Listening Bar · Belgrano · Buenos Aires
Mixtape
Buenos Aires' first kissa: vinyl curated nightly by Bobby Flores, cocktails by Pablo Pignatta, and a 16 step omakase counter.
The Pitch
Buenos Aires Learns to Listen
Mixtape opened on Franklin D. Roosevelt 1806 in Belgrano as the city's first kissa, the Japanese audio bar format where the sound system outranks the seating plan. SalPimenta documented the claim: a DJ cabin set directly opposite the bar, spinning vinyl, CDs, and rotating daily programs of jazz, blues, and rock curated by radio legend Bobby Flores.
The drinks hold their own weight. Pablo Pignatta, one of Argentina's most decorated bartenders, built a signature list with a tiki streak, per Baires Gourmet, while Takeshi Shimada runs a 16 step omakase counter at the back.
Who would hate it? Talkers. The room is engineered for listening, and conversation competes with the point of the place.
The Room
A Recording Studio You Drink In
Time Out describes the space as resembling a recording studio: warm lamps, shelves loaded with records, and acoustic treatment doing invisible work. Rolling Stone en Espanol lists Mixtape among the listening bars sounding loudest in Buenos Aires right now, and the DJ cabin facing the bar makes the night's selector part of the show.
The Drinks
Pignatta's List, Shimada's Counter
Order from the signature list first; Pignatta's tiki leaning builds pay homage to rum tradition, per Baires Gourmet, and price at the top of the city's cocktail range. The food runs Japanese Argentine fusion, osso buco wontons, grilled bao, and the 16 step omakase that turns a bar visit into dinner theater. Hawaiian shirt tiki nights rotate through the calendar.
The Crowd
Audiophiles First, Scenesters Second
Record collectors, musicians, and curious Palermo expats make the trip north to Belgrano; Time Out frames it as a refuge for a different night out. Tuesday through Thursday runs 7pm to 1am and quieter; Friday and Saturday stretch to 2am with themed vinyl nights.
What regulars say:
- Rolling Stone en Espanol names it among the city's defining listening bars.
- SalPimenta credits it as the first and only true kissa bar in Buenos Aires.
- Time Out highlights Bobby Flores' nightly genre programs as the draw.
Who it is for:
- Audiophiles who plan nights around a sound system
- A date that wants omakase and a soundtrack in one seat
- Avoid if you came to talk; Tres Monos keeps the volume social
Good to Know
Visit Information
Getting there: Franklin D. Roosevelt 1806, Belgrano, four blocks from Juramento station on the D line and near Barrio Chino.
Timing: Tuesday to Thursday 7pm to 1am, Friday and Saturday until 2am; check the night's genre program before you book.
Cost: Destination pricing by Buenos Aires standards; the omakase counter books separately.
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