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Restaurants, hotels, bars and wineries across Colombia in the En Primeur Club guide.
Accolades in Colombia
Bogotá holds the largest share of EPC venues in Colombia, with tasting-menu restaurants and cocktail bars in our guide.
Leo is chef Leonor Espinosa's modern Colombian tasting-menu restaurant in Granada. It has an exceptional wine program, an extensive wine list and sommelier-led service. Espinosa's seasonal menu uses indigenous ingredients from Colombia's ecosystems.
El Chato in Granada pairs contemporary Colombian cooking with a wine list and both tasting-menu and à la carte formats. Chef Álvaro Clavijo applies European techniques to native Colombian ingredients and works with local producers on seasonal menus.
Humo Negro in Bosque Calderon works as a modern Japanese izakaya with Colombian fusion. The restaurant offers tasting menu, omakase, à la carte and small plates formats, with a wine list and a menu that draws on Latin American, Nordic and Japanese techniques applied to Colombian ingredients.
La Sala de Laura in Granada is a bar with cocktails and a liquid-gastronomy approach. Its cocktails use house distillates and local fermentations. It reached #68 on the World's 50 Best Bars list in 2025.
Cartagena combines 34 restaurants, 12 bars and 21 hotels citywide in our guide, including tasting-menu dining and award-winning cocktail bars.
1621 The Restaurant sits in Centro Historico and holds a Wine Spectator Award of Excellence. The tasting-menu format comes with a wine list and a 190-selection list with particular depth in Chilean, Argentine and French bottles.
Celele in Getsemani is a modern Caribbean Colombian restaurant with a wine list, small plates and à la carte service. Its menu draws on field research along Colombia's Caribbean coast, wild harvests and Indigenous food traditions.
Alquímico in Old City is a multi-level bar with craft cocktails and rum in a historic mansion. Its drinks draw on Colombia's biodiversity, and it serves vegetarian small plates. It reached #11 on the World's 50 Best Bars list in 2025.
Casa San Agustin in Centro Historico is a hotel in restored colonial homes. Wooden beams run along the ceilings, and a pool occupies the central courtyard. It is a Leading Hotels of the World member and holds two Michelin Keys for 2026.
Medellín has 26 venues in our guide, including contemporary Colombian restaurants with tasting menus, wine lists and cocktail bars.
Carmen in Medellín offers modern Colombian fine dining with a wine list and both tasting-menu and à la carte formats. The restaurant serves regional ingredients and artisanal products, with an extensive wine list, sommelier-led service and craft cocktails.
X.O. in El Poblado runs a tasting menu built around Colombia's regions, with an extensive wine list and sommelier-led service. Its awards include The Best Chef One Knife in 2025. Mateo Ríos and Sebastián Marín lead the kitchen.
Sambombi Bistró Local in Provenza is a modern local bistro with a wine list, small plates and an à la carte menu. Its menu changes with weekly markets and uses seasonal ingredients from hyperlocal sources.
Mamba Negra in El Poblado is a rooftop bar with a wine list, craft cocktails and classic cocktails. It serves fusion cuisine and holds a World's 50 Best Bars ranking of #81 in 2025.
Bogotá has 80 EPC venues in our guide, the largest city total in Colombia. It also carries the broadest spread of modern Colombian tasting rooms, hotel dining and bars with wine programs, including Leo, El Chato, Debora Restaurante and Harry Sasson.
Bogotá has Leo, Debora Restaurante, Harry Sasson and B.O.G. Hotel with exceptional or extensive wine programmes, and Cartagena adds 1621 The Restaurant, which holds a Wine Spectator Award of Excellence and lists 190 selections.
Colombia has no Michelin-starred restaurants in our guide. Casa San Agustin, Casa Pestagua and Cannúa Lodge each hold two Michelin Keys for 2026. Elcielo Hotel & Restaurant holds one Michelin Key.
Bogotá has the clearest concentration of tasting-menu restaurants, with Leo, El Chato, Humo Negro, Debora Restaurante and El Cielo among the options in our guide. Cartagena adds 1621 The Restaurant, while Medellín contributes X.O. and Carmen.
By Emmett Haley · Updated October 8, 2026 · Editorial standards
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Colombia
Selected entries from the current guide for Colombia.
