The 12 Best Bars in Chapinero

The cocktail-and-creative district north of the centre. Speakeasies, awarded cocktail rooms, and the densest Bogota nightlife. Walk between everything in fifteen minutes. Save this neighbourhood guide before your next night in Bogota.

Chapinero is one of Bogota's sharpest drinking neighbourhoods. The cocktail-and-creative district north of the centre. Speakeasies, awarded cocktail rooms, and the densest Bogota nightlife. Walk between everything in fifteen minutes. This is barsforKings's editor-curated guide to the 12 best bars in Chapinero — every room here earns its place on craft, atmosphere or sheer local conviction. Save it before your next night out.

You'll find Cocktail Bars and Rooftop Bars here, all tightly clustered enough to walk between in a single evening. That's the value of a neighbourhood guide: pick a starting room, end up four bars in, and never get in a cab. Every recommendation below is independent — barsforKings doesn't take payment for editorial placement, ever.

The order below is a working ranking, not gospel. Read the notes, pick the room that fits the night you're planning, and treat Chapinero like locals do — start early, walk between rooms, end somewhere quieter than you started.

The Ranked List

12 bars in Chapinero, ranked

A working editorial ranking. Walkable in a single evening — pick your starting room and let the neighbourhood do the rest.

No. 01 · Cocktail Bars
Cervecera Aleobertson
Chapinero · $$
Cervecera Aleobertson draws a steady local crowd in Chapinero. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening.
No. 02 · Rooftop Bars
Apache Rooftop
Chapinero · $$$
Apache Rooftop draws a steady local crowd in Chapinero. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening.
No. 03 · Cocktail Bars
Armando Records
Chapinero · $$
Armando Records draws a steady local crowd in Chapinero. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening.
No. 04 · Cocktail Bars
Bar Baranda
Chapinero · $$
Bar Baranda draws a steady local crowd in Chapinero. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening.
No. 05 · Cocktail Bars
Bourbon Cocktail Bar
Chapinero · $$$
Bourbon Cocktail Bar draws a steady local crowd in Chapinero. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening.
No. 06 · Cocktail Bars
Canasto Bistro
Chapinero · $$$$
Canasto Bistro draws a steady local crowd in Chapinero. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening.
No. 07 · Cocktail Bars
Carrera Cocktail Bar
Chapinero · $$$
Carrera Cocktail Bar draws a steady local crowd in Chapinero. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening.
No. 08 · Cocktail Bars
Castelar Cocktail Bar
Chapinero · $$$
Castelar Cocktail Bar draws a steady local crowd in Chapinero. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening.
No. 09 · Cocktail Bars
Cooka Brewery
Chapinero · $$
Cooka Brewery draws a steady local crowd in Chapinero. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening.
No. 10 · Cocktail Bars
Cha Cha Club
Chapinero · $$$
Cha Cha Club draws a steady local crowd in Chapinero. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening.
No. 11 · Cocktail Bars
Club de Tenis Bar
Chapinero · $$$$
Club de Tenis Bar draws a steady local crowd in Chapinero. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening.
No. 12 · Cocktail Bars
Criterion Bar
Chapinero · $$$$
Criterion Bar draws a steady local crowd in Chapinero. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening.
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