Medellin
Polished, precise, civilised. Medellin's best hotel-bar drinking — picked for craft, not concierge buzz.
El Poblado · $$$
The Novelty Rooftop draws a steady local crowd in El Poblado. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening.
El Poblado · $$$$
Envy Rooftop at The Charlee draws a steady local crowd in El Poblado. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening.
El Poblado · $$$
The Orchid Bar at Diez Hotel draws a steady local crowd in El Poblado. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening.
El Poblado · $$$
Belmar Rooftop draws a steady local crowd in El Poblado. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening.
El Poblado · $$$$
Envy Rooftop draws a steady local crowd in El Poblado. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening.
El Poblado · $$$
Charles the Shop draws a steady local crowd in El Poblado. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening.
City centre · $$$
Panorama is the El Poblado rooftop sitting on top of the Estelar hotel with a wraparound deck looking up the valley towards the Aburrá hills.
El Poblado · $$$
67 Rooftop draws a steady local crowd in El Poblado. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening.
El Poblado · $$$
Pergamon Rooftop draws a steady local crowd in El Poblado. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening.
El Poblado · $$$
Poblado Club Rooftop draws a steady local crowd in El Poblado. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening.
Hotel bars solve specific problems. You need a bar near your room. You need somewhere quiet to take a meeting. You want the drink right the first time and you don't want to negotiate a wait. Every recommendation below clears those three bars. Most are open to non-guests; we've flagged any that aren't.
Best for: business travellers, late-checkout drinks, hotel-room negotiations made civilised, anniversaries that deserve a hotel jacket. Pricing skews higher than the city average — that's the trade. The rooms below justify it.
Civilised, polished, not pretending to be a club. Pick by neighbourhood and proximity to where you're sleeping.
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