Bogotá, Colombia
Among Bogotá's most globally recognised modern Colombian restaurants, El Chato has held a position inside the World's 50 Best since 2023, reaching #25 in 2024, while keeping the format deliberately relaxed. Chef Álvaro Clavijo applies European technique to native Colombian ingredients, producing a menu that reads as a producer ledger as much as a dining list. Reservations are taken for lunch and dinner Tuesday through Sunday, with Sunday service closing at 4 pm.
Bogotá, Colombia
Leo has held a place in the World's 50 Best Restaurants every year since 2019, peaking at #43 in 2023 and sitting at #76 in 2025. Chef Leonor Espinosa's seasonal tasting menu moves through Colombia's ecosystems, Amazon, Caribbean, Pacific coast, using indigenous ingredients that rarely appear on any menu outside their region of origin. It is one externally validated address in Bogotá's modern Colombian dining scene.
Bogotá, Colombia
La Sala de Laura has climbed the World's 50 Best Bars list three consecutive years, reaching #44 in 2024 before settling at #68 in 2025, making it among the more-tracked bar programs in Latin America.
Cartagena, Colombia
Located in Getsemaní, Cartagena's most culturally layered neighbourhood, Celele translates years of field research along Colombia's Caribbean coast into a focused a la carte menu. Ranked #21 in South America by Opinionated About Dining (2025) and holder of a Sustainable Restaurant Award, it works with ingredients from wild harvests and Indigenous food traditions that most Colombian restaurants have never touched.
Medellín, Colombia
Carmen sits in Medellín’s contemporary dining tier, where Colombian ingredients are treated through a more international restaurant language rather than a purely traditional one. Its repeat placement on Opinionated About Dining’s Top Restaurants in South America list, #37 in 2024 and #42 in 2023, gives it a clear external benchmark for travelers comparing Medellín’s higher-end tables.
Bogotá, Colombia
Humo Negro occupies a relaxed room on Carrera 5 in Chapinero, where Chef Jaime Torregrosa builds a small-plates menu that draws simultaneously on Latin American, Nordic, and Japanese techniques applied to Colombian ingredients. The format is designed entirely for sharing, which shapes both the pacing and the social register of a meal here. It sits in Bogotá's mid-tier modern dining tier, closer in spirit to a neighbourhood creative table than a formal tasting room.
Bogotá, Colombia
Harry Sasson has anchored Bogotá's upper tier of Colombian dining for decades, earning consecutive Opinionated About Dining Top Restaurants in South America rankings and a La Liste 2025 placement. The restaurant occupies a generous space in the Zona Rosa corridor and delivers a menu rooted in Colombian ingredients interpreted with international technique. Open seven days a week, it draws both long-standing regulars and first-time visitors to the city.
Bogotá, Colombia
Debora Restaurante in Bogotá's Chapinero neighbourhood structures its tasting menu around the city's seven distinct zones, using seasonal Colombian produce to anchor each course in a specific geography and tradition. Chef Jacobo Bonilla's approach earned the restaurant a place on the Latin America's 50 Best extended list and a White Star from Star Wine List. For visitors arriving between January and March, Debora represents one of Bogotá's more considered formal dining options.
Bogotá, Colombia
In Chapinero, Selma runs one of Bogota's more energetically charged dining rooms, pairing a hedonistic bar atmosphere with a menu that moves fluidly between Mediterranean and Latin traditions. Chef Álvaro Clavijo draws on Spanish, Greek, and North African reference points while keeping smoked tiradito and sea bass crudo at the centre of the plate. The pitched wooden ceiling and pumping music on select nights set the tone before the food arrives.
Bogotá, Colombia
Afluente channels Colombia's high-altitude páramo ecosystems through a tasting menu called Conectividad, guided by chef Jeferson García. The dining room on Cra 3a in Bogotá uses rough plaster walls and warm wood to ground the experience in the natural world the kitchen draws from. It belongs to a generation of Colombian restaurants treating endemic ingredients as both subject and argument.
