5 Best Places to Shop in Argentina

Follow your nose to this cocoa Mecca, where the scent of chocolate wafts out onto the sidewalk. The sweets and ice cream here rank among the very best in Villa La Angostura.

All the mouthwatering chocolates and alfajores (dulce de leche sandwich cookies) at La Olla de Cobre are handmade on the premises, even the dulce de leche. Best of all, you can sample before you buy.

If you can't get to South America's chocolate capital Bariloche, pop into this chocolate boutique for planks of homemade chocolate and a selection of artisanal beers, chutneys, and spices. In the small coffee shop at the back, drop a glorious slab of dark chocolate into a mug of piping hot milk—one of the best submarinos in town.

Crowned by giant Russian tea dolls, this Bariloche fixture is famous for its range of high-quality—if slightly expensive—chocolate and pastry products. Ask for the house specialty, which is a chocolate mousse "Timbal," or simply admire the beautifully decorated bombones (chocolate balls). The chain has a factory at Cl. Mitre 216, as well as branches at Cerro Catedral and in San Martín de los Andes and Buenos Aires.

A Willy Wonkaland overflowing with chocolate, sweets, and ice cream, Rapanui has treats to delight adults and children alike. Established in 1939, it's one of Bariloche's preeminent chocolaterías.