Pergamino Café Laureles

Pergamino is Medellín's best-known specialty coffee brand, and its café in Laureles is the best place to try it. Set in a traditional house, it adapts residential architecture into a warm, open space, and in 2026 it was ranked 38th in the South America's 100 Best Coffee Shops list, the highest-placed café in Medellín. The name refers to the parchment husk that protects the coffee bean from moisture during storage, and the company, Café de Santa Bárbara S.A.S., produces, roasts and serves coffee in Colombia. It has long been run as a family business, and Barista Magazine described it back in 2015 as one of the most established specialty coffee names in the city.

Its pitch is about origin. Pergamino works with more than 1,500 partner growers across the country and promises full traceability to the farm and fair payment to producers. Most of its coffee is exported green, but some of the best lots are roasted and served in its Medellín shops. Coffees on offer have included beans from Buesaco in Nariño, Alto de Letras in Tolima and the company's own Finca Lomaverde in Santa Bárbara, Antioquia, which is also available decaffeinated, along with special editions such as a pink Bourbon from San José de Isnos. Ask the baristas which origins are on bar and how they recommend brewing them.

Pergamino is also a good source of coffee to take home. Its shop sells beans, cold brew concentrate, gift kits, mugs and home-brewing equipment, and the company ships across Colombia and to the United States and Canada through its online shop. If you run out of time, Pergamino also has two stores at José María Córdova International Airport, in domestic and international departures, both open 24 hours.

The Laureles café opens Monday to Saturday from 7:30 to 20:00 and on Sundays and public holidays from 8:30 to 19:00, which makes it useful for an early breakfast coffee or a late-afternoon break. It suits coffee enthusiasts and anyone exploring Laureles on foot.

Pergamino has more than a dozen branches around the metropolitan area, including Vía Primavera and Calle 10B in El Poblado, Ciudad del Río, the Manila district and several shopping centres, so there is usually one close by. For questions, contact the company by WhatsApp or by email at [email protected].