Bogotá, Colombia
ODA is a fine casual dining restaurant in Bogotá's north, led by chef Natalia Cocoma, with a format built around Colombian author's cuisine sourced from urban gardens and local producers. The menu reads as a considered argument for hyperlocal ingredients rather than a showcase of technique for its own sake. Find it at Calle 140 in the Torre HHC building.
Cartagena, Colombia
Set inside Cartagena's Sofitel Santa Clara, 1621 The Restaurant anchors its dinner menu in the coastal and inland traditions of Colombia's Caribbean region. A wine list of 190 selections, with particular depth in Chilean, Argentine, and French bottles, pairs with regional cuisine priced accessibly for the quality tier. Wine Director Kenny Durango and Chef Dominique Oudin lead a team operating at the higher end of Cartagena's walled-city dining scene.
Cartagena, Colombia
Andres Carne de Res in Cartagena's historic centre occupies a different register than the city's refined tasting-menu circuit. Ranked 47th in South America by Opinionated About Dining in 2024 and climbing to 53rd in 2025, it draws a local-heavy crowd with Colombian cooking rooted in the country's carnivorous traditions. The address on Calle de la Serrezuela puts it within reach of the walled city's main dining corridor.
Bogotá, Colombia
Andrés D.C. Bogotá, located on Calle 82 in the Zona Rosa district, is the urban sibling of the storied Andrés Carne de Res operation. The format translates the original Chía experience into a multi-floor Bogotá setting where Colombian cooking, live music, and theatrical dining culture converge across hundreds of covers. Book well in advance, particularly for weekend evenings.
Cartagena, Colombia
AniMare brings Colombian fusion to a Calle de Santo Domingo address inside the Ciudad Amurallada, where terroir-driven cooking connects the country's regional pantry to the Caribbean coast. Chef Toño Pérez holds an Expression of the Terroir recognition, signalling a kitchen committed to sourcing and technique over novelty.
Bogotá, Colombia
Casa Mamá Luz operates out of La Candelaria, Bogotá's oldest colonial quarter, where home-kitchen traditions and neighbourhood sourcing define the format. Named for its presiding cook, the address sits at the intersection of community food culture and the city's growing interest in ingredients-first Colombian cooking. For visitors tracing Bogotá's dining scene beyond tasting-menu restaurants, it represents the grassroots end of that conversation.
Cartagena, Colombia
A Moorish-inspired colonial palace on Calle Santo Domingo places Casa Pestagua among Cartagena's most architecturally considered addresses, a boutique property with a rooftop Jacuzzi, a Colombian Fusion kitchen under Chef Heberto Eljach, and a location at the precise centre of the walled city.
Cali, Colombia
Domingo brings Catalina Vélez's Colombian culinary perspective to Cali's Comuna 4, positioning the restaurant within the broader wave of serious Colombian cooking that has drawn international attention over the past decade. The address places it on Carrera 5, away from the city's more established dining corridors, making it a reference point for how Cali's food scene is extending beyond its traditional geography.
Bogotá, Colombia
El Cielo sits on Calle 70 in one of Bogotá's most active dining corridors, where the capital's modern Colombian dining scene has concentrated over the past decade. The restaurant operates within the upper tier of the city's tasting-menu format, drawing on Colombia's ingredient diversity for a structured, multi-course experience that positions it alongside Leo and El Chato in Bogotá's most discussed fine-dining addresses.
Bogotá, Colombia
Gamberro operates from Calle 90 in Bogotá's northern dining corridor, holding a La Liste 2026 score of 77 points among a generation of restaurants reshaping how Colombian ingredients reach the table. The menu architecture here signals intent before the first course arrives, positioning Gamberro within a tier of Bogotá addresses where technical ambition and local sourcing run in parallel.
