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Restaurante Hatoviejo
A favorite of Medellín's carnivores, this is the best place in the center for regional dishes such as plato montañero, an artery-clogging conglomeration of ground beef, eggs and fried pork skin.
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Café Le Bon
One of Medellín’s few real coffee shops, Le Bon would not be out of place in a funky arts neighborhood in any North American city. Choose from 14 types of espresso and 10 of cappuccino. It’s also a good spot for breakfast (COP$7000 to COP$15,000), and serves lunch and snacks throughout the day, including soup, salads, and both sweet and savory crepes. In the evening the stereo stays leashed, making it a quiet spot for a cocktail or a beer.
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Los Toldos
Elderly waiters wear traditional paísa costumes at this typical paísa place. Old-style Colombian folk music plays on the stereo. Go for the daily special, around COP$15,000, or indulge in a hearty bandeja paísa (platter). It prepares typical desserts like arequipe, breva and quesito (sample all three sweet and creamy treats for COP$5000). It’s a bit camp but the food is excellent.
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Bahía Mar
This top notch seafood place offers mariscos in a Caribbean setting. Merengue plays on the stereo, and the signature dish is langostino Providencia (Providencia-style king prawns). The tables are laid out simply with blue tablecloths on top of white. They also do enormous shrimp cocktails and light platters of seafood crepes. A top choice for seafood in Medellín.
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Il Castello
For authentic, top-quality Italian food, look no further than Il Castello. Try the fettucine trento (lobster served with a brandy and cream sauce), or the many pastas, raviolis and pizzas. It has an exceptional wine list; you’ll imbibe your drop of red in large balloon glasses. Tucked just off Calle 10, you’ll spot the place by the many expensive cars parked out front.
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Il Forno
Set in the middle of the zona rosa (nightlife zone), this open-air Italian restaurant doesn’t do gimmicks or discounts, just good, solid food at a fair price. It serves pizza and sandwiches, lasagna and ravioli, and even steak. There’s a good range of salads for the herbivores. Desserts are a mere COP$6000. It may not be gourmet, but at this price, who cares?
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Café Colombo
On the top floor of the building also housing the Centro Colombo Americano, this minimalist spot serves up light meals along with stunning views of the city and mountains. Go for the set meal (COP$15,500), which changes weekly, or try the crepes, pasta, steak or trout. Its 10th-floor outdoor terrace is a great spot for cocktails early in the evening.
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Discovery
Perched on the edge of the northern foothills in the Las Palmas district, Discovery has amazing views, and even better food. The specialty is seafood – try the cazuela de mariscos al coco (seafood stew with coconut, COP$35,000), or the parrilla mixta (mixed grill, COP$36,000). There’s live music on Friday and Saturday night.
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Thaico
Don’t expect chopsticks or even spicy food here, at what is one of the very few Thai joints in Colombia. Still, the food’s not bad, especially before 7pm, when all meals are half-price and cocktails are three-for-one (normally COP$12,000 to COP$15,000 each). Great subdued, relaxed atmosphere, and a prime spot for a long, liquid lunch.
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Alex Carne de Res
For a decent budget steak, Alex can’t be beat. The building is roofed in palm thatch and there’s salsa on the stereo. On Sunday it offers many typical regional platters. You’ll find it below the highway overpass near the El Poblado metro station, opposite CC Monterrey.
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Restaurante Mango Maduro
Up an unassuming flight of stairs you'll find this festive little restaurant, which is popular with artists and intellectuals. Works by local painters adorn the orange walls, and the food, while simple, generally has an imaginative twist on paisa classics.
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Carulla
This supermarket is right next to CC Oviedo. It has a great salad bar (including fruit salad) with selections sold by weight. A good place to sample Colombia’s many wonderful tropical fruits. Sandwiches and hot food too.
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Salón Versalles
Famous for its scrumptious, Argentine-style empanadas, this Medellín classic may appear unassuming, but regularly attracts the city's movers and shakers. Meals are good if a little pricey for what you get.
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La Provincia
Located inside the Ovieda shopping mall, this upscale restaurant looks bland but it's regularly rated one of the city's top choices, with a menu inspired by both Mediterranean and classic French cuisines.
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Flor de Canela
Lots of local office workers eat here. It does a good set meal, with specials like pumpkin soup, spaghetti bolognese and sometimes traditional dishes like ajiaco (a typical Bogotá stew).
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Pasilú
This gourmet budget option is right next to the footbridge by the metro station. It does a great set meal, and also sandwiches any time of day. Serves wine and beer.
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Tramezzini
This place looks like all the other casual, upmarket joints around Parque Lleras, but it is often cited as the best Italian restaurant in Medellín.
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Restaurante Vegetarian Govinda's
For decent vegetarian cuisine served by friendly Hari Krishnas, try this bright, upstairs restaurant near the Museo de Antioquia.
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