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Cafés in Pereira in the middle of coffee country

Farm coffee on Calle 23 by Lago Uribe Uribe, tinto around Plaza de Bolívar, and evening cafés along the Avenida Circunvalar and in Pinares.

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Pereira, the capital of Risaralda, sits at a mean altitude of 1,411 m in the Eje Cafetero (Coffee Axis), with an average temperature of 21.5 °C.1 Settlers blessed a few huts on the ruins of old Cartago on 30 August 1863, and the town took the name Villa de Pereira in 1869.2 It still answers to la ciudad sin puertas (the city without doors) and la perla del Otún, after the river that supplies its drinking water.1

Coffee built the city. In the 1970s Pereira was the most coffee-growing municipality in Colombia, according to Luis Miguel Ramírez, Risaralda's representative at the Federación Nacional de Cafeteros, who blames the loss of that title on price crises, new crops and the spread of construction.4 Risaralda still harvests 22–23 sacks of excelso (export-grade green coffee) per hectare, against a national average of about 18, which puts it second in the country.4

On 25 June 2011 UNESCO inscribed the Coffee Cultural Landscape of Colombia, which reaches into Caldas, Quindío, Risaralda and Valle del Cauca; its core zone takes in 411 veredas (rural districts) in 47 municipalities.3 Pereira is part of it.2 In town, the coffee is poured in the Centro, between Plaza de Bolívar and Lago Uribe Uribe, and along the Avenida Circunvalar.

From Lago Uribe Uribe out to the Circunvalar

Pereira by area

Most cafés are in the Centro, where Plaza de Bolívar, between Calles 19 and 20, holds Rodrigo Arenas Betancourt's bronze Bolívar Desnudo, unveiled in August 1963 for the city's centenary.19 To the southeast, the Zona Rosa on the Avenida Circunvalar is the center of the city's nightlife,10 and the side streets of Pinares behind it hold the second cluster.

Circunvalar & Pinares

El Barista's slow coffee in Pinares and evening cafés along the Avenida Circunvalar.

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Farm coffee on Calle 23 by the lake, espresso on Calle 20 by the Bolívar Desnudo.

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Outdoor tables on Calle 21, 23 and 25, a bakery patio and an evening terrace out on Calle 70.

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Wi-Fi from 04:00 on Calle 23, until 23:00 on Calle 24, and in Los Andes and Consotá.

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Ordering coffee in Pereira

Un tinto gets you a small black coffee, the default all over Colombia. The Eje Cafetero shares two words with Antioquia: order un pintadito for coffee with a little milk, or a chaqueta, black coffee mixed with hot aguapanela, which is panela (unrefined cane sugar) dissolved in water. Both drinks come from mornings on the farm.6

In 2019 the Alcaldía de Pereira, the Comité de Cafeteros de Risaralda and the consultancy Tazza set up Pereira, ruta con sabor a café, a route linking specialty shops in town with farms nearby, meant to get the region drinking more of its own coffee.5 On that route, a pound of specialty beans cost from COP 20,000, and El Barista in Pinares staged barista shows.5

The farms are close. Don Manolo Café, a family business about 20 minutes from Pereira, ran a three-hour tour for COP 40,000 in Spanish or COP 50,000 in English in 2019. Finca Bella Vista in Dosquebradas, which sells its own Boira brand, charged COP 50,000 with transport from Pereira, and Dos Cosechas Coffee kept a shop at Finca La Trinidad, also in Dosquebradas.5

At table service the bill may suggest a propina voluntaria (voluntary tip). Under Superintendencia de Industria y Comercio rules in force since 5 November 2022, the suggestion can't exceed 10% of the bill, and staff have to ask whether you want it before handing the bill over.7

What coffee costs in Pereira

DrinkTypical price
Libra de café especial
A pound of specialty beans		From COP 20,000
Specialty shops on the Pereira coffee route, 2019
Tour cafetero
Three-hour farm tour, Spanish or English		COP 40,000–50,000
Don Manolo Café, 20 minutes out, 2019
Tour con transporte
Farm tour with transport from Pereira		COP 50,000
Finca Bella Vista, Dosquebradas, 2019
Café y algo de comer
Average spend per person at a centro café		COP 10,000–20,000
Café Jazmín and El Gran Café, March 2025

Bean and farm-tour prices are from La República's August 2019 report on the Pereira coffee route,5 and the per-person spend is from Reservándonos' March 2025 round-up of Pereira cafés.8

Sources

  1. Pereira, Wikipedia (Spanish), accessed October 2026
  2. Pereira, Colombia, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  3. Paisaje Cultural Cafetero: riesgos para su conservación, Radio Nacional de Colombia (June 25, 2021), accessed October 2026
  4. La región aporta 17% del café nacional con 13% de los cultivos, La República (May 30, 2025), accessed October 2026
  5. Fincas y tiendas de Pereira se unieron a la ruta turística del café que se promueve en la región, La República (August 21, 2019), accessed October 2026
  6. ¿Tinto, perico o chaqueta? Así cambia la forma de tomar café en Colombia, Publimetro Colombia (October 1, 2026), accessed October 2026
  7. Mostrar precios y preguntarle si desea pagar la propina: las nuevas medidas para restaurantes, El País Cali (September 15, 2022), accessed October 2026
  8. Las 10 mejores cafeterías en Pereira, Reservándonos (March 27, 2025), accessed October 2026
  9. Bolívar desnudo, Wikipedia (Spanish), accessed October 2026
  10. ¿Qué hacer de noche en Pereira, Colombia?, Calendario de Colombia (November 4, 2024), accessed October 2026
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FAQ

Cafés in Pereira: common questions

Which neighborhood of Pereira has the most cafés?

Centro and Circunvalar & Pinares have the most cafés, followed by Álamos & UTP. Calle 23 and Calle 24, a block from Lago Uribe Uribe, have the tightest run of cafés in the Centro, from Café Jazmín to Mystic Coffee.

Is Pereira part of the Coffee Cultural Landscape of Colombia?

Yes. UNESCO inscribed the Coffee Cultural Landscape of Colombia on 25 June 2011. It reaches into Caldas, Quindío, Risaralda and Valle del Cauca, with 411 veredas in 47 municipalities in its core zone, and Pereira, the capital of Risaralda, is part of it.

How much does a coffee farm tour near Pereira cost?

In 2019, Don Manolo Café, a family farm about 20 minutes from Pereira, charged COP 40,000 for a three-hour tour in Spanish and COP 50,000 in English. Finca Bella Vista in Dosquebradas charged COP 50,000 including transport from Pereira. Specialty beans cost from COP 20,000 a pound at the time.

What is a pintadito and a chaqueta in Pereira?

Both are Eje Cafetero coffee words shared with Antioquia. A pintadito is coffee with a little milk. A chaqueta is black coffee mixed with hot aguapanela, panela (unrefined cane sugar) dissolved in water. Both drinks come from farm mornings. A plain tinto is a small black coffee.

Was Pereira once the biggest coffee-growing town in Colombia?

Yes. Luis Miguel Ramírez, Risaralda's representative at the Federación Nacional de Cafeteros, says Pereira was the most coffee-growing municipality in the country in the 1970s, and lost that place to price crises, new crops and construction. Risaralda still harvests 22–23 sacks of excelso per hectare, second in Colombia.

Do you tip in cafés in Pereira?

Tipping is voluntary. Table-service places may suggest a propina voluntaria of up to 10% of the bill, but under Superintendencia de Industria y Comercio rules in force since 5 November 2022, staff must ask whether you want it added before handing over the bill.

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