Cali, Colombia
Siamo nel quartiere El Peñón a Cali, per questo locale che è stato fondato da due italiani, che avevano voglia di portare le tradizioni del Bel Paese in Colombia. Il locale è curato, con il bel forno che domina la scena. L’impasto è quello a lunga lievitazione, con il cornicione leggermente pronunciato. Atmosfera informale e cordiale in questo locale, invece nel menu, oltre alle pizze, troverete antipasti, paste ed ovviamente la parte dolce. Tra le pizze da provare la Salamino con salsa di pomodoro, fior di latte e chorizo spagnolo, tra quelle speciali la Bellissima con mascarpone, pomodoro, fior di latte, guanciale croccante, burrata, riduzione al balsamico e olio piccante, un complesso mix di sapori che ben si sposano insieme. Tra le paste le fettuccine alla bolognese, con un ragù leggero e delicato è una vera sorpresa. Buona la selezione del bere con una piccola lista di vini italiani e una bella selezione di cocktails. Plus per un menu dedicato interamente ai più piccoli. Imperdibile se avete voglia di una pizza eccellente a Cali. We are in the El Peñón neighborhood in Cali, for this restaurant that was founded by two Italians, who wanted to bring the traditions of the Bel Paese to Colombia. The restaurant is well-kept, with a beautiful oven that dominates the scene. The dough is the long leavening type, with a slightly pronounced crust. Informal and friendly atmosphere in this restaurant, while in the menu, in addition to pizzas, you will find appetizers, pastas and of course the dessert section. Among the pizzas to try is the Salamino with tomato sauce, fior di latte and Spanish chorizo, while among the specials is the Bellissima with mascarpone, tomato, fior di latte, crispy guanciale, burrata, balsamic reduction and spicy oil, a complex mix of flavors that blend well together. Among the pastas, the fettuccine alla bolognese, with a light and delicate ragu, is a true surprise. Good selection of drinks with a small list of Italian wines and a nice selection of cocktails. Plus points for a menu dedicated entirely to children. A priority stop if you are craving excellent pizza in Cali.
Barranquilla, Colombia
Manuel brings contemporary Colombian fine dining to Barranquilla's Nte. Centro Historico, drawing its identity from the Caribbean Coast and Atlántico region's produce. Chef Manuel Mendoza runs both à la carte and an eight-course tasting menu, applying international technique to ingredients that rarely reach Colombia's more-discussed restaurant cities. For fine dining in Barranquilla, Manuel is the clearest reference point.
Bogotá, Colombia
Mesa Franca sits on Calle 61 in Bogotá's Chapinero Alto corridor, a neighbourhood that has become one of the city's more serious addresses for contemporary Colombian cooking. The restaurant's name, 'open table' in Spanish, signals something about its approach: a menu structured around sharing and accessibility rather than tasting-menu formality, placing it in a different register from the city's more ceremonial fine-dining rooms.
Bogotá, Colombia
Una giovane coppia è la protagonista di questa bella pizzeria nel cuore della capitale colombiana: lei, Andrea Bornacelli propone una versione dello stile napoletano classico realizzato con ingredienti base importati direttamente dall’Italia. Margherita, marinara, ripieno al forno, buoni fritti perfettamente eseguiti. Insomma, sembra davvero di stare a Napoli, con tanto di immagine di Maradona che campeggia alle pareti. Servizio giovanile con una grande attenzione ai cocktail proposti in quasi venti gusti diversi in abbinamento alle pizze. Servizio efficiente, rapido, apprezzato dai clienti e grande passione alla base di questo progetto vivo e lungimirante. A young couple is the protagonist of this beautiful pizzeria in the heart of the Colombian capital: she, Andrea Bornacelli, offers a version of the classic Neapolitan style made with basic ingredients imported directly from Italy. Margherita, marinara, oven-baked stuffed, good fried foods perfectly executed. In short, it feels like being in Naples, with a picture of Maradona displayed on the walls. Youthful service with great attention to the cocktails offered in almost twenty different flavors to pair with the pizzas. Efficient, fast service appreciated by customers and great passion at the core of this lively and forward-thinking project.
Colombia
Selected entries from the current guide for Colombia.
Cartagena, Colombia
Three connected 17th-century colonial mansions in Cartagena's walled city, Casa San Agustín preserves original frescoes, stone gargoyles, and a 300-year-old aqueduct while delivering 30 rooms and suites with Frette linens and access to a private beach on Barú. A member of Leading Hotels of the World and rated 90 points by La Liste (2026), it sits in the intimate upper tier of the city's historic-center accommodation.
