Cocktail Bar · Recoleta · Buenos Aires
Pony Line
The Four Seasons ground floor bar runs on polo club leather, a burger with a citywide reputation, and a cocktail list Food and Wine ranks among the world's best hotel bars.
The Pitch
Polo Club Manners, World List Results
Pony Line opened in 2013 on the ground floor of the Four Seasons at Posadas 1086, named for the string of ponies a polo player brings to a match. In April 2025, Food and Wine named it one of the ten best hotel bars in the world, the only South American room on the list.
The formula is unusually honest for a luxury hotel: leather, saddle stitching, and a burger program taken as seriously as the cocktail list. Goop's Recoleta guide files it as the city's most reliable high end night.
Who would hate it? Anyone hunting the underground. This is polished hospitality at hotel prices, and it does not pretend otherwise.
The Room
Leather, Wood, and a Long Counter
The room reads as a modern polo club: dark wood, saddle leather banquettes, and a long marble topped bar facing the lobby. Tables fill with hotel guests early, then Recoleta locals take the counter. On Wednesday and Saturday nights a DJ pushes the room from lounge to late session.
The Drinks
Classics First, Then the Burger
The list runs classic and contemporary cocktails around USD 15 at current rates, with artisanal Argentine beers alongside. OpenTable reviewers call the cocktails perfect and the dry aged beef burger the best in the city, and the guest shifts are real: Inés de los Santos and Gabriel Santana worked the bar in July 2025. Order a Negroni or the bartender's vermouth build, and do not skip the burger.
The Crowd
Recoleta's Reliable Late Room
Expect hotel guests, Recoleta regulars, and an after office crowd that stays past midnight on DJ nights. Hours run Monday to Thursday 11am to 2am, Friday to 3am, Saturday 5pm to 3am, and Sunday 5pm to 1am.
What regulars say:
- Food and Wine placed it among the ten best hotel bars in the world in April 2025.
- Tripadvisor reviewers rate it 4.5 and repeatedly name the burger and the service.
- Goop's Recoleta nightlife guide lists it as the neighborhood's essential hotel bar.
Who it is for:
- A first night in Buenos Aires that cannot miss
- Burger and Negroni dinners at the bar counter
- Avoid if you want hidden doors; Florería Atlántico has the basement
The Verdict
Where It Lands
The safest great night in Recoleta and the rare hotel bar with a world ranking to back the prices. Book a table on a DJ night, start with the burger, and let the classics list carry the rest.
Good to Know
Visit Information
Getting there: Posadas 1086 in Recoleta, on the Four Seasons ground floor, a short walk from Avenida 9 de Julio and the Retiro side of the neighborhood.
Timing: Weekdays from 11am, weekends from 5pm, closing between 1am and 3am. DJ sets land Wednesday and Saturday from about 9pm.
Cost: Cocktails about USD 15 and the burger about USD 18 at current exchange rates. Cards and contactless accepted.
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