Winter weekend in Bogotá
Wintering in Bogotá — cosy dinners, skating, holiday lights and the small rooms that feel right when it's freezing out.
Top spots in Bogotá
Ciclovía Sunday
OutdoorsCitywide
120 km of streets closed to cars 7am–2pm Sundays — bike, skate, walk.
Monserrate
OutdoorsCentro
Cable car (or 1.5h hike) to 3,150 m — sunset over the savanna.
Gold Museum (Museo del Oro)
CultureCentro
55,000 pre-Columbian gold pieces — go on Sundays (free admission).
La Candelaria
CultureCandelaria
Colonial old town — painted walls, Plaza Bolívar, Gold Museum nearby.
Zona G & Parque 93
Food & DrinkChapinero
Restaurant rows + leafy plaza for evening drinks.
Where to eat
Leo
$$$$Contemporary Colombian · Centro
Leonor Espinosa's biodiverse tasting — Latin America's 50 Best #1 in 2022.
Mini-Mal
$$Colombian · Chapinero
Indigenous Colombian ingredients, hormiga culona (toasted ants) appetiser.
Andrés Carne de Res
$$$Steakhouse · Chía
Part restaurant, part anthropology — bring stamina.
Salvo Patria
$$$Bistro · Chapinero
Daily-changing chalkboard, third-wave coffee in the morning.
Frequently asked
- Standouts right now: Monserrate, La Candelaria, Gold Museum (Museo del Oro). The shortlist is curated by people who live in Bogotá and refreshed regularly so it reflects what's actually open and worth your time.