Cartagena, Colombia
Casa Pestagua occupies an 18th-century mansion on Calle Santo Domingo in Cartagena's walled city, restored in 2022 and operating as an 11-room hotel under the Relais & Châteaux banner, the only Colombian property in that collection. Double-height ceilings, Moorish-inspired arches, and a central courtyard garden place it in a tier of colonial boutique hotels that prize architectural integrity over contemporary minimalism. Rates from US$381 per night.
Marinilla, Colombia
On a mountainside in Antioquia's Valley of San Nicolás, Cannúa Lodge offers 18 rooms and free-standing cabañas built from estate-sourced bricks, with access to pre-Hispanic hiking trails and a permaculture-driven Colombian restaurant. At $179 per night, it occupies the space where considered eco-design meets genuine community connection, a category that has been slower to develop in Colombia than elsewhere in Latin America.
Cartagena, Colombia
The Sofitel Santa Clara occupies a restored 17th-century convent in Cartagena's San Diego neighbourhood, placing it within walking distance of the walled city's most significant colonial architecture. The property sits in the upper tier of Cartagena's heritage hotel market, where converted historic buildings command a premium over new-build alternatives. Guests looking for context alongside comfort will find the address hard to argue with.
Centro Historico, Colombia
Cinco Quintas Hotel Boutique holds a Michelin Selected distinction for 2025, placing it among a small cohort of recognized properties in Colombia's Centro Historico. The address on Carrera 6 puts guests inside the historic core, within reach of the neighborhood's colonial architecture and cultural institutions. For travelers who prioritize design-led intimacy over large-hotel infrastructure, it warrants a close look.
Cartagena, Colombia
A double award-winner holding both Regional Luxury Romantic Hotel and Continent Luxury Boutique Hotel honours, Casona del Colegio occupies a colonial address in Cartagena's walled Centro. The property sits within the design-led boutique tier that has reshaped how travellers engage with the city's historic core, where intimate scale and architectural authenticity carry more weight than chain-hotel amenities.
Bogotá, Colombia
The younger of Bogota's two Four Seasons properties, this Chapinero address trades colonial character for a sleeker, contemporary format across 64 rooms and suites in one of the city's most liveable neighbourhoods. Upper-floor suites deliver panoramic skyline views, the spa runs Colombian-inspired rituals, and a bilingual concierge team connects guests to a city that rewards those who move beyond the tourist circuit.
Medellín, Colombia
Elcielo Hotel occupies the upper tier of Medellín's luxury hospitality scene, combining 28 suites of modern design with a restaurant whose sibling in Washington D.C. earned a Michelin star in 2021. Set in El Poblado behind articulated metal screens and a verdant atrium, the property reads less as a hotel with a good restaurant than as a serious gastronomic address that happens to offer rooms.
Armenia, Colombia
Eight suites on a working farm in Colombia's Quindío coffee region, starting from $466 per night. Hacienda Bambusa occupies a restored two-story villa on a dirt road lined with cacao and pineapple trees, with Andes views, a blue-tiled pool, and an outdoor dining programme that runs from lavish morning buffets to gourmet barbecue dinners on white linen.
Bogotá, Colombia
A 13-room Art Deco house hotel in Bogotá's upscale Quinta Camacho neighbourhood, Casa Legado represents the confident maturity of Colombia's boutique hotel scene. From $270 per night, it offers individually designed rooms, communal dining, and access to La Ramada, a two-bedroom countryside farmhouse an hour from the city.
Cartagena, Colombia
An eight-suite colonial manor on Calle del Cuartel, Hotel Quadrifolio occupies a converted Spanish Colonial house in Cartagena's historic walled city. At $572 per night, it sits in the intimate end of the Centro Histórico's boutique tier, where small room counts and private pools substitute for the scale of larger luxury properties. Airport transfers run $25 each way, and meeting facilities make it a credible option for small corporate retreats.
Cartagena, Colombia
Set on Isla de Barú seven kilometres from Cartagena's historic centre, Sofitel Barú Cartagena Beach Resort places French hospitality standards against a Caribbean backdrop of white sand and turquoise water. The property holds a 2026 Star Wine List recognition, signalling a wine program that exceeds the typical beach-resort baseline. For travellers who want coastal seclusion without sacrificing service rigour, Barú delivers a distinct proposition within Colombia's Caribbean accommodation tier.
