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Cafés in Bogotá chocolate with cheese

Chocolate with cheese in La Candelaria, roasters on Calle 70A, theater cafés in Teusaquillo and terraces in Usaquén.

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Bogotá sits at 2,640 m on a high Andean plateau,1 and its weather sets the way it drinks. The city averages 13.1 °C: afternoons reach about 18–20 °C, nights fall to 8–10 °C, and rain comes in two long seasons, March to June and September to December.2 On cold or wet days bogotanos reach for chocolate santafereño, the old capital's hot chocolate.3

That chocolate is made with water or milk and beaten at least three times until it foams, then served with cheese, almojábana (a cheese bread roll) and bread.3 The cheese goes into the cup to melt.4 Pastelería Florida has poured it on the Carrera Séptima since 1936, when the Spanish pastry cook José Granés opened it as a tea room; its house recipe has not changed since 1945.56

Specialty coffee keeps a separate map. In August 2026 the eighth Coffee Master route ran through more than 50 specialty cafés in Bogotá and the towns of the Sabana, each serving a signature drink for COP 15,000.7 Within the city, the specialty bars gather most thickly in Quinta Camacho, where Libertario (Calle 70A #5-37) and Casa Café Cultor (Calle 70A #9-44) share a street.8

From La Candelaria up to Usaquén

Bogotá by area

Bogotá is divided into 20 localidades (boroughs),1 and coffee changes as you head north. La Candelaria and the Centro keep the bakeries and chocolate tables; Chapinero, Quinta Camacho and Zona T hold about a third of the specialty bars; Usaquén, a separate town until 1954, keeps a historic center declared a national monument in 1987.14

La Candelaria & Centro

The colonial grid, Las Nieves bakeries and chocolate on the Séptima.

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La Macarena & Centro Internacional

Gallery streets under the hills, the bullring and the Colpatria tower.

41 cafés

Quinta Camacho & Zona G

English-style brick houses and the Calle 70A roasters beside Zona G.

42 cafés

Chapinero

Carrera 13 cafeterías, the Lourdes church and Chapinero Alto.

87 cafés

Zona T & El Retiro

Pedestrian Zona T, the Andino mall and El Retiro's roasters.

45 cafés

Parque 93 & Chicó

Terraces around Parque de la 93 and the Museo del Chicó gardens.

26 cafés

Usaquén

The old town square, the Sunday flea market and Colo's roastery.

26 cafés

Teusaquillo

English-style houses, the Park Way and theater cafés west of Caracas.

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Café de especialidad

Specialty coffee

Roasters on Calle 70A and in the old center, with Huila, Nariño and Cauca on the menu.

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Wi-Fi and a table in Quinta Camacho, the old center and Teusaquillo.

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Mesas al aire libre

Outdoor seating

Gardens, terraces and street tables, best in the morning outside the rainy months.

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Panaderías y pastelerías

Bakery cafés

Almojábanas, roscón and chocolate with cheese, from Carrera Séptima to the south.

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La Candelaria & Centro 100 cafés

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La Macarena & Centro Internacional 41 cafés

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Quinta Camacho & Zona G 42 cafés

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Chapinero 87 cafés

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Zona T & El Retiro 45 cafés

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Parque 93 & Chicó 26 cafés

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Usaquén 26 cafés

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Cedritos & Toberín 22 cafés

Latte Con Patas

  • Calle 148 #17-51
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Teusaquillo 108 cafés

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  • Carrera 25 #41-94
  • Mon–Thu 08:00–20:00 · Fri–Sat 08:00–21:00 · Sun 09:00–16:00
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Barrios Unidos 69 cafés

Suba 52 cafés

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South Bogotá 111 cafés

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Ordering coffee and chocolate in Bogotá

The default order is un tinto, small and black. On the street it is poured from a flask: in October 2026 a seller working nights outside the Terminal Salitre bus station charged COP 1,200 a cup and also sold aromáticas (herbal teas) and hot maicena, a cornflour drink, with bread for COP 3,500.9 For a little milk, ask for a perico, Bogotá's small cup of coffee with milk, usually eaten with something from the bakery.10

The city's coffee break has its own name. The Academia Colombiana de la Lengua defines las onces as a short snack between lunch and dinner, and in Bogotá it usually falls around 17:00: black coffee with an almojábana, or chocolate with bread.11 Chocolate santafereño has three slots in the day, morning, onces and supper.3

Table-service cafés may suggest a propina voluntaria (voluntary tip), but the Superintendencia de Industria y Comercio caps the suggestion at 10% of the bill and requires staff to ask before adding it; you can refuse it or change the amount.12 The menu or price list must be on physical display, and a café can't make you register on a website to see it.12

