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Cafés in Zona T & El Retiro

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

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Zona T covers Carreras 11 to 15 between Calles 82 and 85, a block of restaurants serving sushi, Italian and Colombian and Latin American fusion that the city counts among the favorite places of bogotanos and visitors for a night out.1 The Centro Andino, at Carrera 11 #82-71 in El Retiro, was built in 1992–1993 and has 205 stores on four floors.2

El Retiro, the barrio around the mall, has two specialty roasters' shops a few minutes apart: Tropicália on Calle 81A and Azahar on Carrera 9.34

Local tip: Tropicália (Calle 81A #8-23) and Azahar (Carrera 9 #79A-23) are a few minutes' walk apart in El Retiro: do both, then walk west to Carrera 13 for Colo.

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Getting to Zona T

Take TransMilenio to Los Héroes station on Calle 80, walk one block toward the eastern hills to Carrera 15 and follow Calle 82.1 SITP routes 193B and A134 run along Carrera 15.1

East toward the Séptima, the Iglesia del Liceo Cervantes del Retiro is at Carrera 8 #83-29, and the chapel of Santa María de los Ángeles in the Santa Mónica parish, at Calle 79B #7-15, was built in 1910.5

Tropicália and Azahar in El Retiro

Tropicália Coffee, at Calle 81A #8-23, opened on 20 November 2021 in a space by Colette Studio that won the Specialty Coffee Association's 2022 Coffee Design Award for spaces.6 In February 2025 Forbes Colombia reported that it was the only Colombian café on the first list of The World's 100 Best Coffee Shops, for 2024, in tenth place.3

Azahar's shop at Carrera 9 #79A-23 belongs to a roaster that buys directly from farmers and publishes how far above the market price it pays.4 Tropicália, which opened a second shop on Calle 69A, roasts its coffee to, in its own words, honor the work of the producers.43

Carrera 13 and the blocks around Calle 79

Carrera 13 and 13A have one of the longest runs of cafés in Zona T and El Retiro. Colo Coffee, at #83-19, has Wi-Fi; Café Rebelión, at #79-11, opens daily 10:00–17:00. On Carrera 13A, Frambuesa (#79-66) is a vegan bakery open 11:00–20:00 Monday to Saturday and closed on Sundays, and Tartas Y Tortos Angelita is on Carrera 13 too.

CEFE opens 09:00–21:00 every day and has Wi-Fi, and Power Up smart snaks, at Carrera 13A #78-04, has Wi-Fi too. Almendras is on Carrera 9, Central Park Café on Calle 82 and El Rocío on Calle 81.

Along Calle 85

Avenida Calle 85 marks the northern edge of Zona T. El Chócolo, a bakery, is on Calle 85, with Bimbi and Cafeteria Valle on the avenue. Les Amis is a few blocks north-west at Carrera 16 #86A-05.

Express Capuchinos Cafeteria, Cafeteria Sion and Juan Pablos Caffe, on Calles 76 and 77, cover the southern end toward Calle 72. Three blocks north of Calle 85, Parque El Virrey follows Calle 88 as a greenway with a bike path, and the TransMilenio station at Calle 90 on the Autopista Norte is named after it.7

Sources

  1. 10 zonas de Bogotá para visitar y disfrutar su gastronomía, Bogotá.gov.co (August 21, 2024), accessed October 2026
  2. Centro Andino, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  3. Una cafetería colombiana está en el top 10 de las mejores del mundo, Forbes Colombia (February 26, 2025), accessed October 2026
  4. 10 Coffee Shops in Bogota to Visit in 2026, Flavors of Bogotá (February 2, 2026), accessed October 2026
  5. Recorre y conoce 6 iglesias de Chapinero en Bogotá durante Semana Santa 2025, Bogotá.gov.co (April 6, 2025), accessed October 2026
  6. Tropicália Coffee (Spaces), SCA Coffee Design Awards, accessed October 2026
  7. Virrey (TransMilenio), Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
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FAQ

Zona T & El Retiro cafés: questions

How do you get to Zona T in Bogotá by TransMilenio?

Take TransMilenio to Los Héroes station on Calle 80, walk one block toward the eastern hills to Carrera 15, and follow Calle 82. Zona T covers Carreras 11 to 15 between Calles 82 and 85, and SITP routes 193B and A134 run along Carrera 15. The Centro Andino mall is at Carrera 11 #82-71.

Why is Tropicália Coffee in Bogotá's El Retiro well known?

Tropicália Coffee, at Calle 81A #8-23, was the only Colombian café on The World's 100 Best Coffee Shops list for 2024, in tenth place. Its space, designed by Colette Studio and opened on 20 November 2021, won the Specialty Coffee Association's 2022 Coffee Design Award in the spaces category.

Where can you get specialty coffee near Zona T in Bogotá?

Tropicália (Calle 81A #8-23) and Azahar (Carrera 9 #79A-23) are a few minutes apart in El Retiro; Azahar buys directly from farmers and publishes how far above market price it pays. On Carrera 13, Colo Coffee at #83-19 has Wi-Fi, and Café Rebelión at #79-11 opens daily 10:00–17:00.

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