Bogotá, Colombia
Winner of the 2025 World Travel Awards for Colombia's Leading Boutique Hotel and South America's Luxury City Business Hotel, the Sofitel Bogotá Victoria Regia sits on Carrera 13 in Chapinero, where Colombian architect Miguel Soto has fused Parisian polish with pre-Columbian gold tones.
Islas Del Rosario, Colombia
Corona Island sits in the Islas del Rosario archipelago off Colombia's Caribbean coast and holds a 2025 Michelin Selected distinction, a signal that places it among a small tier of recognized island retreats in the region. The property trades on its setting: coral-fringed, boat-access only, and operating at a scale that keeps the experience at low capacity.
Cali, Colombia
Movich Casa del Alférez occupies a historic Granada address in Cali, where a grand façade gives way to a lobby of dark wood, marble floors, and modern art set against white walls. The property sits close to the neighbourhood's dining and cultural circuit, placing it inside the smaller, character-led tier of Colombian urban hotels rather than the large international-footprint category.
Cartagena, Colombia
Occupying a colonial building on Calle de Vélez Danies in Cartagena's walled city, Movich Hotel Cartagena de Indias places guests inside the historic centre's most architecturally dense quarter. The property combines preserved colonial structure with contemporary interiors, and its restaurant draws on the coastal Costeño traditions that define Cartagena's table. For travellers who want proximity to the city's core without sacrificing comfort, the address does the heavy lifting.
Guatapé, Colombia
Tau House occupies a finca property in Guatapé's reservoir zone, positioning itself in the small tier of Colombian boutique hotels where design restraint and natural setting carry more weight than branded scale. On-site spa facilities, water activities on the embalse, and a restaurant built around fresh local ingredients define the experience. Bookings should be planned well in advance given the area's limited high-quality accommodation supply.
Cartagena, Colombia
A double award-winner for luxury heritage and lifestyle hospitality in the heart of Cartagena's walled city, the Charleston Santa Teresa occupies a restored colonial mansion on Cra. 3, placing guests within walking distance of the city's most significant plazas and architecture. The property competes at the upper end of the Centro Histórico hotel market, where converted colonial houses define the category and the quality of the restoration sets the room apart.
Bogotá, Colombia
B.O.G. Hotel occupies a considered address on Carrera 11 in Bogotá's Zona Rosa, where it has taken the 2025 World Travel Awards title for South America's Leading Design Hotel. The property sits in the smaller, design-led tier of Bogotá luxury, closer in spirit to boutique architectural hotels than to the city's international chain offering. For travellers who treat the physical space as part of the destination, it is the clearest reference point in the Colombian capital.
Guatapé, Colombia
Set in the Vda. Los Naranjos countryside outside Guatapé, BOSKO HOTEL is a design-led property that has earned a Continent Winner award for Best Presidential Suite. It sits in the smaller tier of Colombian boutique hospitality where architectural ambition and setting matter more than brand affiliation. For travellers arriving via the Antioquia lake district, it represents a deliberate choice over chain alternatives.
Cartagena, Colombia
The Four Seasons Hotel and Residences Cartagena occupies a meticulously restored colonial complex in Getsemaní, placing the brand's service infrastructure inside one of the Caribbean's most architecturally layered neighbourhoods. It sits at the summit of Cartagena's accommodation tier, drawing international travellers who want proximity to the Walled City without sacrificing the brand consistency that Four Seasons properties deliver globally.
Bogotá, Colombia
Among Bogota's luxury hotels, Four Seasons Hotel Casa Medina occupies a category of its own: a 62-room colonial property in the Rosales district that trades contemporary corporate polish for handcrafted wooden doors, antique stained windows, and ceiling beams that read as architectural biography. It sits a few blocks from its sibling property, Four Seasons Hotel Bogota, but the two serve meaningfully different travel profiles.
Bogotá, Colombia
In Bogota's Chapinero financial district, the JW Marriott sits within walking distance of Zona G and Parque 93, drawing business travelers who want both corporate convenience and considered comfort. Guest rooms carry Egyptian cotton linens, soundproof windows, and marble bathrooms. The 25 suites extend that proposition with floor-to-ceiling city views and Colombian art throughout.
