singers were phenomenally moving, and musicians talented as ever!”

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Skip the Line: Tango Porteño Only Show Ticket - Who Will Enjoy This Tango Show Most
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Skip the Line: Tango Porteño Only Show Ticket

11.Skip the Line: Tango Porteño Only Show Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 194 reviews · 2 to 4 hours (approx.) · from $41

Arrive independently at Tango Porteño near the Obelisk for a traditional-to-modern Argentine tango production. The show features 11 musicians, six professional dance couples, two singers, colorful costumes, and gaucho-style malambo. Show-only tickets cost $41, but seating can be high or partly blocked, so arrive early.

“We booked the Tango Porteño show on the same day and everything went smoothly from start to finish. Communication was fast and clear, and the instructions about the process were very helpful. Entry and ticket check were easy, and we were pleasantly surprised by the seating. We were in the first row right after the dinner section, with a great view of the stage. The show itself was spectacular. It showcased not only tango, but broader elements of Argentine culture. The live band was fantastic, and the malambo performance highlighting Gaucho tradition was especially impressive. We really enjoyed the show and the overall atmosphere.”

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Señor Tango Show with Optional Dinner in Buenos Aires - The dancing is the strongest reason to go
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Señor Tango Show with Optional Dinner in Buenos Aires

12.Señor Tango Show with Optional Dinner in Buenos Aires

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 177 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $65

Head to Barracas for Señor Tango, Fernando Soler’s grand, Vegas-style production in a former general store. Expect around 40 dancers, live musicians, singers, visual effects, Argentine folk dance, live horses, and a dramatic tango story. Add a three-course dinner, wine, and downtown hotel transfers if you want an easier night.

“The show is excellent, but the dinner was a terrible experience. They only offer a small glass of wine, but the ticket says that we would have a half of a bottle per person, and I had to ask many times to have a Coke Zero. The food and the desert weren’t good also. I don’t recommend buying the ticket including the dinner.”

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Señor Tango Show with Optional Dinner in Buenos Aires - The dancing is the strongest reason to go
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Señor Tango Show with Optional Dinner in Buenos Aires

13.Señor Tango Show with Optional Dinner in Buenos Aires

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 151 reviews · 2 to 3 hours (approx.) · from $60

Señor Tango is a large Buenos Aires stage production with professional tango dancers, singers, live music, aerial acts, and horses. Choose show only or dinner and show, with optional transfer service. Expect about two to three hours at Vieytes 1655, with a dramatic style closer to a full theater spectacle than a quiet tango club.

“We thought we were going to see a tango show… but it’s really more like a tango show that got sent to Vegas and completely forgot it was a tango show. Perhaps if we were local then we would have appreciated half the show being about the host …”

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Entrance Ticket to La Ventana Tango Show with Optional Dinner - What the 3 to 5 hour schedule feels like
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Entrance Ticket to La Ventana Tango Show with Optional Dinner

14.Entrance Ticket to La Ventana Tango Show with Optional Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 124 reviews · 3 to 5 hours (approx.) · from $71

Spend 3 to 5 hours at La Ventana in San Telmo for a full Argentine stage show with tango, two orchestras, folk music, gaucho boleadoras, and 35 performers. Add a three-course dinner and beverages, or choose the show-only ticket. Transfers are not included.

“Must see when in Argentina. What else can I say. This was more than a performance it was passionate and informative.”

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Tango Show at Café de los Angelitos - From the café to the theater
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Tango Show at Café de los Angelitos

15.Tango Show at Café de los Angelitos

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 103 reviews · 90 - 210 minutes · from $80

Spend an evening at historic Café de los Angelitos in Balvanera, where Carlos Gardel once met José Razzano. You’ll watch six dance pairs, two singers, and a five-piece orchestra trace tango from the 1920s to Piazzolla. Choose show-only or add a three-course dinner and drinks, with downtown hotel transfers available.

“A great night. Picked upon time, lovely venue, great how, good food, copious amounts of wine and water, friendly staff. A1.”

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