Abasto shopping center, in the Abasto neighborhood

It's not quite as chic as some of the city's other big shopping malls, like Alto Palermo and Bullrich, and it's also slightly off the beaten-tourist-path, but Abasto Shopping Center shopping center is notable for its setting inside a stunning, curvaceous 1930s Art Deco building that once housed a massive wholesome market of food suppliers. Today it contains a nice mix of mid- to upper-range shops and boutiques, a multi-screen cinema showing the latest features, and a handful of servicable restaurants. It's worth checking out just to see the building, and also to shop among a mostly local, untouristy mix of Portenos. The neighborhood is safe, and a not-unpleasant 15-minute walk from Palermo - it's at the corner of Avenida Corrientas and Anchorena.