Thursday, February 03, 2011

Date-night: Best places to take a date for a drink in Bogotá

There are a number of cozy bars that are atmospheric and quiet, perfect to relax and lose time on a romantic night or afternoon out. Here are two of my favorites:

At Café Mágico, you can snuggle up on cushions on the floor in a number of dim, candle-lit rooms on two levels. Cocktails are creative and purely Colombian, using a number of different types of alcohol and tropical juices. The walls are covered with murals depicting archangels and saints, and drippy candles grow in alcoves, all which evoke a chic underground café in Mexico. I´ve never seen her, but apparently there´s even a tarot card reader who can predict a future of love...

Another, equally romantic spot that evokes more of a Swiss mountains vibe, is the Café de la Montaña in northern Bogotá. A restaurant that is actually open for meals all day, it has been voted ¨most romantic cafe¨ and ¨best place for a first date¨ numerous times. With a half price happy hour between 4 and 7, you also don´t have to break the bank to impress your date. Sit at dark tables or cozy up on pillows on the floor and warm up by one of the two fireplaces drinking a tropical cocktail or hot wine (vino caliente). But maybe stay away from the Eukasoluc, a drink that contains almost every imaginable liquor and is restricted to ¨one per customer¨...unless you really need to loosen up!


Devachán Café Mágico.
Phone # 313-1542
Carrera 9, no. 69-16


Cafe de la Montaña
Phone # 214-5312

Diagonal 108a No. 8-11

Parking and live music on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays

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