Category: Nightlife

Bars to Meet Someone in Medellin

The Best Bars to Meet Someone in Medellin

TLDR? One of the best bars to meet someone in Medellin is El Social 1969! There are some very good reasons that a lot of digital nomads choose Medellin as the place to locate themselves. Sure the high-speed wifi, great co-working spaces, and wonderful weather score highly but, everybody knows
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Chiva Rumbera Party Buses in Medellin

No time to read? Chiva Rumbera buses are discos on wheels that offer daytime and nighttime tours in the city. Anyone who has spent the holidays in Medellin has surely seen the Chiva Rumbera buses cruising around town. These brightly colored lights feature booming music and flashing lights.  Now, while
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First Date in Medellin

Top Tips for an Unforgettable First Date in Medellin

TLDR? The ultimate first date in Medellin is to take a helicopter out to Guatape. It’s all too easy to play it safe with the dating game in Medellin. There’s some wonderful restaurants to flex your plastic on Saint Valentine’s day or a first date. For instance, you can’t go
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Medellin rooftop bars

The 10 Best Rooftop Bars in Medellin

It took a while for the rooftop bars of Medellin to reach the heady heights of elevated drinking dens to be found in other global cities. Up until recently, the city’s best, biggest, and brashest bars and nightclubs tended to be tucked away in warehouse districts, far from the city’s
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Traditional Colombian Restaurants

The Best Traditional Colombian Restaurants in Medellin

TLDR? If you’re wanting to try some traditional Colombian food in Medellin, be sure to check out Ajiacos y Mondongos. Medellin is famous for the bandeja Paisa, a calorific horror show on a plate for weight watchers. They’re also well-known for terribly addictive cheesy fritters (buñuelos), and frijoladas, the most
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The Best Pizza in Medellin (Plus What to Order)

TLDR? The best pizza in Medellin is found at El Zorro & La Gitana! On the hunt for the best place to eat pizza in Medellin? The competition is pretty fierce. With the world and his wife competing for the title of Medellin’s top pizzeria, the field is a crowded
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The Best Asian Food in Medellin (And What to Order)

TLDR? The best Asian food in Medellin can be found at Bao Bei! There’s been a remarkable boom in Asian restaurants in Medellin in the last five years. That’s very much an indication of the city’s rapid transformation into an international foodie hub and the fast-changing palette and affluence of
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Your Guide to Medellin Cooking Classes

TLDR? Whether you’re here for a weekend, a week, or a month in Medellin you should try to fit in some cooking classes.  Cooking classes are a unique entrance to a culture! And, when you’re exploring a new city, taking in as much culture as you can is probably at
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Top 10 Tourist Sites in Medellin

TLDR? One of the top tourist spots in Medellin is the botanical gardens! Medellin, also known as the City of Eternal Spring is bring tourists from around the world to visit this amazing place, is because of its pleasant weather and its natural beauty. The city offers any tourist a
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All the Best Nightclubs and Late-Night Bars in Medellin

TLDR? Salon Amador is one of the best nightclubs in Medellin! Even the pandemic couldn’t put pay to one of the paisas’ favorite pastimes, perreo, the act of grinding to reggaeton. During lockdown and restrictions, the opening hours just shifted the city’s party calendar to all-dayers and underground after-parties. That
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The 6 Best Dating Apps to Meet Someone in Medellin

If you’re a tourist in Medellin looking to meet someone special, it can be a daunting task. While paisas are attractive, intelligent, and friendly, it can be intimidating to approach them. However, there are ways you can dabble into the dating scene in Medellin without crushing your confidence. In this
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7 Tips to Help You Make the Most of Medellin’s Feria de Flores

Feria de las Flores is fast approaching! This is the most important, colorful, and lively festival in Medellín, and 2022 marks a big occasion.  That’s because the city hasn’t celebrated Feria de las Flores since 2019, due to the Covid-19 pandemic. If you’re planning to visit Medellin this summer, you’ve
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