What coffee costs in Bogotá

DrinkTypical price
Tinto de termo
Black coffee from a street vendor's flask		COP 1,200
Vendor outside Terminal Salitre, October 2026
Maicena con pan
Hot cornflour drink with bread		COP 3,500
Same vendor, October 2026
Tinto
Black coffee at Juan Valdez		COP 5,500
Bogotá store, delivery menu, August 2026
Capuchino
Cappuccino at Juan Valdez		COP 8,900
Bogotá store, delivery menu, August 2026
Bebida de autor
Signature drink at a specialty café		COP 15,000
Coffee Master route, August 2026

Street prices are from El Tiempo's October 2026 interview with a tinto seller who works nights near the Terminal de Transporte Salitre.9 The Juan Valdez prices come from Exynia's August 2026 check of a Bogotá store's delivery menu, and counter prices are usually a little lower.13 The specialty price is the flat rate set for the eighth Coffee Master route, 5–17 August 2026.7

Sources

  1. Bogotá, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  2. ¿Cómo es el clima durante el año en Bogotá y cuáles son los meses de verano?, Bogotá.gov.co (August 26, 2021, citing IDEAM), accessed October 2026
  3. Ajiaco, puchero y chocolate santafereño, los platos más ‘cachacos’ de Bogotá, Bogotá.gov.co (August 6, 2022), accessed October 2026
  4. Chocolate com queijo e pão, combinação tipicamente bogotana, 360meridianos (April 9, 2018, updated August 30, 2022), accessed October 2026
  5. Las Nieves, el barrio panadero de Bogotá, Radio Nacional de Colombia (September 8, 2023), accessed October 2026
  6. La Florida, 84 años y contando, El Espectador (October 22, 2020), accessed October 2026
  7. Coffee Master 2026: fechas, precios y cafeterías de la ruta de café más grande de Colombia, Portafolio (August 4, 2026), accessed October 2026
  8. 10 Coffee Shops in Bogota to Visit in 2026, Flavors of Bogotá (February 2, 2026), accessed October 2026
  9. Vendedora de tinto en Bogotá cuenta cuánto gana en una noche, El Tiempo (October 16, 2026), accessed October 2026
  10. ¿Tinto, perico o chaqueta? Así cambia la forma de tomar café en Colombia, Publimetro Colombia (October 1, 2026), accessed October 2026
  11. Onces, Wikipedia (Spanish, citing the Academia Colombiana de la Lengua), accessed October 2026
  12. Las propinas son voluntarias en restaurantes, El Heraldo (September 15, 2022), accessed October 2026
  13. Precios del menú Juan Valdez en Colombia (2026), Exynia (checked August 14, 2026), accessed October 2026
  14. Usaquén, tierra del sol: una joya histórica y cultural al norte de Bogotá, Bogotá.gov.co (July 5, 2025), accessed October 2026
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Cafés in Bogotá: common questions

How much does a tinto cost in Bogotá?

A street tinto poured from a flask cost COP 1,200 in October 2026, the price a night seller outside the Terminal Salitre bus station charged. A Bogotá Juan Valdez store's delivery menu listed a tinto at COP 5,500 and a cappuccino at COP 8,900 in August 2026, and counter prices are usually a little lower. Signature drinks on the August 2026 Coffee Master specialty route cost COP 15,000.

Which neighborhood of Bogotá has the most cafés?

South Bogotá and Teusaquillo have the most cafés, followed by Salitre & Engativá. Both are largely residential, the south's barrios below the center and Teusaquillo's houses around the Park Way, with few specialty bars between them. La Candelaria & Centro has the most specialty cafés, and Quinta Camacho & Zona G is close behind, with Libertario and Casa Café Cultor on Calle 70A.

What is chocolate santafereño in Bogotá?

Chocolate santafereño is Bogotá's traditional hot chocolate, made with water or milk and beaten until it foams. It comes with cheese, almojábana and bread, and the cheese goes into the cup to melt. Bogotanos drink it in the morning, at onces and at supper, above all on cold or rainy days. Pastelería Florida on the Carrera Séptima has served it since 1936.

What are onces in Bogotá?

Onces is a short snack between lunch and dinner, as the Academia Colombiana de la Lengua defines it, and in Bogotá it usually comes around 17:00. It pairs a drink with something baked: black coffee with an almojábana, coffee with milk and crackers, or chocolate santafereño with cheese and bread.

Do you tip in cafés in Bogotá?

Tipping in Bogotá cafés is voluntary. Places with table service may suggest a tip, but under Superintendencia de Industria y Comercio rules the suggestion can't exceed 10% of the bill and staff must ask before adding it. You can decline it or change the amount, and the menu or price list must be on physical display.

What is the weather like for a café terrace in Bogotá?

Bogotá sits at 2,640 m and averages 13.1 °C. Afternoons reach about 18–20 °C and nights drop to 8–10 °C. Rain falls in two seasons, March to June and September to December, with the rainiest days in April, so even a terrace coffee calls for a jacket.

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