Rooftop Bar · El Poblado · Medellin
The Up Garden Rooftop
A garden grafted onto a Poblado roofline: plants overhead, mountains beyond, and a cocktail list that takes its time.
The Pitch
Poblado's Quietest Good View
The Up Garden Rooftop sits on the Art Hotel Boutique in El Poblado and takes the opposite bet from the neighborhood's party terraces: dense planting, minimalist furniture, and a kitchen that treats food as more than ballast. The Rooftop Guide describes it as seamlessly combining lush greenery with minimalist design over city and mountain views.
It works best as a date night rooftop, a verdict The Rooftop Guide makes explicitly, with crafted cocktails, sangria, and a full gastropub menu carrying the evening.
Who would hate it? Anyone chasing a scene. Wanderlog reviewers note Friday nights can run quiet, which is either the flaw or the entire point.
The Room
A Garden With a Skyline Problem
Plants surround the bar and frame the sightlines, with the Aburra Valley's ridgelines doing the background work. Tripadvisor reviewers single out the greenery and the cool environment it creates; the dress code stays smart casual and the furniture invites long sits rather than standing crowds.
The Drinks
Cocktails, Sangria, and a Real Kitchen
The list runs crafted signature cocktails, sangria by the glass or jug, wine, and local beer, with most cocktails around 30,000 COP, a notch under the Lleras rooftop circuit. The gastropub menu is broad enough to make it a dinner destination rather than a pre dinner stop. Service can run slow when staff are stretched, per Wanderlog reviewers, so order rounds early.
The Crowd
Dates, Not Decibels
Couples and small groups dominate, with hotel guests mixed in. Weeknights and early evenings run calm; this is the terrace for conversation while the louder rooftops a few blocks away absorb the party traffic.
What regulars say:
- The Rooftop Guide calls it a great Medellin rooftop for a date night.
- Tripadvisor reviewers praise the drinks, staff, and the plant filled setting.
- Wanderlog reviewers flag slow cocktail service and quiet Fridays as the trade off.
Who it is for:
- A date that needs greenery and a view, not a DJ
- Dinner and drinks in one seat above El Poblado
- Avoid if you want energy; 360 Rooftop Bar supplies it nearby
Good to Know
Visit Information
Getting there: Atop the Art Hotel Boutique in El Poblado, a short walk from the Provenza restaurant strip.
Timing: Golden hour onward; weeknights are reliably calm, weekends only moderately busier.
Cost: Around 30,000 COP per cocktail, fair for a Poblado hotel rooftop.
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