Going out at night in Medellín (without Lleras)
We won’t send you to Parque Lleras: Medellín has better nights. Provenza, Manila and Astorga have bars and restaurants a few blocks from each other, La 70 is where locals go to party, and downtown you can still hear tango. This is the night we’d plan for a friend arriving in the city.
1Food$$$$$2 to 4 hoursProvenza
Area of El Poblado around Carrera 35, with trees, restaurants, bars and shops; Time Out named it one of the coolest streets in the world.
2Food$$$$$2 to 4 hoursManila
A neighborhood of old houses and short streets in El Poblado, from Calle 10 north, full of cafés, taquerías, grills and small bookstores.
3Activities$$$$$2 to 4 hoursLa 70 (Carrera 70)
Laureles' street of bars, restaurants and street food, next to the Atanasio Girardot stadium. On game days it fills up early.
4Activities$$$$$2 to 4 hoursSon Havana
Salsa and Cuban son bar in Laureles since 2010, with a live orchestra Thursday to Saturday and a free dance class at the start of the night.
5Activities2 to 4 hoursSalón Málaga
Bar from 1957 on Carrera Bolívar with 78 rpm records, tango, boleros and old music; it's next to San Antonio station.
6Activities$$$$$0 to 2 hoursEl Social Tienda Mixta
A Provenza corner store that opened in 1969 and is now a bar: tables on the street, cold beer, empanadas and home-style food.
7Food$$$$$2 to 4 hoursAlambique
Kitchen and bar on a third floor in El Poblado, with no sign out front: recipes from Colombia's regions done their own way, cocktails with viche and a terrace full of plants.
8Food0 to 2 hoursMercado del Río
Food hall in an old warehouse in Ciudad del Río, next to the Bancolombia building: dozens of kitchens, bars and tejo courts.
9Food$$$$$2 to 4 hoursCannario Rooftop
Chef-driven restaurant in El Poblado: Colombian ingredients with international techniques, a wine list and signature cocktails.
10Food2 to 4 hoursThe Terrace, pizzeria and spritz bar
Rooftop pizzeria in El Poblado: wood-fired pizza, pasta, salads, cocktails and wine, with a city view and music at sunset.
11ActivitiesFree0 to 2 hoursMiradores de Las Palmas
Lookouts along the Las Palmas road with a view of the whole Aburrá Valley, best at sunset and at night. Food stands and restaurants nearby.
