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Cafés in Usaquén

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

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Usaquén was a town before it was a neighborhood. The Spanish founded it as Santa Bárbara de Usaquén around 1539 on a Muisca settlement whose name means "land of the sun"; it stayed an independent municipality until it was annexed to Bogotá in 1954, and its historic center was declared a national monument in 1987.12

The plaza fundacional, ringed by colonial buildings, is one of the most visited spots, and the cobbled streets around it hold restaurants from traditional Colombian to international fine dining.13 Its cafés reach from the old center west to Carrera 19.

Local tip: Go on Sunday for the flea market, which opens at 09:00, and get coffee first at Colo Coffee on Carrera 6A, open from 07:30.

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  • Opens earliest: Charlies Cafe, from 06:00 (Mon–Sat 06:00–12:00).
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Getting to Usaquén

The city's directions use the Hacienda Santa Bárbara shopping center, at Carrera 7a #115-60, as the landmark: from there walk a few minutes east toward the hills. SITP buses run north along the Séptima.3

Santa Bárbara and Santa Ana were Usaquén's two large haciendas. Their names passed to the locality's main neighborhoods, and their land is now shopping centers and expensive housing.2

The Sunday flea market

The Mercado de las Pulgas de Usaquén began in 1990 as the Toldos de San Pelayo exhibitors' association, named after the Spanish martyr. It runs on Sundays from 09:00 to 18:00 around Calle 119 and Carrera 6A, with crafts, ceramics, textiles and pieces made from recycled glass and plastic, plus food stalls and live music.4

Colo Coffee Usaquén, at Carrera 6A #117-26, is two blocks south of the market and opens daily 07:30–21:00, so it is open before the first stalls go up. Camino Del Cafe is also on Carrera 6A, and ArtTé and Petite Creperie are on Calle 119.

Colo's roastery and the other cafés

The Usaquén shop is Colo's flagship, with a roastery on site and a garden of coffee trees.5 Libertario, the Quinta Camacho roaster, has a branch on Calle 122.5 San Alberto, at Calle 118 #6A-37, has Wi-Fi and opens at 09:00.

West of the Séptima, Charlies Cafe at Carrera 8D #106-84 opens at 06:00 Monday to Saturday and closes at noon, with Wi-Fi and outdoor tables, one of the earliest starts in Usaquén. Pain au chocolat, a bakery at Carrera 19 and Calle 114, has outdoor seating, and Cafés Especiales Agrado, further north, serves specialty coffee with Wi-Fi and outdoor tables. Philippe is on Carrera 7, Kurenai maid cafe at Avenida Carrera 19 #114A-26 and La Bodegueta on Calle 125.

Usaquén before Bogotá

After the conquest the Muisca settlement passed to encomenderos, colonists granted the labor of its people.1 In 1777 the Spanish authorities declared the town extinct and moved its people to Soacha; it was later resettled.2 In March 1816 patriot troops camped here before withdrawing on 5 March, the day before royalist forces took Santafé.2

Government and rebel forces fought in the area on 12 and 13 June 1861, during the civil war, and Usaquén became a barrio of Bogotá in 1954.2

Sources

  1. Usaquén, tierra del sol: una joya histórica y cultural al norte de Bogotá, Bogotá.gov.co (July 5, 2025), accessed October 2026
  2. Historia del poblamiento de Usaquén, Bogotá.gov.co (November 27, 2012), accessed October 2026
  3. 10 zonas de Bogotá para visitar y disfrutar su gastronomía, Bogotá.gov.co (August 21, 2024), accessed October 2026
  4. Historia, cachivaches y horarios de los Mercados de las Pulgas de Bogotá, Bogotá.gov.co (March 29, 2022), accessed October 2026
  5. 10 Coffee Shops in Bogota to Visit in 2026, Flavors of Bogotá (February 2, 2026), accessed October 2026
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FAQ

Usaquén cafés: questions

When is the Usaquén flea market in Bogotá?

The Mercado de las Pulgas de Usaquén runs on Sundays from 09:00 to 18:00 around Calle 119 and Carrera 6A. It began in 1990 as the Toldos de San Pelayo exhibitors' association and sells crafts, ceramics, textiles and work made from recycled glass and plastic, with food stalls and live music. Colo Coffee Usaquén, two blocks south, opens at 07:30.

How do you get to Usaquén in Bogotá?

Use the Hacienda Santa Bárbara shopping center, at Carrera 7a #115-60, as your landmark and walk a few minutes east toward the hills to reach the old center. SITP buses run north along Carrera Séptima. The flea market and Colo Coffee Usaquén are a few blocks further north, around Calles 117 to 119 on Carrera 6A.

When did Usaquén become part of Bogotá?

Usaquén was founded as Santa Bárbara de Usaquén around 1539 and remained an independent municipality until 1954, when it was annexed to Bogotá. Its historic center was declared a national monument in 1987. The name comes from a Muisca word meaning land of the sun.

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