Café
1. Café San Alberto
The Plaza Santo Domingo outpost of Café San Alberto, the multi-award-winning coffee estate from Buenavista in Quindío, serving its coffee and running tasting experiences.
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2. Pergamino Café Laureles
Pergamino's Laureles café, set in a traditional house and ranked 38th in South America's 100 Best Coffee Shops 2026, serving traceable coffee from 1,500 partner growers.
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3. Ábaco Libros y Café
A bookshop and café on a corner of a colonial house in the walled city, combining Colombian and Latin American literature with coffee, music and drinks.
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4. Repostería Astor Junín
Medellín's historic Swiss pastry house, opened as a tea room on Junín in 1930, famous for its frog-shaped chocolate sapitos, moritos and almond alfajores.
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5. Nía Bakery
An artisan bakery and social enterprise in the walled city led by Noma pastry chef Talia Richard, baking with native Colombian fruits and ingredients.
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6. Rituales Compañía de Café
A two-floor Laureles roastery and café that buys its coffee from growers in Medellín's La Sierra neighbourhood, ranked among South America's 100 best coffee shops in 2026.
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7. Hija Mía Coffee Roasters
A Manila coffee roaster and café with Antipodean roots, roasting Colombian beans in small batches and open every day from early morning until evening.
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8. Libertario Coffee Roasters
The Getsemaní café of Colombian specialty roaster Libertario, opposite Café Havana, serving single-origin coffees, cold brew, waffles and cakes.
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9. Época
A specialty coffee shop on Calle del Arzobispado, just off the Plaza de la Proclamación, serving espresso drinks, house blends and seafood and meat dishes.
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10. Urbania Café Calle 8
The original Urbania café near Parque El Poblado, flagship of a Medellín specialty coffee company that buys from conflict-affected growers at above-market prices.
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11. Café Velvet
A Belgian-Colombian specialty coffee house on Vía Primavera that buys at origin, roasts in Itagüí and Belgium, and serves its coffees through a range of brew methods.
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12. Érase un Café
A coffee shop in a preserved colonial interior in San Diego, known for its range of filter coffees and breakfasts built on regional ingredients.
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