Bogotá Entertainment

  1. Antifaz

    This rough-around-the-edges salsoteca draws a student crowd that can tolerate its abhorrent sound system. It's the only place in La Candelaria with a reasonably sized dance floor.

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  2. Barbar

    This three-level discotheque booms out electronic, reggae, salsa and merengue. The upstairs VIP room is all white padding and silver chrome, as if it had been designed by IKEA.

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  3. Bogotá Beer Company

    This brew pub has a second popular Zona Rosa location; both pump out American rock music and pints of beer to Colombian yuppies and the expat crowd.

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  4. Café Color Café

    At the Plazoleta del Chorro de Quevedo, this is one of several bohemian bars that features floor seating and cheap beer. This one also has about 50 types of coffee.

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  5. Café de la Estacion

    A unique address, this is an old train car converted into a tiny café in the middle of the city. Coffee and snacks available.

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  6. Café del Sol

    This coffee shop brews up all manner of cappuccinos, espressos and even Irish coffee. Snacks, sandwiches and breakfast are also available.

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  7. Café Para Dos

    Grab a comfortable cushion, adjust your eyes to the candlelight and try the excellent canelazo de frutas, the house specialty that mixes juice, fruit and aguardiente (Colombia's most popular spirit). It also serves crepes and sandwiches. There are a few tables, but most people sit on the floor of this excellent chill-out bar.

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  8. El Sitio

    This ultratrendy bar has a large interior lit almost entirely by candlelight. You can expect either live music or a DJ spinning techno and rock.

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  9. Indigo Bar

    Lively, two-level disco that attracts students with cheap booze and loud rock and salsa music. There are several other student-oriented discos on this corner.

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  10. Juan Valdéz

    Caffeine junkies and expats love this chic outlet of the Juan Valdéz chain. Look for the glass and steel structure with the parasols outside. There's a second location at the Donación Botero .

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  12. Palos de Moguer

    This popular pub serves beer made from its own brewery. There's sport on the TVs and American rock blaring from the speakers. It also serves pub grub, including nachos and calamari. Free wi-fi is available for anyone with a beer-proof laptop.

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  13. Pub

    Zona Rosa wouldn't be complete without a dimly lit Irish drinking den and the Pub fills this role nicely. It has Murphy's on tap and also serves burgers and fish and chips.

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  14. Quiebra Canto

    One of the most popular nighttime hangouts in the center, this pleasant double-level disco features various music beats on different days and has groups playing on some weekends (expect a cover for live music).

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  15. Saloon

    The most popular bar on the Calle 51 'student street.' The cover charge includes vouchers for four beers. Up and down this street you'll find several other student-packed watering holes.

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  16. Surikata

    This intimate bar is about the extent of Zona Rosa's alternative scene. It plays American/British rock from the '80s and '90s, but it's more of a chill-out spot than a place to dance.

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