La Clave · Dinner with 5 strangers in Buenos Aires

The night in numbers

How many people will you meet?

A few, properly. Then a lot more.

5

At your table, all dinner

Five people picked for your profile, for about two hours. Long enough to actually get to know them.

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At the after-party, all night

After the game you move with your table to the bar of the same restaurant, with every La Clave guest, until about 1:30 am. No cab, no walking around, and you never show up alone.

Why La Clave

Other dinners seat you with 5. Here you play with the whole night.

Dinner with strangers already exists. What didn't exist was a night with a game, an after-party and a story to tell.

A regular strangers dinnerLa Clave

The conversationIcebreaker questionsEveryone has a secret mission on their phone, revealed at the end

Who you meetThe 5 at your tableYour 5, your other half from another table, and everyone at the after-party, same place

What happens nextThe next day, over chatThat same night: you vote in secret and everyone's already at the after-party

What you're afterOne option for everyoneYou pick who you'd like to see again: as a friend or for networking

If your Spanish is basicNodding along and hoping for the bestEnglish-speaking tables and the app in English

If you're here for workSame dinner for everyoneNetworking missions and a vote to stay in touch

How your table is builtRandom, or first come first servedYou answer a quick survey and an automation seats you with people who share your interests

The first La Clave in Buenos Aires

Everyone at this first night gets a numbered Founder Key in their app and hears about every new edition before anyone else.

Who it's for

Sound familiar?

You moved, changed jobs, or your friends settled down. Making new friends as an adult is hard, at any age.

If you just got to BA

"I moved here and I don't know anyone."

Everyone comes alone, just like you. There are English tables and the app speaks your language.

If you work remotely

"I talk to my laptop more than to actual people."

Real connections, no business cards, no pitch: contacts are shared only if you both want to.

If you're traveling

"I want to meet locals, not just other tourists."

Every table mixes porteños and people from abroad. You leave with plans for the rest of your stay.

If you're in your 30s

"My friends got married and nobody goes out anymore."

A different kind of night, with people your age who actually want to go out.

If you're 40 or older

"I don't want a party full of 22-year-olds."

Age matters when we build your table, along with what you do and what you're into. Nobody ends up the only one their age.

New in Buenos Aires

Just landed? This table is for you

Palermo is full of people who work remotely, are here for a few months or just moved. La Clave is the easy way to go from "I don't know anyone" to having people to go out with on the weekend. Leer en español.

English-speaking tablesPick English and we seat you at an English table, or with people who speak both languages. Nobody has to translate.
The app in EnglishYour envelope, the questions, the game and the vote all show up in English or Spanish, your choice.
Locals and expats togetherNot an expats-only event, not a locals-only event: every table mixes people from here and from abroad.
Easy to get toA restaurant in Palermo, close to a main avenue. We send you the exact address on WhatsApp once you book.
Foreign cards welcomeBooking is USD 10 and works with a card from abroad. At dinner you only pay for what you order.
You leave with plansIf you both pick each other in the vote, the contact shows up that same night. And the after-party is right there, with everyone.

Wednesday, November 25

How the night works

Buenos Aires time. You get the exact address on WhatsApp.

Before
Survey, booking and WhatsApp
You answer the survey, book for USD 10, and we message you on WhatsApp with the address and your personal link for the night.
Tue 24 · 9 pm
Clues about your table
The night before, the app gives you clues about your table: age ranges, shared interests and whether someone speaks English. No names.
7:30 pm
Arrive and scan your table
Between 7:30 and 8 pm. The app tells you which table is yours. Sit down, scan the QR and your digital envelope opens with your mission. Don't show anyone.
8:00 pm
The toast
Everyone says their name and one thing nobody would guess about them.
8:15 pm
Dinner and the game
Order from the waiter as usual, chat with the questions in the app and complete your mission without anyone noticing.
9:15 pm
The reveal
The table tries to guess everyone's mission. Whoever stays undetected wins the night.
9:45 pm
The secret vote
On your phone, you mark who you'd like to see again, as a friend or for networking. If you both pick each other, you each get the other's contact. If not, nobody finds out.
10:15 pm
The after-party, right there
Move to the restaurant's bar with every guest. The Master Key game starts: find the person at another table who holds the other half of your word.

