No two words evoke the spirit of tango like the name Carlos Gardel, and no two words are as synonymous with tango tourism. Right behind the Abasto mall in Carlos Gardel’s old neighborhood, this elegant tango show is held in a beautiful, historic venue. Designed to get you in, give you what you want, and get you home, some find this tango show a little more formulaic than they would like. Others think it is the perfect, classic, tango experience. As usual, you can opt for dinner and the show, or just the show. There are two menus of Creole and international dishes and both include starters, hot and cold appetizers, a main course, and dessert. For the performance, tables sit below a large two-level stage. Dancers perform on the lower level, while above them a full tango orchestra plays. The show includes many local varieties of tango and celebrates the long, complex history of the genre. The ambience and the high quality of the dancing makes La Esquina de Carlos Gardel one of the most recommended and memorable tango shows in the city.
La Esquina Carlos Gardel
Carlos Gardel 3200, Abasto — map it.
+54 11 4867-6363
+54 11 4867-6363
| Schedule: | Mon - Sun |
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| Transportation: | not included |
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| Website: | http://www.esquinacarlosgardel.com.ar/ |
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From only $80!
3 Reviews
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Had concerns regarding the value we were getting with this show. However, everything from the prompt private car pickup to the seating to the excellent dinner to the fantastic tango show were all way above expectations. Truly professional in every way. One can see tango anywhere but this is special!
In a remodeled and glamorized historic building in Abasto, the busloads of tourists are herded in and out twice a night just like in Las Vegas.
First you can have your picture taken with costumed dancers and then you are shown to your table where you order everything at once so you will be served before the show starts. But during the show, you can purchase photos, buy videos and souvenirs from passing sales people. The check is presented rapidly, and out you go while the room is prepared for the next 250 showgoers.
It is all very slick and commercial, the food is ok, and there’s nothing not to like. Good live orchestra, great costumes, well-rehearsed singers and young stage dancers, with the usual numbers in a brothel, a comic milonga, all couples dancing the finale to La Cumparsita. It’s the usual tango show formula but well-done.
We thought the show was very good but the male singer didn’t appeal to us. The dancers were great. Food was good, nothing special but what we expected for this type of evening.