Armenia, Colombia
Bio Habitat Hotel in Armenia, Colombia offers boutique, conscious luxury accommodation designed as independent "habitats." Guests enjoy signature experiences such as Bio Spa & Wellness, daily yoga and Bio Sessions sunset concerts, plus guided nature walks on a 1.4 km trail. Suites feature green roofs for stargazing and Master Suites include private outdoor Jacuzzis and large terraces. Positioned high in Colombia’s Coffee Triangle, the property seems to almost dissolve into its surroundings, delivering quiet mountain air, coffee-scented breezes, and glass-walled rooms with Andes or native-forest views. This adults-only wellness retreat pairs sustainable design, regional cuisine at Basto Resto Bar, and curated rituals for travelers seeking calm, privacy, and meaningful reconnection.
Colombia
Selected entries from the current guide for Colombia.
Cartagena, Colombia
Ranked #8 on the World's 50 Best Bars list in 2024, Alquímico occupies a 19th-century mansion in Cartagena's historic El Centro, operating across three floors with distinct atmospheres: a courtyard bar at street level, a more measured mid-floor, and a full Reggaetón rooftop. Capacity reaches 1,200 people at peak, but the deeper story is the community infrastructure funded through every drink sold.
Bogotá, Colombia
La Sala de Laura has climbed the World's 50 Best Bars list three consecutive years, reaching #44 in 2024 before settling at #68 in 2025, making it among the more-tracked bar programs in Latin America.
Cartagena, Colombia
Ranked #351 on the 2025 Top 500 Bars list, El Barón Café holds a confirmed place among the recognized drinking establishments of Cartagena's walled city. Located in El Centro on Carrera 4, steps from the Plaza de San Pedro Claver, it operates within a bar scene that has become among the more competitive in South America, sitting alongside Alquímico and Bar Lelarge in the city's growing cocktail conversation.
Medellín, Colombia
Carmen sits in Medellín’s contemporary dining tier, where Colombian ingredients are treated through a more international restaurant language rather than a purely traditional one. Its repeat placement on Opinionated About Dining’s Top Restaurants in South America list, #37 in 2024 and #42 in 2023, gives it a clear external benchmark for travelers comparing Medellín’s higher-end tables.
Medellín, Colombia
Ranked #81 in the World's 50 Best Bars 2025, Mamba Negra occupies El Poblado's after-dark circuit as one of Colombia's most-awarded drinking destinations. Located on Calle 2 in El Poblado, it operates at the intersection of Latin American cocktail ambition and curatorial depth.
Bogotá, Colombia
Bogotá, Colombia
Armando Records occupies a corner of Bogota's Zona Rosa that functions more like a neighborhood institution than a conventional bar. The space draws its identity from vinyl culture and a late-night energy that has made it a reference point on Calle 85 for anyone serious about where Bogota's bar scene actually lives after midnight.
Bogotá, Colombia
Atlas sits on Avenida Calle 80 in Bogotá's northern zone, operating as both restaurant and bar in a city where that dual format has become a serious venue category. The combination of food and drink programming in a single room positions it alongside Bogotá's more ambitious neighbourhood anchors, drawing guests who want a full evening rather than a single-purpose stop.
Cartagena, Colombia
Atrio operates as a lobby lounge within Cartagena's walled city, offering international drinks and fare in a setting that bridges hotel convenience and the city's increasingly serious cocktail culture. For travellers arriving in the Old City, it functions as a calibration point between the street-level heat and the cooler, more considered pace of an evening out.
Bogotá, Colombia
B.O.G. Hotel sits on Carrera 11 in Bogotá's Zona Rosa, placing it at the intersection of the capital's hotel bar scene and its broader cocktail ambitions. For travellers who want to read the city through a glass rather than a guidebook, the hotel's bar programme operates inside one of Bogotá's most competitive hospitality corridors, where international standards and local botanical intelligence increasingly share the same counter.
Cartagena, Colombia
Bar Bahia is a Barú-side Cartagena de Indias address for readers tracking the city’s drinking culture beyond the walled centre.
Cartagena, Colombia
Bar Calablanca sits on Isla de Barú, outside Cartagena de Indias’ walled-city bar circuit, inside Calablanca Restaurant at Sector Porto Nao km 7.
