Cafés in Medellín

Azul Café is a newer café near the Segundo Parque in Laureles that sources all of its coffee from Jardín, with long booth benches, an outlet at nearly every table and street-side seats.

Café Namazzi is a pet-friendly Laureles café built for people who want to sit and work for a few hours — wide tables, natural light and stable wifi, with artisanal Colombian coffee, brunch and fresh pastry.

El Laboratorio de Café is a Medellín roaster with its own roasting plant in Guayabal, and its branch on the Laureles boulevard is built for people who want the origin, method and extraction behind the cup explained to them.

Botswana Café Bar is a design-led café, brunch spot and cocktail bar on the second floor of the Armoniko building in Laureles, where capacity is limited and reservations are recommended.

Rituales, Compañía de Café is a two-floor roastery and café near Avenida Jardín in Laureles that has been roasting award-winning coffee since 2017 and sources it from around forty grower families in La Sierra, on Medellín's eastern edge.

Café Zeppelin is a pet-friendly café-bar a block from Laureles' Segundo Parque that opens at midday and runs late, shifting from coffee and sandwiches to wine, beer and cocktails.

Forest Coffee Shop is a small, plant-filled café tucked into a building plaza near the Segundo Parque de Laureles, open seven days a week and focused squarely on the coffee — which you can also buy by the bag to take home.

Naturalia Café is a healthy-leaning café off the southern end of La 70 in Laureles with reportedly the fastest wifi of any café in the neighbourhood, real vegetarian options, and an evening cultural programme of film nights, language exchanges and tastings.

Pergamino Café Laureles is the Laureles branch of Medellín's best-known specialty roaster, set in a converted neighbourhood house with a large shaded patio and rotating single-origin coffees drawn from Pergamino's own producer network.

Café Cliché is a French-owned café and bistro in Laureles serving brunch, French and international plates and a well-priced weekday menú del día, with workshops, exhibitions and film screenings on Wednesdays.

Café Revolución is a Laureles institution on the corner of Circular 4, open since 2014, pairing Italian-style espresso from Colombian beans with an all-morning breakfast of New York-style bagels, omelettes and homemade banana bread.

Urbania Café is the Primer Parque de Laureles branch of a small Medellín specialty chain that selects and roasts its own beans, with counter staff who will walk you through whatever is currently on filter.