Mercado del Río
It's a food hall at Calle 24 #48-28, in Ciudad del Río, next to the Bancolombia building. It brings together restaurants of many cuisines, bars and tejo courts under one roof; the nearest metro station is Industriales.
- Hours
- Monday, Tuesday and Sunday from 11:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.; Wednesday and Thursday from 11:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.; Friday and Saturday from 11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. (Google Maps, checked 2026-10-13).
- Price
- Free entry; each stall charges its own prices.
- Duration
- 0 to 2 hours
- Address
- Calle 24 #48-28, Ciudad del Río, El Poblado, Medellín
Mercado del Río opened in October 2016 in an old warehouse of about 2,000 square meters, between the Autopista del Río and Avenida Los Industriales, across from the Bancolombia building. It's the Ciudad del Río area, the same one as the Museo de Arte Moderno.
Inside there are shared tables and food stalls of every kind: Neapolitan pizza, grilled meats, Peruvian, Mexican, Asian and Antioquian food. Most of the stalls, the bars, the café and the desserts are on the first floor; on the second there are restaurants with their own seating. It also has breweries, tejo courts (a Colombian game of tossing metal pucks at gunpowder targets) and big screens to watch soccer.
Everyone orders from whichever stall they want and sits together, so it works for groups that can't agree. The kitchens get going mid-morning, and it fills up at lunchtime and on weekend nights.
What to see
- The stalls on the first floor and the restaurants on the second.
- The tejo courts.
- The Museo de Arte Moderno de Medellín, a few blocks away in Ciudad del Río.
Getting there
- Metro: Industriales station (Line A), then about a 7-minute walk toward the Bancolombia building.
- Taxi: ask for Mercado del Río or the Bancolombia building, in Ciudad del Río.
- Car: there's paid parking, but it fills up at lunchtime.
Tips
- Take the metro to Industriales; the parking lot fills up.
- If you're going for lunch, get there before 12:30 p.m. to find a table.
- Pair it with the Museo de Arte Moderno, which is nearby.
FAQ
Where is Mercado del Río?
At Calle 24 #48-28, in Ciudad del Río, next to the Bancolombia building.
Which metro station is nearby?
Industriales, on Line A, about a 7-minute walk away.
What is there to eat?
Stalls of many cuisines: pizza, grilled meats, Peruvian, Mexican, Asian and Antioquian food, plus bars and breweries.
