Fun and entertainment Colombia

This cozy café opened its doors in 2004. It serves coffee in all its forms, even in cocktails. Try the Macondo de lulo to cool off, or the Coronel Buendia, to warm you up, as strong as his character in One Hundred Years of Solitude! Quiet setting with several small rooms and a patio and a jazzy atmosphere, with concerts from time to time. Every weekday at 7pm, the cinema opens its doors (for a drink) for independent films from all over the world. Arrive 20 minutes in advance, the room is small.

After moving from the rooftop of an old decadent hotel in the center, where Pergola Clandestina was one of the first dance bars to return to the historic center, the club moved not far away, right in front of La Ermita church, and still under the stars. Its rooftops offer three different visual and musical experiences: crossover music (reggaeton, tropical), alternative lounge, and electro. On weekends, don't arrive too late or you'll have a long line to get into this mecca of Caleña nightlife.

Just a few steps away from the Chorro de Quevedo square, the "Grey Cat" is a café-restaurant with a bohemian and romantic atmosphere, where you can come to drink a hot chocolate during the day, or gather at night with friends, to enjoy concerts of jazz bands, salsa, or folklore of the Pacific coast. Concerts scheduled around 8-9pm often start much later. The setting is rustic, with rickety stairs and lots of small intimate rooms, perfect for a romantic dinner. Nice service, but the wait is sometimes long for food.

Theatron opened its doors in May 2002, after the complete restoration of what previously operated as the Metro Riviera Theater and Cinema. Twenty years later, Theatron has become an icon of the gay party. It is the largest LGBTI nightclub in Latin America! A must for partygoers, straight people welcome. 13 rooms that can accommodate no less than 7,000 people, and it's often full! Different musical atmospheres: rock, cross-over, reggaetón, Colombian popular music, merengue, 80s and especially electro.

The BBC, Bogota Beer Company, is thepioneer in craft brewing in Colombia and is the most awarded Colombian brewery in the world. It now competes with the big national breweries, especially in quality. Both brewer and pub, BBC offers beers on draught or in bottles, with the small catering that goes well (very decent pizzas in particular). " La cervecería pequeña más grande de Colombia "has several other pubs in the city, and also in Medellín, Cartagena, Barranquilla or Santa Marta.

The reputation of this dance bar is well known. Generations of students and tourists have come to drink and dance until the end of the night, smiles on their faces. We are a little away from the other disco bars, but there is no photo, it is well here that it is necessary to come to shake! A unique bar-box, its decoration, its music, its relaxed atmosphere. It was set up by Rémi and Carine, two Frenchmen who have been here for a long time. Concerts of quality Caribbean music and DJs who put the fire. By far the best rumba in Santa Marta!

Cine Colombia has many theaters in Bogotá, in most of the large shopping centers. Many big North American productions are shown, except in two cinemas where independent, national and international films are shown (with subtitles): Cine Colombia Avenida Chile (Calle 72) and Cine Colombia Calle 100 (Iserra 100, Calle 100 con Suba). Often 2 or 3 independent films every day, at very affordable prices.

This pastelería francesa (French pastry shop) is run by Colombians. The quality is top-notch, and Café de la Peña has become a traditional meeting place for Candelaria residents and tourists in search of sweet treats. A venue for art exhibitions, it also boasts a pleasant patio with flowers at the back, under a glass roof. The pastries are quite good, especially compared with the Colombian standard, which is often overloaded with cream. Good coffee roasted on site, too, to accompany your postrecito.

Plays played by local troops.

For more than 40 years, Cecilia Ortiz, better known as Doña Ceci, has been delighting students in La Candelaria and partygoers from all over the world in her bar, which was once a simple tiendita (a neighborhood grocery store that also serves alcohol). A colorful tavern for a late afternoon or late evening drink, with a small concert area, cheap polas (beers) andaguardiente . The kind of simple, authentic and warm atmosphere that Manu Chao likes, who sometimes comes to sing when he is in Bogotá!

Declared an architectural heritage of the Nation, this auditorium located in the National University, named after a whimsical poet of the 20th century, is considered the best in the country in terms of acoustics. It is also one of the largest. It presents symphony orchestras of international stature and plays in the Festival Iberoamericano de Teatro. It is also home to the Bogotá Philharmonic Orchestra. Manu Dibango, Diotima Quartet, Andrew Armstrong, Kenny Garret, Erik Truffaz, among others, have performed there.

Contemporary design, a wide selection of books of art or architecture. Ideal for a coffee while growing.

On Rosales's Plazoleta, a perfect site for enjoying excellent coffee. A wide selection of teas also. Desserts of good invoice.

Here you will be able to combine billiards and darts or take a beer from the bar, mostly English. At the end of the evening, the waitress may offer a small cocktail of home made liqueurs. A good selection of Western American beers and music from Led Zeppelin, Cat Stevens, Rolling Stones…

In a minimalist decor, one of the best techno places.

In a decor illuminated by thousands of candles, one can draw on a seated, or even elongated, shisha in comfortable sofas.

A chill-out atmosphere on two levels.

This cosy bar recalls, with its perroquets perroquets, its small green courtyard, its tropical cocktails and the warmth of its staff, the small paradise island lost in the heart of the Caribbean Sea with its name. You can listen to live live music live music on Thursdays and Fridays. The Djs do not exclude the inevitable salsa, or even some famous tunes of Western music.

Typically London pub, as its name indicates. Choice of artisanal beers.

For women only. Quiet afternoon, more lively for the evening.