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Plata Lappas shop sign
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El Boyero
Argentinian Artisan Stores
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Kelly's
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Plata Lappas
In its 50-plus years, this
spacious Retiro artisan shop has
rescued many visitors from
returning home empty-handed.
Wares include indigenous-crafted
leather items and paintings
inspired by the Pampas, but
Kelly's is best for
Visit Plata Lappas for
its exquisite silver pieces,
particularly champagne sets and
pitchers, plus bone china and
silver-embellished longhorn-cattle
drinking gourds.
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Map Q5 • Calle
Florida 740 • 4325-9568 • Open 9am-8pm
Mon-Fri; 8:30am-1pm Sat
shoppers, with styles and
shapes at every price
point.
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Map Q5 • Calle
Paraguay 521 • 4311-5712
• Open 10am-8pm Mon-Fri;
10am-3pm Sat
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El Boyero
This smartly stocked
shop carries Los Robles
hide bags and accessories,
in addition to crafted
gaucho knives, leather
wine-bottle harnesses,
and satchels.
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Map Q5
• Calle Florida 953 • 4312-3564
• Open 9am-8:30pm Mon-Sat
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Mission
Resisting the
encroachment of Plaza
Serrano's fashionable
boutiques and fusion
restaurants, Mission is pure
Pampa. Patchwork cow-
hide rugs can be custom
ordered, and the shop
also stocks weathered-wood
furnishings, gaucho-style steak
knife sets, and leather handbags.
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Map K3 • Pasaje Russell 5009
• 4832-3285 • Open 11am-7pm daily
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Joyería Paula
Levy/Viviana
Carriquiry
This shared jeweler's
space showcases avant-garde
silversmithing. Reasonably priced
women's necklaces, bracelets,
and pendants take on a daring,
truly one-of-a-kind form in the
artists' workshop upstairs.
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Map Q5 • Galerías Larreta, Calle
Florida 951 • 4312-7522 • Open
9am-8:30pm Mon-Fri; 11am-4pm Sat
Local craft item on
sale in Kelly's
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Casa López
For many porteñas, Casa
López is the only choice for a
proper leather handbag. Elegant,
handmade designs are offered in
a wide variety of styles. Three
doors down, at 658, you can find
equally luxurious leather
fashions, from skirt-jacket
combos to full-length coats.
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Map Q5 • Calle Marcelo T. de Alvear
640 • 4311-3044 • Open 9am-8pm daily
Joyería Paula Levy/Viviana Carriquiry
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