Where to celebrate a graduation in Medellín: how to choose the place for your group

A graduation is almost always celebrated with a meal: lunch or dinner after the ceremony. What changes between a school graduation and a university one, and between six people and sixty, is what you need to ask of the place. This guide puts those questions in order. It is not a ranking: we do not say which is better, because that depends on the group.

By type of graduation

School graduation

• It tends to bring several generations together: parents, grandparents, younger siblings. Think of comfortable tables, a menu everyone will like and an atmosphere where people can talk.
• The graduate may be a minor. If there are minors at the table, say so when you book: Colombian law bans selling alcoholic drinks to minors (Law 124 of 1994) and each venue has its own policy.
• The booking time depends on the ceremony. Ask the school when it ends and add the trip to the restaurant.

University graduation

• It helps to think of two plans: the family’s, at lunch or dinner, and the friends’, on another day or later. The family table asks for comfort and conversation; the friends’ one, a place with atmosphere. They do not have to be at the same venue.
• If the group of friends is large, ask about a separate space before you pitch the plan to everyone: it is easier to change the venue than the date.

By group size

Up to 8 people

It fits at a table in any restaurant. Book with the date, the time and the number of people, say it is a graduation and ask for a more secluded table: with a few people, calm matters more than the size of the room.

9 to 20 people

It is no longer just another table. Ask whether they have a long table or a private dining room, whether they require a set menu or pre-ordering (it speeds up service when everyone arrives at once) and whether they can split the bill. Confirm the headcount a couple of days before.

More than 20 people

Here it is better to talk about an event, not a booking. Ask about exclusive use of the space, the maximum capacity, the menu and price per person, the deposit and the cancellation deadline, how long it can last and whether you can bring your own cake, decorations or music.

What to ask every time

• The exact date and time, and until what time you can stay.
• How many are adults, how many are minors and whether there are older adults or people with reduced mobility: ask how you get to the table.
• The menu: à la carte, a set menu or pre-ordering, and what there is for anyone who does not eat meat or has allergies.
• The money: whether there is a deposit, what happens if the graduation date changes and whether payment can be split.
• The cake, decorations and photos: whether you can bring your own cake (and whether they charge for it), whether the table can be decorated and whether there is a good spot for the group photo.
• How guests get there: whether there is parking nearby and where the entrance is.

How we do it at Nemoratto

We write this from Nemoratto, so we start with ourselves and with what we can vouch for.

• Where: 6th floor of the 4 Sur Hotel, Calle 2 Sur No. 50G-19, in the south of Medellín, minutes from El Poblado.
• What it is: an Italian-fusion restaurant and gastrobar with grill and Peruvian cooking: starters to share, pasta, risotto, meats and desserts. It has a terrace and a private dining room.
• Hours: every day, 12:00 noon to 11:00 p.m. It works for a lunch after a morning ceremony, or for a sunset dinner, around six.
• Getting there: you enter through the 4 Sur Hotel and go straight up to the 6th floor. Street parking in the area is free, and there are paid covered public car parks nearby. There is no dress code.
• How to book: on WhatsApp, at +57 323 311 9701. Tell us the date, the time, how many you are and that it is a graduation, and let us know if there are minors. For anniversaries and birthdays we give a complimentary dessert and, if you like, decorate the table; we only ask for one day’s notice. If yours is a graduation, tell us when you book and we will confirm how that date looks.

What other venues publish on their official websites

Disclosure: we write this from Nemoratto, so we talk about ourselves first, on our own terms. The other three venues are described by one rule: only what their official website publishes, which we checked in October 2026. They are in alphabetical order and this is not a complete list of Medellín. In what we checked, none of these sites talks about graduations specifically: they are places that offer space for groups and events, and a graduation fits in like any other private gathering. Confirm capacity, hours and terms directly with each one; and if you spot an outdated detail, write to us and we will correct it.

Clandestino

• Where: Calle 12 No. 43B-13, Medellín.
• What it publishes: an events-room page covering private celebrations, birthdays and corporate events, plans priced per person and exclusive use of the space for events of more than 40 people.
• Hours per its site: the restaurant is open 5:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.; events end by 1:00 a.m. at the latest. By those hours, it is more an evening plan than a lunch one.
• How to book: through the booking button on its site, which opens WhatsApp. It asks for a deposit to secure the date and offers a menu tasting once the date is held.

Envy Rooftop

• Where: on floors 17 and 18 of The Charlee hotel, Calle 9A No. 37-16, El Poblado.
• What it publishes: a private-events space for up to 250 guests, and a team that handles setup, decoration, food and music. It mentions birthdays, farewell parties, brand launches and business meetings.
• Hours per its site: it opens in the afternoon, from 4:00 or 5:00 p.m. depending on the day.
• How to book: events are quoted through a form on its site.

San Carbón

• Where: Calle 14 No. 30-10, Avenida Las Palmas, Medellín.
• What it publishes: spaces for private meetings and celebrations of up to 65 guests. Its site talks about lunches and dinners for events, with rodizio and grill.
• Hours per its site: Sunday to Thursday 12:00 noon to 10:30 p.m.; Friday and Saturday until 11:00 p.m.
• How to book: through the events form on its site or with the banquet manager, whose contact it publishes.

On the day of the ceremony

• Book as soon as you know the date and time of the graduation. Each school and university sets its own dates, and the earlier you let the venue know, the more options you will have.
• A couple of days before, confirm the time, the headcount, the menu and any allergies.
• A ceremony can run long. Leave a margin between the expected end and the table time, and tell the venue if you are going to be late.

Official websites consulted: Clandestino·Envy Rooftop·San Carbón

Law cited: Ley 124 de 1994

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