Guidebook for Medellin
Food Scene
There are many cafes and restaurants. Try Fenicia Restaurant, Café Vallejo and Olivia.
35 locals recommend
Second Laureles Park
56-101 Cra. 47There are many cafes and restaurants. Try Fenicia Restaurant, Café Vallejo and Olivia.
Beautiful cafe. Is run by the family of the famous colombian writer Fernando Vallejo.
13 locals recommend
Vallejo Coffee Shop
39B-126 Carrera 74BBeautiful cafe. Is run by the family of the famous colombian writer Fernando Vallejo.
Maybe the best Lebanese Restaurant in the world. Try the Mixto Fenicia.
10 locals recommend
FENICIA Comida Arabe
73-11 Cra. 65Maybe the best Lebanese Restaurant in the world. Try the Mixto Fenicia.
Nice crepes, nice waffles and good price. Either for have an ice cream or have dinner.
170 locals recommend
Crepes & Waffles
##19a-100 Cra. 44Nice crepes, nice waffles and good price. Either for have an ice cream or have dinner.
Traditional "Salon", where writers and artists used to go and have a talk. Empanada argentina is highly recommended.
12 locals recommend
Versalles Restaurante y Pasteleria
53-39 Cra. 49Traditional "Salon", where writers and artists used to go and have a talk. Empanada argentina is highly recommended.
Pergamino Cafe
8A-37 Cra. 37You'll find the best coffee of the city here.
Drinks & Nightlife
Traditional salsa music disco. Opened from wednesday to saturday (in the night)
25 locals recommend
El Tíbiri
70-03 Cl. 44bTraditional salsa music disco. Opened from wednesday to saturday (in the night)
Son Havana
#44-56 Av. San JuanSalsa music disco!
La Charcu
# 2-48 Cra. 70Indie Rock, Salsa, Hip Hop, international Beers and Food.
Traditional tango bar in the heart of MEdellín. Just outside San Antonio metro station.
21 locals recommend
Salon Malaga
45-80 Cra. 51Traditional tango bar in the heart of MEdellín. Just outside San Antonio metro station.
Many bars and restaurants. Nowadays, it's full of tourism. Go in the night.
226 locals recommend
Lleras Park
25-18 Cl 10Many bars and restaurants. Nowadays, it's full of tourism. Go in the night.
Relaxed bar to have a talk. International atmosphere. Reccomended: champiñoes al ajillo.
78 locals recommend
Café Zorba
42-33 Cl. 8Relaxed bar to have a talk. International atmosphere. Reccomended: champiñoes al ajillo.
Actually, the best place is just in front of El Deck and it's called "Calle 9". Disco-bar.
7 locals recommend
EL DECK 1999
10A-34 Cra. 40Actually, the best place is just in front of El Deck and it's called "Calle 9". Disco-bar.
Sightseeing
Long street with different bars, discos, traditional food restaurants and fruit-stores.
disco solid gold
#47-48 Cra. 70Long street with different bars, discos, traditional food restaurants and fruit-stores.
Pueblito Paisa
Pueblito PaisaCopy of a traditional paisa town.
Typical middle-class neighborhood of Medellín. You can experience the atmosphere of a real place with grocery stores where you can have a beer and maybe have a talk with the locals.
6 locals recommend
San Joaquin
Typical middle-class neighborhood of Medellín. You can experience the atmosphere of a real place with grocery stores where you can have a beer and maybe have a talk with the locals.
An open place inside a beautiful neighborhood full of students and places to take a beer and eat. Go at night.
27 locals recommend
Carlos E. Restrepo
An open place inside a beautiful neighborhood full of students and places to take a beer and eat. Go at night.
One of the oldest parks in the city. We strongly recommend you to have a beer in La Polonesa, where you can have a view of the park and its dodgy movement. Be careful.
26 locals recommend
Parque de Bolivar
5596 Carrera 49One of the oldest parks in the city. We strongly recommend you to have a beer in La Polonesa, where you can have a view of the park and its dodgy movement. Be careful.
A must see! Amazing trip by Metrocable and amazing place to spend a day.
825 locals recommend
Parque Arvi
A must see! Amazing trip by Metrocable and amazing place to spend a day.
Less expensive than Parque Lleras and more visited by locals, you can have a beer and seat in the park. Go in the night (thurs-sat).
98 locals recommend
Parque El Poblado
Less expensive than Parque Lleras and more visited by locals, you can have a beer and seat in the park. Go in the night (thurs-sat).
There's a nice cafe inside the theater. It is a nice and illustrative walk to go from the theater to the Parque Berrio, by Calle La Playa.
61 locals recommend
Teatro Pablo Tobon Uribe
51-24 Cra. 40There's a nice cafe inside the theater. It is a nice and illustrative walk to go from the theater to the Parque Berrio, by Calle La Playa.
This was the real heart of Medellín half a century ago. The administrative center of the city is in front of the park. You can watch the mixture of antique architecture (Ed. Carré) with modern arch.
8 locals recommend
Parque de la Luz
This was the real heart of Medellín half a century ago. The administrative center of the city is in front of the park. You can watch the mixture of antique architecture (Ed. Carré) with modern arch.
The travel by Metrocable is interesting and the building itself is pretty amazing.
9 locals recommend
Spain Park Library Santo domingo Savio
Cra 33B # 107A-100 Cl. 107aThe travel by Metrocable is interesting and the building itself is pretty amazing.
Arts & Culture
The biggest museum in the city is located in the interesting and crowded downtown.
396 locals recommend
Museo de Antioquia
52-43 Cl. 52The biggest museum in the city is located in the interesting and crowded downtown.
MAMM. There´s a nice park in the backside of the museum.
354 locals recommend
Medellin Museum of Modern Art
19a-100 Cra. 44MAMM. There´s a nice park in the backside of the museum.
Shopping
Unicentro
34A - 76 Cra. 66BShopping!
Everything Else
Jardín Botánico (Botanic Garden, yes). You can spend a whole afternoon here, or just give a walk. You also have many options to have a meal (watch up: the main restaurant is good, though expensive).
279 locals recommend
Joaquín Antonio Uribe Botanical Garden
51d-14 Cl. 73Jardín Botánico (Botanic Garden, yes). You can spend a whole afternoon here, or just give a walk. You also have many options to have a meal (watch up: the main restaurant is good, though expensive).
You can have a more complex picture of Medellín by going to Pajarito from San Javier Station.
14 locals recommend
Metrocable de Medellin, línea K
You can have a more complex picture of Medellín by going to Pajarito from San Javier Station.