Via Flaminia is an iconic heladeria in Zona Norte (the neighborhoods north of Buenos Aires proper). It’s pink, it’s vintage, it’s perfect.

Order an espada (sword), the tallest ice cream cone you’ll find in Argentina. The “sword” of ice cream bathed in chocolate can reach up to a meter in length!

Don Antonio founded this ice cream parlor in 1965, painted everything possible in his two daughter’s favorite color, dared to open in the cold winter months, and immediately won the favor of this upscale neighborhood’s residents.

He originally started playing around with these extra-long cones to entertain the kids but you’ll find kids of all ages, including us big kids at heart, racing to eat their espadas before the summer heat melts them away.