Best neighborhoods in Rosario, Argentina, from the riverfront to Fisherton

Districts

Centro

Pedestrian streets Córdoba and San Martin, offices, shops and clinics packed close together, with the river a short walk east. Busy by day and much emptier in the evening.

Pichincha

A former railway district north-west of the center, now full of bars, restaurants and breweries, close to the riverside parks. Everyday shops are there too, along with weekend noise.

Fisherton

A western suburb first built for British railway staff, with houses, gardens and old trees, near the airport. Quiet and green, and far enough out that most households rely on a car.

A long chain of parks and promenades runs north from the Monumento a la Bandera. The city has no subte, so buses and your own feet do the work.

Between the center and Parque Independencia, the tree-lined Bulevar Oroño and Avenida Pellegrini carry much of the city's cafe and restaurant life, and the blocks around them are among the easiest places in Rosario to live without a car. People also ask whether Rosario, Argentina is safe. The city has a known problem with drug-related violence, concentrated in outlying districts and not in the areas above, and it is worth reading current local news before choosing. None of that is in the score, which says nothing about crime. What it does show is what you can reach on foot from an address, and whether a railway yard or a wide avenue stands in the way.