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Cafés in Laureles–Estadio

Circular streets, Café Revolución and brunch cafés in the planned barrio.

Photo: César Gaviria, Pexels License

Laureles–Estadio is Comuna 11 (district 11), in the city's center-west, bordered by Robledo, La Candelaria, Belén and La América.1 It was planned rather than grown. Building began in 1943 to a design by the artist Pedro Nel Gómez, who took Paris as his model and laid out parks, roundabouts and circular and diagonal avenues from the chapel of the Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana.2 In October 2023 Time Out named Laureles the coolest neighborhood in the world.2

Perfect Daily Grind ranks Laureles with El Poblado as the city's two main areas for specialty coffee.3 About half the Laureles cafés sit within a few blocks west of Carrera 73, on streets named Circular and Transversal as often as Calle and Carrera, and several serve brunch.

Local tip: For a full working day, Café Revolución on Carrera 73 opens at 07:00 and has outlets in its laptop area; Semilla rents upstairs desks by the day if you need a quieter room.5

At a glance

45Cafés listed
11With opening hours
06:30Earliest opening
21:00Latest closing
  • Opens earliest: Oro Negro: Café con Historias, from 06:30 (Mon–Fri 06:30–18:00).
  • Closes latest: Uno mas uno, until 21:00 (Mon–Thu 09:30–20:30 · Fri–Sat 09:30–21:00).
  • Most common features: wi-fi (18%), outdoor seating (18%), card payment (11%).

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Coffee chains in Laureles–Estadio

Getting to Laureles

Metro Line B serves the comuna at Floresta, Suramericana and Estadio stations.1 The main roads are Calle 50 (Colombia), Calle 44 (San Juan), Avenida 33, Avenida Nutibara and Avenida 80.1 The Atanasio Girardot sports complex, on land the city bought in 1952, gives Estadio its name.1 Carrera 70, known as La 70, is the nightlife strip, with about 100 businesses, mostly bars and restaurants.2

A garden barrio for the university

The Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana was built in 1936 on the La Palestina estate, and its arrival led the Cooperativa de Empleados to commission a barrio nearby for workers of the textile companies; Gómez drew its plans in 1943.4 The name comes from the falsos laureles (false laurel trees) that grew on the land, once known as Otra Banda.4

Today the comuna is mostly upper-middle class: 72.9% of homes are in stratum 5 and 25.6% in stratum 4.1 Its eating districts are around the Primer and Segundo Parque de Laureles, the first and second parks.1

Where the cafés are

Café Revolución opened in 2014 between the Pontificia Bolivariana, the hotel zone and the restaurants, and has a laptop area with tables, outlets and Wi-Fi; its coffee comes from Tolima.5 The branch on Carrera 73 opens at 07:00 every day. A block away, Semilla Café has a restaurant floor downstairs and coworking desks, booths and cubicles upstairs, rented by the day, week or month.5

Pergamino's Laureles café, on Circular 73 at 34-65, has a vintage interior, partly outdoor seating among trees, mint-green chairs and an upstairs room.6 On Transversal 39 at 76-12, Café Zeppelin was started by a German owner and is named after the airship, not the band.5

Matchacá, on Calle 39D, serves 10:00–20:00 every day, Café Terrario on Circular 72 opens an hour earlier, at 09:00, and Un Punto Fijo bakes masa madre (sourdough) bread on Carrera 76 at 33A-36.

Early, late and on Sunday

Sorbitos opens at 06:30 from Monday to Saturday, and Oro Negro, on Carrera 64C, at 06:30 on weekdays until 18:00. Zule Coffee runs 07:00–21:00 every day, and Uno mas uno, on Circular 4, stays open until 21:00 on Friday and Saturday.

Sunday needs more planning. Café Revolución opens 07:00–18:00, Pergamino 08:30–19:00 and Café en Calma only 08:00–13:00, while Semilla and Cabina Literaria on Carrera 76 stay closed.

Sources

  1. Laureles-Estadio, Wikipedia (Spanish), accessed October 2026
  2. Laureles, en Medellín, es el barrio más cool del mundo según Time Out, El Colombiano (October 17, 2023), accessed October 2026
  3. Guía de la cultura del café en Medellín, Perfect Daily Grind (June 11, 2021), accessed October 2026
  4. La historia del barrio Laureles en Medellín, elegido como el más cool del mundo, El Espectador (October 19, 2023), accessed October 2026
  5. 11 Top Laureles Coffee Shops: Where to Find Good Coffee, Medellin Guru (January 31, 2024, updated February 2, 2024), accessed October 2026
  6. Pergamino Brings Local Coffee to Medellín and the World, Barista Magazine (December 8, 2023), accessed October 2026
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FAQ

Laureles–Estadio cafés: questions

Who designed the Laureles neighborhood in Medellín?

The artist and architect Pedro Nel Gómez drew the plans for Laureles in 1943 for the Cooperativa de Empleados. He took Paris as his model and laid out parks, roundabouts and circular avenues starting from the chapel of the Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, built in 1936. The name comes from the false laurel trees that grew on the land.

Which metro stations serve Laureles–Estadio in Medellín?

Metro Line B serves Laureles–Estadio at Floresta, Suramericana and Estadio stations. The main roads through the comuna are Calle 50 (Colombia), Calle 44 (San Juan), Avenida 33, Avenida Nutibara and Avenida 80. Carrera 70, La 70, is the nightlife strip, with about 100 businesses, mostly bars and restaurants.

Which cafés in Laureles, Medellín, are open on Sunday?

On Sunday, Café Revolución on Carrera 73 opens 07:00–18:00, Pergamino on Circular 73 opens 08:30–19:00, and Café en Calma serves only 08:00–13:00. Zule Coffee, Matchacá and Café Terrario open every day. Semilla Café and Cabina Literaria on Carrera 76 are closed on Sunday.

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