March 2016 Graciela: My husband and I have always been a fan of Juan Valdez coffee shops. In terms of product quality each one always delivers. And every one we have visited offers free Wi-Fi. What makes the difference between the company’s stores is ambiance and service. In those areas the Bazaar Mall shop is ahead […]
October 2015 You find yourself in one of those situations where you know that you want a coffee, but that tasty treat to accompany it sits as an unknown on your taste buds. Our solution is usually to go to the Centro Chia mall. They have eight coffee shops each offering something different. There is […]
Michael: Nuestra lista en el 2013 fue una de las màs leidas en este blog. Peter D’Amato nos entrevistò en julio 7 para su articulo en una prestigiosa revista llamada Freshcup. Pero no por eso, hemos parado con el tema. Con el fin de ayudar a nuestros lectores en lo que nosotros consideramos los realmente […]
Michael: Our 2013 list has been one of the most read blogs on our site. Peter D’Amato interviewed us for his July 7, 2014 article in the prestigious coffee magazine, Freshcup. But we did not stop. To help bring readers the best of what we like to consider the real Bogotá coffee shops we hit […]
Imagine some of Colombia’s best coffees all in one place ready for you to taste test. Now throw in beautiful gardens, connoisseur chocolates and classic Colombian music played on a violin. Oh yes, we were there. This year the event ran from August 22 through the 24th. Michael: As soon as we received our invitation […]
Click here for narrated slide show Michael: My wife voiced what was going through my head. “They should open more of these around the city,” she said. Juan Valdez has more than 80 coffee shops in Bogotá. The one located on Calle 70 near Carrera 6 is the same but different. As I looked in […]
Michael: Colombia es “Café”. En Bogotá usted tiene Cafeterias (coffee shops) en todas partes. Starbucks no existe en Colombia, pero tenemos otra gran variedad de Cafeterias de todos los tamaños y estilos. Existen las grandes cadenas de marca que ofrecen café y algunos pastelitos., pero el negocio es la venta de su café de marca. […]
Click here for our 2014 list of best coffee shops in Bogotá Leer en español Michael: Colombia is coffee. In Bogotá great coffee shops abound. No, you won’t find any Starbucks here. But those places where one can partake of the brew come in various types and sizes. Sure we have the big places that […]
Coffee in The United States is terrible in taste. I feel pretty confident that some are raising their hackles to that statement and ready to spout forth their damnation of what they may consider blasphemy. Please read on though before you put fingers to keyboard pounding out a curt missive expressing your displeasure with my […]