Bogotá
A long-standing Chapinero LGBT staple serving good cocktails (Cop$22,000 to COP$30,000) alongside healthy doses of alternative rock and electronica at…
Must-see nightlife in Colombia
Bogotá
In the north, El Recreo de Adàn is a classic chill lounge with karaoke and board games.
Bogotá
This cultural cafe, hidden within an early 20th-century English-style cluster of red-brick houses, provides a quiet escape from Bogotá’s rowdy streets…
Bogotá
Fortunately for club kids, the unfortunately named Video Club is much cooler than its name (and facade) suggest. The two-floor former warehouse space in…
Bogotá
It once would have been odd to travel west of Av Caracas, but this Parkway microbrewery and bar attracts a fiercely dedicated army of beer-loving alt…
Bogotá
What began as a way to educate Colombians about the wonders of specialty coffee became a successful, hands-on barista training school plus a chic,…
Bogotá
A partnership between two local craft breweries (the American-Colombian-run Tomahawk and more traditional Tierra Alta), this craft beer haunt is a good…
Bogotá
Even before you enter the softly lit, Victorian-style red-brick house, the quaint surrounding neighborhood lays down high expectations. A haven for…
Bogotá
With its flashy retro logo and a soundtrack that hopscotches between salsa, vallenato, reggaeton, cumbia and rarer Colombian genres, La Negra is an…
Bogotá
This unsigned see-and-be-seen spot evokes a French country greenhouse, complete with basketball goalposts and Spanish moss that's strewn across the…
Providencia
This travelers’ icon encapsulates island life in one ridiculously atmospheric beach bar. Booths fashioned from bamboo sit beneath ramshackle thatched…
Bogotá
Japanese art, Lebanese cuisine and Colombian coffee flawlessly collide to create this charming conceptual cafe where coffee and origami have become best…
Cali
Hosted in a lovely open-air dance hall upstairs at the senior citizens association, this is Cali's original and best viejoteca (seniors disco), where the…
Bogotá
Fuelled by the motto that life is too short to drink bad coffee, this recycled coffee-container-turned-cafe, complete with a pretty rooftop deck,…
San Gil
With a wall display that pays homage to Che Guevara and The Beatles and an agreeably unkempt location overlooking the malecón (jetty/promenade), this…
Bogotá
Hidden away in the Hotel Continental shopping center, you'll find this tiny but serious java joint run by the soft-spoken Manual, an expert Colombian…
Bogotá
Find a space among the busted typewriters, sombreros, moose heads, musical instruments and televisions at this friendly Chapinero bar that resembles a…
Salento
This is every Latin small-town fantasy rolled into one. Old men in ponchos and cowboy hats sip aguardiente (anise-flavored liquor) as they play dominoes,…
Salento
A local institution, this is the place where hardworking mountain folk come to get seriously smashed after a tough day at work. The cozy interior is full…
Cali
This large, iconic, unpretentious 2nd-floor salsateca features a large dance area overseen by posters of famous salsa singers. While it sometimes feels…
Bogotá
A more sedate location of legendary Andrés Carne de Res steakhouse. If you're in it for the food, the menu here is the same the original location (all 75…
Cartagena
The darkness in this salsa club is split by spotlights picking out young dancing couples making the most of the free aguardiente that their COP$10,000…
Cartagena
With wall-to-wall reggaeton, vallenato, merengue and some decent salsa, Tu Candela's always cramped, but the atmosphere's cool and anything goes. The…
Manizales
Delicatessen by day, bar by night, La Plaza fills up fast and by 9pm you'll have to wait for a table. There's a young, student vibe, and it offers gourmet…
Cartagena
Old salts meet salsa-seeking tourists at this usually packed and always loud Old Town bar characterized by glaring florescent lighting and busy walls…
Cali
Located on the top floor of a tower block in downtown, this open-air bar has DJs spinning quality crossover music, plus great cocktails made from high…
Santa Marta
Less to do with crustaceans and more to do with rock and roll, the whimsically decorated Crabs is considered one of Colombia's best rock and blues bars,…
Pereira
At the far end of the Av Circunvalar, this unpretentious drinkery plays a crowd-pleasing mix of Latin and international hits; don't be surprised if the…
Bogotá
Still a Bogotá hot spot after several years, this multilevel den of nocturnal delight features the 2nd-floor Armando's All Stars, which skews younger for…
Manizales
This swanky 2nd-floor bar in the heart of the dining district single-handedly elevated Manizales' status to that of a cosmopolitan metropolis with its…
Cartagena
Join the crowds at this lively spot where locals dance in unison under an enormous glowing red fish to live champeta music, sip knockout cocktails and…
Villa de Leyva
Villa de Leyva's most popular java joint, serving daily changing single-origin coffees from around Colombia's best regions in an old-school environment…
Zona Cafetera
Serving the best coffee on the main plaza, this spacious cafe with colorful seating serves over a dozen different beverages using locally grown beans…
Around Medellín
With a chilled vibe and a low-volume jazz soundtrack, this arty place in front of the Iglesia de Santa Bárbara serves a full range of hot and cold…
Medellín
The most exclusive club in the Parque Lleras area attracts a posh and slightly older crowd. Music includes plenty of hip-hop, R&B and moombahton (a house…
Boyacá
Cafe by day, pub by night, Pussini, an atmospheric two-level bar covered in wood, right up to the bamboo ceilings, is the pulse of Plaza de Bolívar. Grab…
Barichara
You don't need to go to a fancy bar to enjoy first-class views: this little shop-bar hybrid right on the edge of town overlooking the Río Suárez has cheap…
Santa Marta
Here students and gringos eye each other up and get happily trashed in beautifully benign Colombian style. Soca, salsa, house, hip-hop and reggae warm up…
Armenia
Out on the road to Pereira, Armenia's hottest club fills up with a hip young crowd that's fueled by relatively pricey drinks until dawn. It's an expansive…
Manizales
Unlike many local clubs, this basement salsa venue actually has a sizable dance floor that is not cluttered with tables, so there's plenty of space to cut…
