Best Brunch Places in El Poblado, Medellín
El Poblado has the densest brunch scene in Medellín, spread between neighbourhood bakeries, a large local café chain, and two hotel restaurants. Addresses below are checked — several widely circulated guides list them wrongly.
Where to go
| Place | Address | What it is |
|---|---|---|
| Bread Factory | Calle 8 #42-25, El Poblado | Bakery and Swiss-influenced kitchen, inside Rango hostel |
| Al Alma | Four El Poblado locations (below) | Local café chain, brunch specialists |
| Cambria Café Resto | Carrera 43E #12-16, Manila | Bakery-pâtisserie and restaurant-bar, 1920s room |
| Click Clack Hotel | Calle 10 #37-29, El Poblado | Hotel restaurant, brunch on selected dates |
| The Charlee | Calle 9A #37-16, El Poblado | Envy Rooftop, floors 17–18 |
Bread Factory
Calle 8 #42-25, El Poblado. A bakery and kitchen with a Swiss-influenced menu, operating inside the Rango hostel building (Degusta; RestaurantGuru).
Go for the bread. It is the most straightforwardly good bakery brunch in the neighbourhood and priced well below the hotel options.
Al Alma
A Colombian café chain with 18 locations in Colombia and two in Panama, in business eleven years and specialising in brunch (Tripadvisor).
The El Poblado locations:
- Calle 8 #35-37, Provenza
- Calle 8 #43B-136 — the leafy, quiet one, with reliable Wi-Fi and plenty of outlets if you intend to work
- Carrera 43A #1 Sur-150, La Strada
- Calle 6 Sur #15, local 1182, Centro Comercial Oviedo
The Calle 8 #43B-136 branch is the one to pick if you want a laptop-friendly morning rather than a social one.
Cambria Café Resto
Carrera 43E #12-16, Manila. A small bakery-pâtisserie and restaurant-bar in a 1920s room, in Manila rather than Provenza — quieter, and a short walk from the Provenza crowds (Vivir en El Poblado; Degusta).
Hours: opens 7:30 AM on weekdays and 8:00 AM on Saturdays. Closing is 8:00 PM Monday to Wednesday, 9:30 PM Thursday, and 11:00 PM Friday and Saturday.
The two hotel restaurants
Click Clack Hotel, Calle 10 #37-29. The hotel runs a well-regarded brunch on selected dates rather than every weekend, so check before you plan around it. The building holds five restaurants, an art gallery and a pool, and is listed in the Michelin Guide’s hotel selection (Click Clack Hotel; Michelin Guide).
The Charlee, Calle 9A #37-16. Its Envy Rooftop occupies floors 17 and 18 — the highest rooftop in El Poblado — arranged over two levels around an aquarium-style pool, with sushi from the hotel’s ONI Nikkei kitchen (Envy Rooftop; The Charlee).
Brunch service at the Charlee runs as scheduled events rather than a standing weekly booking. Check the hotel’s own channels for current dates.
Brunch or breakfast?
Both exist here and they are not the same meal:
| Brunch | Breakfast à la carte | |
|---|---|---|
| Served | 9 AM – 3 PM or later | 6 AM – 11 AM |
| Menu | Breakfast and lunch items together — eggs, pancakes, burgers, salads | Morning dishes — eggs, arepas, fruit, coffee |
| Portions | Larger, intended to carry you through the day | Lighter, a quick start |
| Drinks | Includes mimosas, cocktails, wine | Coffee, juice or tea |
| Pace | Social and long | Quick and functional |
If you want the traditional Colombian version, ask for desayuno: eggs, arepa, and often calentado. Brunch in El Poblado is largely an international format aimed at visitors and the city’s remote-working population.
A note on this guide
Rechecked in September 2026. Bread Factory’s address was corrected — it was listed at Calle 10 #35-16 and is at Calle 8 #42-25. Al Alma’s locations were made specific, Cambria’s hours added, and the Click Clack brunch schedule corrected from “weekends” to selected dates. Google star ratings were removed: they change continuously and a figure frozen into a page is wrong within weeks. A published reservations phone number and email address were also removed — book through the hotels’ own channels, which stay current.