The Recoleta café of the 1950s racing drivers (Fangio, Froilán González) who named it after a broken connecting rod; Bioy Casares lunched and wrote at table 20, where life-size statues of him and Borges now sit, 100 m from the cemetery.
- Address
- Av. Pres. Manuel Quintana 596 (corner of Junín), C1129 Buenos Aires
- Hours
- Mon-Thu, Sun 08:00-24:00; Fri-Sat 08:00-01:00 (turismo.buenosaires.gob.ar, 2026)
- Best time to go
- Morning, Afternoon · About 45 min
- Price
- Price not verified
- Price level
- $$
Details can change. Check hours and prices before you go.
Good to know
- Ask for table 20, on the Junín and Quintana corner, to sit with the Borges and Bioy statues.
- Look at the photos above the bar: Bioy Casares took them for a Borges book.