Tango Shoe Stores in Buenos Aires

Tango Shoes in BsAs  

Every time I go to Buenos Aires there are yet more places to see and buy gorgeous shoes for dancing tango. The array of choices of styles and colors is dizzying and almost overwhelming until you start to glut yourself with more purchases than you can wear and also begin to narrow down what does and does not work for you specifically. I have many shoes that are absolutely stunning but mainly well suited to looking beautiful while sitting down. Fortunately, even if you buy shoes that don’t ultimately work for you to dance  in, you can usually sell or trade shoes with other people who have the same problem. Many people who run milongas here in the States will periodically sponsor a shoe swap to redistribute the shoe wealth and try to rebalance people’s closets. 

Here is a partial list of the many shoe stores in BsAs. A complete list is impossible because new ones are added all the time. Some of my favorites have comments in red. 

If you would like to share a good shoe buying source, e-mail me the information and I will add it to the list. 

This list was updated January, 2012 with help from Judith Schwartz and others who e-mailed me with updates. Because things change all the time, I welcome any news of changes of information to help others who may be checking this list before setting off to buy shoes in Buenos Aires. Thanks.


Here is a new offering for an online tango shoe store I received April 2012:

Very Tango Online Store

www.verytangostore.com



2X4 al pie ~ women's & men's with interchangeable soles!

Scalabrini Ortiz 1753 Dpt. 3

15-5011-2000 (celular)

mon-fri 2pm-7pm / sat. 3pm-7pm

info@2x4alpie.com

http://www.2x4alpie.com


Alanis ~ **Someone just emailed me that Alanis is no longer here. I don’t know if she moved or is just closed for good.

mostly women's tango shoes ~ unusual designs, very flexible sole, very comfortable. 

Libertad 1172, local 9, Galery Libertad, 

down town, RECOLETA

mon-fri 11am-7pm / sat 11am-2:30pm

(more or less -- there is often a "be back soon" sign on her door!)

no phone (only her cell, which is private)

alanistangoshoes@yahoo.com.ar


Artesanos para el Tango – (I received an email on 

Feb 23, 2015 from someone who went to this store 

and reported it was closed)

Av. San Juan 410

San Telmo 

4300-9845


Aurora Lubiz

Sarmiento 722 7th floor

4393-4092 / 15-5699-3537 (celular)

tues-sat 2pm-6pm

info@zapatosauroralubiz.com.ar

http://www.auroralubizropa.com.ar 



Bailarin Porteño

Suipacha 251

San Nicolas downtown near the obelisk

4390-4067

bailarintango@yahoo.com.ar



Bertie Buenos Aires ~ Out of Business now (per e-mail notice)

Esmeralda 566

San Nicolas downtown

15-3150-0323 (celular)

www.bertiebsas.com.ar



Centro Artesanal del Tango ~ men's & women's tango shoes (I have found nice things there)

Suipacha 256

San Nicolas downtown near the obelisk

4326-5377

pedidos@suipacha256tango.com.ar

info@tangovipshoes.com 

http://www.suipacha256tango.com.ar/

http://www.tangovipshoes.com




Comme il Faut (Sadly, these are, for me, best for sitting down, but they are gorgeous!)

Arenales 1239, Puerta 3, Dto. M (upstairs)

Retiro downtown nearer to Plaza San Martin

4815-5690

mon-fri 11am-7pm / sat. 11am-3pm

zapatoscommeilfaut@hotmail.com

http://www.commeilfaut.com.ar 



DarCos Tango (I love these because they have nice padding in the ball of the foot)

men's & women's shoes / clothes / music / souvenirs

Suipacha 259

San Nicolas downtown near the obelisk

4326-2032 / 4390-4067 / 4390-4068

Malabia 1616

Palermo Soho

4832-7436

Sucre 2394

Belgrano, just off Cabildo

5786-0086

info@darcostango.com

http://www.darcostango.com/where.php?1n=en&p=us


Delie shoes

Piedras 843

San Telmo 

Tel. / Fax (054) 4300-8521

delieshoes@hotmail.com 

http://www.delieshoes.com.ar 



Di Francesco 

Guemes 4819

Palermo Viejo 

4778-1543


DNI Tango ~ mostly men's tango shoes & sneakers, some women's / clothes

DNI #1 Corrientes 2140

downtown

4952-1688

DNI #2 Bulnes 1011 (this is where the store is)

alto palermo

4866-3663

Showroom@dni-tango.com

http://www.dni-tango.com/


Fabio Shoes men's & women's dance sneakers only

Riobamba 10, 10th floor Dpt. A

Balvanera downtown

4952-6628 / 4953-6005

bailarines@fabioshoes.com.ar

http://www.fabioshoes.com.ar 


Fattomano

Guatemala 4464 (door not numbered - hard to find)

Palermo Botánico, just off Scalabrini Ortiz

(5411) 4832-3156

            4832-9633

ventas@fattomano.com

http://www.fattomano.com.ar/


Flabella

Suipacha 263

San Nicolas downtown near the obelisk

4322-6036

info@flabella.com

www.flabella.com


GretaFlora (These are gorgeous, and you can order and have them shipped)

