Bar Seddon

browse: buenostours ? buenos aires guide ? food & drink ? pubs & bars ? bar seddona buenos aires afternoon is not complete without having coffee, drinks, or a meal in one of the city’s famous “notable cafes and bars”. a few years ago, a city government commission drew up a fairly comprehensive list of 53 notable bars and cafes and awarded them this special status due to either their historical, cultural or architectural importance to the city of buenos aires. many of these establishments have been in operation since the nineteenth century, and upon entering one of them you are quickly transported back to the city's aristocratic roots.one picturesque member of this exclusive club of bars and cafes is bar seddon, a san telmo hang-out that was converted into a bar from a nineteenth-century pharmacy.if you stand still for a moment in bar seddon, you can almost pretend that you are in a salon among intellectuals, philosophers, and young lovers from a buenos aires of many years ago. the musty yellow lighting casts an antique glow over the mahogany wooden bar, which shines with the additional luster of candles distributed throughout the bar. bar seddon is impressive in its décor, which consists of statues of roman goddess-like figures, big windows for gazing out into the street, and an original old black-and-white checkered tile floor.