Bogotá, Colombia
Bar Enano sits on Calle 79b in Bogotá's Zona Rosa corridor, where the city's most serious drinking culture has quietly matured over the past decade. The bar occupies the specialist tier of Bogotá's bar scene, where back-bar depth and curation discipline count for more than square footage or celebrity footfall. Arrive with patience for the list and time for a second round.
Cartagena, Colombia
Bar L'Ilot sits in the adult-only pool area at Sector Porto Nao, km 7 on Isla de Barú, placing it in Cartagena de Indias’ resort-bar orbit rather than the walled-city cocktail circuit.
Cartagena, Colombia
Bar La Pergola brings Cartagena’s island-bar conversation to Isla de Barú, away from the walled city’s cocktail-room circuit and onto a rooftop in Sector Porto Nao at km 7.
Cartagena, Colombia
Bar La Plage brings Cartagena’s beach-bar conversation out to Isla de Barú, where the setting matters as much as the glass. With, it is a planning-dependent choice for travellers comparing island-side drinks with the city’s better-documented bar circuit.
Cartagena, Colombia
Bar Lelarge sits inside Cartagena's cocktail scene as a address shaped by local and seasonal fruits, with a Cuban-influenced approach to mixing that sets it apart from the city's more internationally formatted bars. The drinks program draws on the Caribbean fruit pantry that defines the region, placing it in a specific niche within a city whose bar culture has matured considerably over the last decade.
Bogotá, Colombia
On Calle 82 in Bogota's Zona Rosa, this bar occupies a stretch of the city where craft cocktail culture has been quietly redefining what a night out looks like in the Colombian capital. Positioned alongside venues like La Sala de Laura and Armando Records, it draws a crowd that comes for the bartender's approach to the glass rather than spectacle. Booking ahead is advisable on weekend evenings.
Cartagena, Colombia
Demente BAR TAPAS occupies a corner of Getsemaní, Cartagena's most consequential neighbourhood for bar culture, pairing a tapas format with a back bar built for serious drinking. The address on Carrera 10 places it within walking distance of the city's most recognised cocktail programs, making it a natural stop on any considered circuit of the walled city's drinking scene.
Cartagena, Colombia
El Aljibe is a craft cocktail and gourmet bites bar in Cartagena, Colombia, where the drinks programme pairs closely with a focused food menu. Positioned within a city that has developed one of Latin America's more serious bar scenes, it offers a considered alternative to both the high-volume resort circuit and the neighbourhood rum-and-beer defaults that still dominate much of the Caribbean coast.
Bogotá, Colombia
EL BEMBÉ occupies a corner of Bogotá's La Candelaria-adjacent streets at Calle 27B # 6-73, operating as the kind of neighbourhood bar that local regulars return to not because of awards or press mentions, but because the room earns that loyalty. It sits within Bogotá's wider salsa and tropicalia bar circuit, a gathering place shaped by community more than concept.
Cartagena, Colombia
El Palmar sits in Cartagena's rooftop bar tier, where the draw is the city skyline at dusk rather than the drink list alone. Positioned among a small cohort of refined open-air perches in the walled city, it functions as a sunset ritual as much as a bar visit. Expect Caribbean light, warm air off the bay, and a crowd that treats the golden hour as a fixed appointment.
Bogotá, Colombia
On Carrera 12a in Bogotá's Zona Rosa corridor, Huerta Coctelería Artesanal occupies the artisanal end of a bar scene that has grown considerably more technically ambitious over the past decade. The name signals the approach: a garden-rooted, craft-forward cocktail program that sits apart from the high-volume nightlife operations nearby. For drinkers who track Colombia's evolving cocktail culture, this address is a useful reference point.
Barranquilla, Colombia
La Troja has anchored Barranquilla's musical and social life for 59 years, operating from its address on Carrera 44 in the Norte Centro Histórico as a declared site of cultural and musical heritage. It is the kind of place where the drinks arrive alongside vallenato and cumbia rather than silence, where the act of drinking is inseparable from the act of listening. Few bars in Colombia carry that double designation with as much earned weight.
Colombia
Selected entries from the current guide for Colombia.
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