Grocery Buenos Aires
Yes, Buenos Aires has lots of supermarkets and even hypermarkets but that’s not the only solution you have and that’s certainly not the local way of doing the grocery.
As well, those big supermarkets won’t be able to have everything you need.
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Local way grocery
To buy something in Buenos Aires, you need to get to a specific shop. That’s how the complete system works and how the resident of the city most do. You don’t go to a supermarket, but you get to the store you need.
So, if you need vegetable, you go to a shop that sells vegetables. If you need meat, you go to the butcher, you want more dietetic food you go to a dietetic store and so no.
That’s work for most of what you could need in the city.
Also, there are no fixed prices and from shop to shop it can change. If one price doesn’t fit for you, try the next store. There is probably another one, a block away.
And the same goes for what a shop sell. They all are different, and one may have what another doesn’t have.
Our experience
At first, we went to a supermarket called JUMBO to get grocery and even if was huge we couldn’t find everything we wanted. For example, we could get wine and beers there were a huge choice. There also were lots of options for cookies and snacks as well as canned food or cleaning products. But the veggies and the fruits were not the best, and there was no way to find peanut butter.
After a friend told us how it worked, we popped by a dietetic store “dietetica” and there we found lots of options for healthy food. We found peanut butter, oatmeal, quinoa, spices, multigrain bread.
We were also looking for cinnamon and there was no way to find it even in dietetic store. After trying a few stores, we finally found it.
You can find everything in Buenos Aires, but you will need to be patient and know where to go.
“If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion and avoid the people, you might better stay at home.” – James Michener
Where to stay in Buenos Aires
- Budget: Airbnb Maia Apart
- Mid-Range: Duque Hotel Boutique & Spa
- Luxurious: Four Seasons Hotel Buenos Aires