Acuña de Figueroa 1612

Palermo Soho

4861-0539

15-5304-3474 (celular)

mon-fri 11am-7:30pm / sat 2-7pm

info@gretaflora.com

http://www.gretaflora.com/ingles/paginapop2.htm



La Vikinga ~ women's & men's tango shoes ~ new venture

Entre Rios 469  Second Floor

4383-6229 / 15-5865-8279

helenislandia@telia.com

http://www.lavikinga.com


Le Tango Shoes

Pergamino 1423

Flores - out of town

4612-1850 / 15-5153-7580 (celular)

Av. Eva Peron 3500

letangoshoes@yahoo.com.ar

http://www.letangoshoes.com/


Liber-Tango zapatos-shoes (New 2010)

Bolivar 1111

(just one block over from Defensa, around the corner from Plaza Dorrego)

they are open DAILY including sundays 10am-8pm

4361-3176

libertangoshoes@hotmail.com

prices:  $320-340 pesos 


Linda's

Lugones 4110

Villa Urquiza (near Club Sunderland)

4542-4750 / 4546-2642

calzadoslindas@hotmail.com 


Loló Gerard men's & women's tango shoes

Tomás de Anchorena 607

Abasto downtown

4962-3860

mon-fri 11am-8pm / sat. 11am-6pm

info@lologerard.com 

http://www.lologerard.com 



Mirtha Paulo

Esmeralda 461

San Nicolas downtown near the obelisk

4328-5970

mirthapaulo@hotmail.com

http://www.mirthapaulo.com.ar 



Madreselva

Corrientes 3190 first floor Abasto Plaza Hotel

Abasto downtown

6311-4412

mon-fri 3-8pm

info@madreselvazapatos.com.ar 

www.madreselvazapatos.com.ar



Maidance ~ women's & men's dance shoes & clothes

Araoz 240 (betw. Guemes & Santa Fé)

Palermo Botánico

4833-6948

Güemes 4819 (and Frya J. Sta. María de Oro)

Palermo Viejo

4778-1543

info@maidance.com.ar

http://www.maidance.com.ar/calzado-Tango1-m.htm


Mala Yunta

Anchorena 563

Abasto

4867-2457

malayunto04@ciudad.com.ar


Neo Tango ~ men's and women's shoes & sneakers

Sarmiento 1938 (near Riobamba)

Balvanera downtown

4306-0171

tel/fax:  4951-8695 / 15-5147-3308 (celular)

mon-fri 10:30am-7pm / sat. 11am-4pm

neotangoshoes@hotmail.com

http://www.neotangoshoes.com/


Paule Tenaillon ~ new, french designer tango shoes

by appointment only

15-3191-8100 (celular)

http://www.pauletenaillon.com 



PH Tango men's & women's tango shoes 

Grito de Asencio 3602

Pompeya

4911-0925

Raquel Calzado Fino ~ men's & women's tango shoes

Arenales 1974 third floor

Recoleta

4816-6476 / 15-3178-2514 (celular)

mon-fri 1pm-7pm / sat 11am-4pm

http://www.raquel-shoes.com 

Raquel Shoes (Someone recently sent me this recommendation)

Bolivar 554

San Telmo

5411 4331-6423

info@raquelshoes.com.ar

http://www.raquelshoes.com.ar/index.php?route=common/home



Scarpe Mahara (I have found nice things here)

only women's tango & street shoes

Suipacha 252

San Nicolas downtown near obelisk

4328-3528

Susana Artesanal (I have bought many nice shoes here, and they are often my favorites for dancing and comfort)

men's & women's tango shoes

T. de Anchorena 537

Abasto downtown

4865-3713

http://www.shoes-susanaartesanal.com


Taconeando ~ women's shoes

Arenales 1606

Recoleta

4811-5391

mon-fri 10am-8pm / sat. 10am-3pm

http://www.taconeandoshoes.com.ar


Tango8 men's & women's shoes & sneakers, clothing, music, accessories

Lavalle 3801

downtown

Anchorena 602

abasto

4864-0471

mon-fri 11am-7pm

http://www.tango8.com/


Tango Brujo ~ (Out of Business now per e-mail notice)

Esmeralda 754

San Nicolas downtown near the obelisk

info@tangobrujo.com

http://www.tangobrujo.com/ingles/


Tango Leike mostly women's tango shoes & clothes

Sarmiento 1947

Balvanera downtown

4953-0360 / 15-5475-1125 (celular)

baires@tangoleike.com

http://www.tangoleike.com/


Todo Tango Shoes ~ mostly women's shoes, some men's

Suipacha 245 loc. 2

San Nicolas downtown near the obelisk

4328-9083

mon-fri 11am-7pm / sat. 10:30am-1pm

calzadosavalos@argentina.com.ar

http://www.calzadosavalos.spaces.live.com













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