Traditional Colombian Food in El Poblado, Medellín

Redman is a restaurant in Los Balsos, El Poblado (Medellín) where Antioquia’s traditional food is cooked the way it’s cooked at home: slowly, generously and, on weekends, over a wood fire. If you’re visiting Medellín and want to taste real paisa food, this is a good place to start.

What to eat at Redman

Wood-fired sancocho (weekends and holidays)

Colombia’s comfort soup, slow-cooked in a big pot over firewood with potato, corn on the cob, plantain, yuca and meat. Served on Saturdays, Sundays and Colombian public holidays. More about our sancocho.

Bandeja paisa (weekends and holidays)

The signature platter of Antioquia: red beans, rice, ground beef, chicharrón, chorizo, morcilla, fried egg, sweet plantain, avocado and arepa. See what’s on the platter.

Arepa de chócolo

A sweet-corn arepa filled with melted cheese, one of the dishes our guests mention most in their reviews. Read more.

Morcilla

Colombian blood sausage, crispy outside and soft inside, served with small fried arepas, hogao, guacamole and lime. Read more.

Chicharrón

Crispy pork belly, the heart of any paisa table. Order it to share with arepa and lime.

Two spaces, one address

La Tienda de Redman is our take on the traditional Antioquian corner store: paisa food, wood-fire cooking on weekends and breakfast on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. The Comedor serves our full menu of burgers, grilled meats and contemporary Colombian dishes, with views over the Aburrá Valley.

How to get here

Calle 16A Sur #9E-157, Los Balsos, El Poblado, Medellín. Valet parking available. Rated 4.6 on Google with more than 3,500 reviews.

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