Laura’s guidebook
Food scene
Contemporary Asian food, it is our favorite restaurant. It is very small and there is always a lot of waiting time especially on the weekend but it’s worth it
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Bao Bei Cocina Asiática Contemporánea
11-55 Cra. 36Contemporary Asian food, it is our favorite restaurant. It is very small and there is always a lot of waiting time especially on the weekend but it’s worth it
Kai Restaurant
#10 a 21 Cra. 40Our favorite vegetarian restaurant, it is amazing!
The environment of this place is amazing! vegetarian pizzeria and on Wednesdays, there is live music! Best Hummus!
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Café Zorba
42-33 Cl. 8The environment of this place is amazing! vegetarian pizzeria and on Wednesdays, there is live music! Best Hummus!
La Causa
#8A - 41 Cra 33Peruvian/ Japanese restaurant we love the sushi and the pisco sour!
Naan
7-75 Cra. 35Our favourite Indian restaurant
A nice place with pizzas and cheese and meat plates & sandwiches. The atmosphere is amazing and something there is live music.
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Bonhomía
# 8-53 Cra. 37A nice place with pizzas and cheese and meat plates & sandwiches. The atmosphere is amazing and something there is live music.
A very special molecular gastronomic experience of Colombian food but quite expensive for Colombia it is about 100.000 COP
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Restaurante El Cielo
43c36 Calle 7DA very special molecular gastronomic experience of Colombian food but quite expensive for Colombia it is about 100.000 COP
A meat restaurant very traditional in Colombia that comes from Bogota so even better if you can go there or outside Bogota where it started. The restaurant turns at some point into a party, when people start to get up and dance. It‘s a Colombian experience.
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Andrés Carne de Res - Medellín
6 Sur 26 Cra. 43AA meat restaurant very traditional in Colombia that comes from Bogota so even better if you can go there or outside Bogota where it started. The restaurant turns at some point into a party, when people start to get up and dance. It‘s a Colombian experience.
Bars
Our favorite bar. Very typical traditional and nice atmosphere!
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El Social Tienda Mixta desde 1969
8A - 8 Cra. 35Our favorite bar. Very typical traditional and nice atmosphere!
Panorama Rooftop Bar
34-33 Cl. 8Nice bar in a cover rooftop
It’s very cool as a bar and it has a club inside called “La oculta” behind the book shelf
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Belisario
#7-114 Cra. 35It’s very cool as a bar and it has a club inside called “La oculta” behind the book shelf
Vintrash
8A-39 Cra. 35Very popular, also a bar rooftop and reggaeton club
For a traditional party, you can go to a Fonda: La Chismosa is one in El Poblado. Most of them are a bit outside the center like La Chismosa in Las Palmas or La Tienda de Sabaneta (you need to go by taxi and it’s more fun if you go in a group). Definitely go on the weekend.
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Fonda La Chismosa - Palmas
35-81 Cl. 18For a traditional party, you can go to a Fonda: La Chismosa is one in El Poblado. Most of them are a bit outside the center like La Chismosa in Las Palmas or La Tienda de Sabaneta (you need to go by taxi and it’s more fun if you go in a group). Definitely go on the weekend.
Our favorite cafes + brunch
SERÉ
#11 84 Cra. 43BBest brunch
Pergamino Cafe
8A-37 Cra. 37Our favorite café
Lezzet Cocina Turca
# 7-29 Cra. 34Turkish Café. Brunch and breakfast
Cafe Velvet Medellin
8a-46 Cra. 37Nice café and place to work
Salón Málaga is a traditional and old café-bar located a few steps from the San Antonio del Metro station.
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Salon Malaga
45-80 Cra. 51Salón Málaga is a traditional and old café-bar located a few steps from the San Antonio del Metro station.
Our favorite stores
Makeno
10-35 Cra. 37Multi-brand design store and collective
Ocho 43 Tienda de diseno
43C-05 Cl. 8Nice local design store
Vida Augusta
#8A-81 Cra. 35Nice design store
902 Showroom
10-50 Cra 43DAmazing store for furniture and design
Placita de Flórez
50-25 Cl. 50Traditional old market with many hand made crafts
Neighborhoods
Manila
Calle 11ANice neighborhood with many shops and restaurants.
Parque Lleras
9 Cra. 41Via Provenza and via Primavera near Lleras park are a must!
Take the cable car and the Comuna 13 tour (culture, social urbanism, graffiti)
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san javier
Take the cable car and the Comuna 13 tour (culture, social urbanism, graffiti)