The table algorithm

How we pick your table

A quick survey and an automation, not random.

A survey before you payTakes a minute: age range, language, what you're looking for (friends, networking or both) and what you're into in life.
Shared interestsAn automation crosses everyone's answers and seats you with people who love what you love: travel, music, startups, football...
BalancedBetween men and women. That's why spots in each group are limited.
In your languagePick English and your whole table speaks English: other expats and bilingual porteños.
Similar agesWe make sure nobody ends up the only one their age at the table.
Never with your plus-oneComing with a friend? You'll sit at different tables and meet up at the after-party.

Your digital envelope

What you might get

When you scan your table's QR, the app shows you a sealed envelope. Tap it, it opens, and there's your mission: only you can see it. None of them ask for anything awkward. They're just excuses to really get to know someone.

Secret mission

Get someone at the table to tell you about their first job and how much it paid.

Secret mission

Get the whole table to toast to something you suggest, without it looking planned.

The Master Key

Half a word, like MALB. Someone at another table has the other half: find them at the after-party. The first 5 duos to find each other win.

Peace of mind

You come alone, but not blind

Having dinner with strangers can be nerve-racking. So the whole night is designed to make you feel at ease from the moment you walk in.

A table, not a one-on-one. Tables are groups of six and mixed.
A restaurant in Palermo, with a clear address before you go and a La Clave host all night.
Only people who booked get in, with their name and WhatsApp. Everyone is 21 or older.
Your contact is yours. It's only shared if you both mark each other in the vote.
Everyone pays their own way. Whatever you eat and drink, you pay directly to the restaurant.

USD 10

Same price for everyone, locals and visitors, by card. It books your seat. Whatever you eat and drink, you pay separately, directly to the restaurant: everyone pays their own way.

Includes: Your seat at a table picked for you, your digital envelope with your mission, the table questions, the secret vote, the Master Key game and the after-party at the same place.
How your table is picked: Before you pay, you answer a quick survey. An automation builds tables of 6 around shared interests.
If you can't make it: Bookings aren't refunded, but your seat isn't lost: move it to the next La Clave edition from your app, until Tuesday Nov 24 at 8 pm. And if you can't make it on the day, you have 24 hours to ask anyway.
Dinner is separate: Whatever you eat and drink, you pay directly to the restaurant.

Before you book

FAQ

Is it just for networking?

No. It's a dinner to meet people: friends, work contacts, people to go out with on the weekend. Tables are groups of six and mixed. If you'd like to see someone again, you mark them in the vote (friendship or networking), and the contact is only shared if they picked you too.

When and where is it?

Wednesday, November 25 at 8 pm (arrive between 7:30 and 8 pm), at a restaurant in Palermo. You get the exact address on WhatsApp and in your app once you book. The after-party is at the same place.

How much is it?

USD 10 to book, the same for everyone, with a local or foreign card. Dinner is paid separately, directly to the restaurant.

How do you pick my table?

Before you pay, you answer a quick survey: age range, language, what you're looking for and your interests. An automation builds tables of 6 with people who share what you love, balanced and with similar ages.

My Spanish is basic. Will I be okay?

Yes. Pick "English" in the survey and we'll seat you at an English-speaking table, or with people who speak both languages. The app speaks English too.

What if I can't make it?

Bookings aren't refunded, but you can move your seat to the next edition from your app, until Tuesday Nov 24 at 8 pm. If you can't make it on the day, you have 24 hours to ask anyway.

Can I bring a friend?

Yes. Once you pay, you get a link to invite them. You'll sit at different tables so you both meet new people, and you'll meet up at the after-party.

Do I need to download an app?

No. It opens in your phone's browser with a personal link we send you on WhatsApp. You just need battery and data.

What do you do with my data?

We only use it to organize La Clave and message you on WhatsApp. We don't sell it. Your WhatsApp and Instagram are only shared with people who pick you in the vote if you pick them too. Privacy policy.

One night, dinner with 5 people you haven't met yet.