Eat & drink in Medellín
Bandeja paisa and third-wave coffee, ceviche and rooftop cocktails. Where to eat, how the food works, and the full directory to search.
How Medellín eats
Paisa food is generous and unpretentious, coffee is close to a religion, and the best meals are often the cheapest. A little local literacy goes a long way.
Coffee culture
Colombia exports its best beans and keeps the rest. A tinto is a small black coffee; the specialty scene in Provenza and Laureles rivals anywhere.
Bandeja paisa
The regional plate to try once: beans, rice, chicharrón, chorizo, egg, plantain and arepa. One is plenty for two.
The propina
Restaurants add a voluntary 10% servicio to the bill. It's genuinely optional; you approve it, and you can decline without any awkwardness.
Featured places
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Contemporary Carmen
$$$$El Poblado's benchmark contemporary fine dining.
Italian Ná Pizzería & Bistró
$$$$Wood-fired Neapolitan pizza and Italian plates in Envigado.
Coffee Pergamino Café
$$$$Medellín's benchmark specialty coffee, on a corner of Provenza.
Cocktails Alto Rooftop
$$$$The sunset table everyone photographs, above Manila.
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A rooftop for Friday, the best bandeja paisa near you, a quiet café to work from. Kathe answers from this verified local catalog, not the open internet.