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The Argentinian Ritual

Drink yerba mate the way locals do

A bitter mate passed from hand to hand, and the closest thing Argentina has to a national ritual. You've seen it everywhere. Now you get to drink it.

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90 min · Max 10 guests · Retiro & Palermo Soho · From US$29
Group of guests smiling around a long wooden table sharing yerba mate at Mate Bar Experience in Buenos Aires
Large group of guests holding mate gourds and a thermos during a Mate Bar Experience session
Host in a traditional beret and scarf serving mate and medialunas to guests at a wooden table
Friends smiling and drinking mate from gourds at a long wooden table
Location

Downtown & Palermo Soho

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90 minutes · Small groups

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4 tours every day · English & Spanish

What we do

Inside The Experience

Mate host holding up a gourd while explaining how to prepare mate to a group of guests

The Masterclass

You won't watch someone else do it. You'll pack the gourd, shake it, and learn why the water is never boiling and what happens if you rush it. By the end you can actually serve mate.
Bags of different yerba mate blends on a wooden shelf

Four yerbas, side by side

Mild, strong, smoky, with herbs. Tasted one after the other, so you can tell them apart. Most people arrive thinking mate is one flavour and leave with a favourite.
Homemade alfajor with dulce de leche and coconut on a wooden board, with a tin of cookies behind

Medialunas & alfajores

The two things no Argentine drinks mate without: small sweet croissants and dulce de leche cookies. You'll make your own alfajores.
Host in traditional Argentine beret and scarf drinking mate with two guests

Why Argentines drink it

How yerba is grown, who serves and who drinks first, and why this leaf beat coffee and tea across the south of South America.
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What Guests Say

Smiling guest holding a mate gourd at a table with other guests
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"As a tourist you see locals drinking mate everywhere, but you never get to try it yourself. We tasted many different kinds, learned why it matters so much in Argentina, made our own alfajores and left with gifts. A fantastic way to discover the culture beyond the usual tours."

Vilma Juntunen
Berlin, Germany.
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