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Cafés in Chapinero

Carrera 13 cafeterías, the Lourdes church and Chapinero Alto.

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Chapinero is Bogotá's 2nd locality, north of the center, and it takes its name from the shoemakers who made bespoke shoes there for chapines, people with pigeon toes.1 Workers who supplied the city with daily goods settled it from 1812, mansions and country houses followed late in the century, and it became a locality when the Special District was formed in 1955.1

Here, Chapinero means the older core between Calles 40 and 64, from Avenida Caracas up into Chapinero Alto. The Javeriana, the Universidad Pedagógica Nacional, the Católica and the Piloto all have campuses in the locality, which is also the center of Bogotá's gay community.1

Local tip: Take TransMilenio to Calle 63, walk east past the Lourdes church to Carrera 7, then south to Colo Coffee on Calle 59, which opens at 09:00 every day.

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  • Opens earliest: Café Mundano, from 07:00 (Mon–Fri 07:00–20:00 · Sat 10:00–19:00).
  • Closes latest: Cada Loco con su Tema, until 22:00 (Daily 09:00–22:00).
  • Most common features: wi-fi (3%), specialty (2%), bakery café (2%).

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Coffee chains in Chapinero

Getting around Chapinero

TransMilenio runs the length of Avenida Caracas (Carrera 14), the district's western edge.1 For the restaurants and cafés near Lourdes, the city suggests Calle 63 or Flores station and a walk of several minutes toward the eastern hills.2

The trams came early: mule-drawn cars reached Chapinero in 1875 and electric ones in 1910.1 East of the Séptima the streets climb into Chapinero Alto.

Lourdes and the old village

Old Chapinero centers on the Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de Lourdes, at Carrera 13 #63-27. Archbishop Vicente Arbeláez ordered it built in 1875 to replace a thatched chapel of Fray Antonio María Garzón.3 It is neo-Gothic, with a square tower, pointed arches and German stained glass, and was consecrated a minor basilica in 2016.3

The locality is larger than it looks from Carrera 13: 38.15 km² and 50 barrios, reaching over the hills to El Verjón Bajo.1 Its nightlife includes many of the city's more than 100 gay bars, discos and clubs, and the city lists the barrio's food as high cooking and traditional restaurants, food trucks, street food, cafés and pastry shops.12

Carrera 13 and Calle 64

Carrera 13 is Chapinero's busiest café street. Cafetería Esquina Huilense (#49-98), Fruteria Y Cafeteria (#50-27), Las delicias del valle (#47-92), Local 2 (#45-19) and Cafeteria Bar La 55 (#55-17) are all along it, with Jireh on Avenida Carrera 13 at #45A-37.

Calle 64 makes a second cluster beside Lourdes: Duocafe and Del Quindio Tienda Cafe both at #8-18, plus Merlot Cafe and Tends Café. Kafeto (#13-96) and Conect A-2 (#13-29) are both on Calle 47 just off Carrera 13, and Chelos is at Calle 45 #13-95.

Specialty coffee and long hours in Chapinero Alto

Colo Coffee Chapinero, at Calle 59 #7-07, opens 09:00–18:00 every day and has Wi-Fi. Colo, with branches from La Candelaria to Usaquén and at the airport, is known for lighter roasts.4 DIOSA Café (Carrera 4 #54-24) opens 09:00–20:00 Tuesday to Sunday with Wi-Fi, and Mesa Salvaje (Diagonal 55 #4-14) is a vegan bakery with brunch and Wi-Fi.

Café Mundano, a specialty bar, opens 07:00–20:00 on weekdays and 10:00–19:00 on Saturdays, one of the earliest weekday starts in Chapinero. Cada Loco con su Tema, at Carrera 8 #48-13, closes latest, at 22:00 every day.

Sources

  1. Chapinero, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  2. 10 zonas de Bogotá para visitar y disfrutar su gastronomía, Bogotá.gov.co (August 21, 2024), accessed October 2026
  3. Recorre y conoce 6 iglesias de Chapinero en Bogotá durante Semana Santa 2025, Bogotá.gov.co (April 6, 2025), accessed October 2026
  4. 10 Coffee Shops in Bogota to Visit in 2026, Flavors of Bogotá (February 2, 2026), accessed October 2026
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Chapinero cafés: questions

How did Chapinero in Bogotá get its name?

Chapinero takes its name from the shoemakers who made bespoke shoes there for chapines, a local word for people with pigeon toes. Workers who supplied Bogotá with daily goods settled the area from 1812, mule-drawn trams reached it in 1875, and it became one of the city's localities in 1955.

What is the Lourdes church in Chapinero, Bogotá?

The Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de Lourdes, at Carrera 13 #63-27, is the neo-Gothic church at the center of old Chapinero. Archbishop Vicente Arbeláez ordered it built in 1875 to replace a thatched chapel. It has German stained glass and was consecrated a minor basilica in 2016. TransMilenio's Calle 63 station is a short walk away.

Where can you find specialty coffee in Chapinero, Bogotá?

In Chapinero Alto, Colo Coffee at Calle 59 #7-07 opens daily 09:00–18:00 and is known for lighter roasts, and Café Mundano opens 07:00–20:00 on weekdays. DIOSA Café on Carrera 4 and Mesa Salvaje, a vegan bakery on Diagonal 55, both have Wi-Fi.

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