The historic Mercado de Abasto (1895) has been recycled by US-Hungarian financier George Soros into one of the most beautiful shopping centers in the city. The building, once a large vegetable market, received an architectural prize in 1937 for its Av Corrientes facade. It holds more than 200 stores, a large cinema, a large food court and the only kosher McDonald’s outside Israel (the one upstairs and next to Burger King).
It’s great for families, with a good children’s museum, video and arcade games, and even a small amusement park.
The small Abasto neighborhood was once home to tango legend Carlos Gardel, and on the gentrified pedestrian street off Av Anchorena is a statue of the singer.
