Originally a theatre called Teatro Grand Splendid, this bookshop is all drama. Frescoes adorn the ceiling beneath which audiences of more than 1000 once gathered to watch tango performances, plays and eventually films after the building was converted into a cinema in the late 1920s. The ornate theatre became a bookstore and music shop in February 2000. Most of the seating was removed and replaced with bookshelves but the theatre boxes remain – the perfect spot to sit and peruse a new volume. Image: m4caque/Flickr