Mate and paint experience with pastry tasting in Buenos Aires

Overview

Available languages

English

Italian

French

Spanish

3 hours

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Paint your mate cup and learn all about it. This is your opportunity to try mate like a local, paint one of them and discover the most traditional Argentinian pastries.

The Mate is a traditional South American caffeine-rich infused herbal drink that we drink everyday, but hard to find for tourists. You can't order it on bars, restaurants, or cafés. So this is your chance!

You will take home with you the taste of mate, a souvenir painted with your own hands, cultural knowledge, and the joy of have been sharing a moment with your friends and family.

Additional Info

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Service animals allowed

Public transportation options are available nearby

Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Travelers can park their bicycle or skateboard inside.

There is a designated place to smoke.

To access the building there is a 30 steps stair.

Babies from 0 to 3 can come free of charges but they can't participate in the activity.

If you have any diet restriction please, let us know by email or whatsapp, so we can arrange something special for you.

If the weather is good, I also offer the activity in a picnic style in Lagos de palermo area.

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What‘s Included

Coffee, tea and mate cocido (tea version of mate)

Mate tasting

1 bombilla

1 wooden mate cup per participant

painting materials (Acrylics, brushes, jars, napkins, pencils, paper, apron, etc.)

Argentinian pastries (Facturas, alfajorcitos, biscochitos, etc)

What To Expect

Learn about mate, our traditional infused herbal drink, while you paint one of them. This unique experience will teach you about the culture of mate and its symbolism for us, mix with an artistic activity which will be painting your own mate cup and a traditional pastry tasting. After 3 hours of creativity you will take home your mate cup painted by yourself, new knowledge about our culture, full stomach and why not, some new friends.

Sample Menu

dessert

Facturas

Some of the most famous pastries that we have like medialunas, cañoncitos de dulce de leche, Lengüitas con pastelera, tortitas negras.

dessert

Alfajorcitos de maicena

Very traditional argentinian gourmandise. Dulce de leche (sweet milk) between two small cornstarch cookies decorated with coconut flakes.

dessert

Biscochitos de grasa

Delicious salty and soft cookies made with flour, fats, water, leaven and magic.

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Mate and paint experience with pastry tasting in Buenos Aires

Reviews

5.00

12 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Thanks for a great experience
Daniel G,
Jul 16, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Amazing experience, very entertaining, very instructive, very instructive. The hostess is a sweet and wonderful person, friendly, friendly and very nice human being. Meeting her was an important part of the experience.
We have a great time!...
Arash F,
Mar 16, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
We have a great time! Highly recommend this to those interested in learning about the Argentine culture and history while drinking mate and getting some painting experience in.
Jaz was Excellent!
Jillian C,
Feb 12, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Amazing experience. I loved learning about the history and cultural traditions of Mate all while painting my own mate cup and enjoying delicious pastries. The location was fantastic as well. The house was architecturally beautiful and the colorful mosaic tiles got the creative vibe started. Jaz was an excellent host and knowledgeable about everything mate and art. Her natural artistic ability inspired my own painting. Afterwards a short walk into the heart of San Telmo offered a nice glass of Argentinian wine and good people watching while taking in this beautiful city and people. All in all a five star experience with Jaz!
Recomendado 100%!!! Maravillosa Experiencia!
herhikasil,
Nov 19, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Somos de Puerto Rico que viajamos a Argentina para un reencuentro familiar y decidimos vivir la experiencia de tomar mate. Encontramos esta actividad maravillosa y pudimos reservarla rápidamente. La anfitriona fue muy amable, nos explicó la historia del mate, lo probamos y también pintamos nuestro propio mate. Fue una experiencia única y enriquecedora que recomendamos al 100%. We are from Puerto Rico who traveled to Argentina for a family reunion and decided to experience mate. We found this amazing activity and were able to book it quickly. The host was very kind, explained the history of mate, let us try it, and guided us in painting our own mate cup. It was a unique and enriching experience that we highly recommend.
Amazing and unique way to experience a huge part of the culture!
Felicity E,
Nov 11, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00
Amazing experience! Lots of information about mate and the area in general! A wonderful way to experience mate, especially because it’s not something you find in restaurants. Would recommend to anyone coming to Argentina!
Highly recommend
nensugarl,
Oct 19, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
We had a little obstacle to start the session. The building where we were supposed to have the session has a power outage. Jaz decided to do a special picnic at Lago de Palermo instead. It turned out to be surprisingly fun. Beautiful weather, I loved sipping my mate outdoors in nature , and let my creativity flows. Jaz brought some tasty treats and lots of art supplies. I highly recommend this to those who enjoy art, and mingle with locals over mate.
Was super fun
lucapN2723FO,
Sep 28, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
We had a creative morning. The course offers you a mate cup and a bomilla. You can create the cup how you want. She has some prepared desings for those who want and also helps if you dont know what to do exactly. We ate breakfast together wich was very good. And in the end she gave us some more time to finish our work because we didn't do it in time. Very recommend the workshop it was a chill vibe and we had fun.
Painting mate cup
Inara C,
Aug 26, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00
Lovely experience and the pastries were delicious. Jaz gave an in depth explanation about the history of mate. The painting session was relaxing and there were plenty of stencils to chose from. I couldn’t recommend any more !!!
Definitely recommend!
Fionamhomans,
Apr 24, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
We had a great experience drinking mate and painting with Jazmin. She was very kind, informative, and engaging. She explained us about the origins of mate and the proper practice and then we had a lovely time painting our mate. She helped us decide our design for the cup, and had some good recommendations. The Argentinian snacks were delicious and we had an all-round great experience!! Definitely would recommend.
Highly Recommended!!
romij60,
Mar 17, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Fun and original cultural experience. There is a tour of the history of mate and also a tasting, mentioning and telling about emblematic places of the city and typical aspects, as well as the flora and fauna. The meeting ends with painting. Very fun and original!