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La Cesta Calle 81 in Bogotá, specialty coffee cafe

the cold brew here is worth planning around, not just grabbing on the way somewhere. chapinero has a density of good coffee options that can make choosing feel almost arbitrary, but la cesta on calle 81 has built the kind of local reputation that filters out the noise. you don't need to read deeply into the menu to land well, though slowing down with it rewards you. the neighborhood operates at a particular frequency, somewhere between residential calm and urban motion, and this spot sits right in that current. cl. 81 #8-70 is a real address, not a vague "near the park" situation, so finding it is straightforward. come for the cold brew, stay longer than you planned.

curated by gautam khorana, editor · updated

nri score78
buzz0
local cred86%
what these three numbers mean

nri is our 0-100 quality index (review consistency, volume, web presence, specialty signals). buzz is social momentum right now. local cred is the share of reviewers who live nearby rather than visit. how the nri score works

hours

open all week, view hours
mon
07:00-19:00
tue
07:00-19:00
wed
07:00-19:00
thu
07:00-19:00
fri
07:00-19:00
sat
08:00-19:00
sun
08:00-18:00

price

$

social pulse

new wave0/ 100

newly on the bogotá radar. la cesta calle 81 is building social momentum at buzz 0/100.

google reviews

1,399

avg rating

4.5

local cred

86%

google figures as of . the editorial copy above may predate them.

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