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Places to Eat in Medellín

The best restaurants in Medellín, five picks per category.

Our picks, ranked

Main room at GOAT Sports Bar: a wall of large screens showing football and baseball above the bar, framed jerseys on the right wall and wooden tables in front1Photo: Jeff R

GOAT Sports Bar

9.8

Eat · El Poblado · $$

The dimly lit dining room at Restaurante Idílico, with wooden tables, table lamps and wine bottles racked on the right-hand wall2Photo: Restaurante Idílico - Cocina de Producto Local

Idílico

9.8

Eat · El Poblado · $$$$

La República Brunch Sport Bar seen from above: fans in Colombia shirts at tables and the bar while several screens show a football match3Photo: La República Brunch Sport Bar

La República Brunch Sport Bar

9.6

Eat · El Poblado · $$

Grilled chicken breast sliced over a salad of lettuce, cucumber, mango and grated cheese in a black bowl at Vibe Medellín4Photo: Vibe Medellin Gastrobar - Sport bar and Hookah

Vibe Medellín Gastrobar

9.6

Eat · El Poblado · $$

The covered terrace at Campesino Café, with black tables, white wire chairs and a screen of potted palms along the street5Photo: Anna

Campesino Café

9.4

Eat · El Poblado · $$

A diner seated at a small metal table against a green wall at Salón Centro, with a plate of food, a glass of water with lime and bottles on the table6Photo: Salón Centro

Salón Centro

9.4

Eat · Across the city · $$

The yellow front of Ajiacos y Mondongos, with a maroon sign reading "Ajiacos y Mondongos desde 1991", a maroon awning and barred windows7Photo: Ajiacos y Mondongos

Ajiacos y Mondongos

8.8

Eat · El Poblado · $$

Street front of Sport Wings Laureles with its orange shield sign, a planted terrace and diners at tables inside under warm lights8Photo: Juan Franco

Sport Wings - Laureles

8.6

Eat · Laureles · $$

The bar at Café Dragón, with shelves of bottles, orange glass pendant lamps, black bar stools and a long wooden table with cane chairs9Photo: CAFÉ DRAGÓN

Café Dragón

8.4

Eat · El Poblado · $$

Basket of breaded fried bites with a pot of ranch dip on checkered paper at Medellín Sports Bar10Photo: Scottie “Scot” Weatherup

Medellín Sports Bar

8.0

Eat · Laureles · $$

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The 360 Rooftop terrace at Hotel Haven under an open glass-and-steel frame, with lounge sofas, high tables and planters, and El Poblado's towers behindPhoto: 360 Rooftop bar

360 Rooftop Bar & Restaurante

9.8

Eat · El Poblado · $$

A cloudy view over El Poblado's tower blocks and green hills from Alter's rooftop, with its curved black railing on the rightPhoto: luis fernando toro

Alter Rooftop

9.8

Eat · El Poblado

The storefront of Brunch & Lunch with its sign above the entrancePhoto: Brunch & Lunch By Zoé Jasmin

Brunch & Lunch by Zoé Jasmin

9.8

Eat · Laureles · $$

The front of Gardenia Brunch & Coffee with its illuminated signPhoto: Gardenia Brunch & Coffee Conquistadores

Gardenia Brunch & Coffee

9.8

Eat · Laureles · $$

Dining tables with rattan chairs at La MakhaPhoto: La Makha - Cocina de Origen

La Makha

9.8

Eat · El Poblado

The covered terrace at Rooftop Q'antic: wooden tables under a slatted roof hung with flags and balloons, glass walls and greenery on every side, and a screen at the far endPhoto: Angie Tatis Escobar Franco

Rooftop Q'antic

9.6

Eat · Laureles · $$

The entrance of Teatro Victoria at night, with its lit sign and a screen above blue doors and pots of sunflowersPhoto: Sebastian López

Victoria Rooftop Garden

9.6

Eat · El Poblado · $$

The bar at Gabriela Laboratorio de Cocina: an arched, yellow-lit back bar of bottle shelves around a wooden panel carrying the Gabriela logoPhoto: GringoZen

Gabriela Laboratorio de Cocina

9.4

Eat · Across the city · $$$$

The bar at Carmen, with a long wooden counter and bottles on shelves behind itPhoto: Carmen Medellín

Carmen

9.0

Eat · El Poblado · $$$$

A dining room at Elcielo Medellín with bookshelves lining the walls and set tablesPhoto: Elcielo Restaurant Medellín

Elcielo Medellín

8.8

Eat · El Poblado

The glass-walled lounge at Envy Rooftop, with terracotta armchairs and marble tables, and El Poblado's towers and hills beyondPhoto: Envy Rooftop - Rooftop en Medellín

Envy Rooftop

8.6

Eat · El Poblado

The red front door of Clandestino with its sign abovePhoto: Clandestino Restaurante Lounge

Clandestino

8.4

Eat · El Poblado · $$$

The dark wooden interior of General Café Bar with a lit COFFEE signPhoto: General Cafe Bar Medellín

General Café Bar

Eat · El Poblado · $$