Salvaje
Venue Brief
El Poblado's Japanese-leaning kitchen where truffle butter mushroom dumplings and precise sashimi share a menu with creative cocktails that look nothing like they taste. Live music, a cozy design-forward interior, and service — from the likes of Tomás and Jorge — that reads every table like a room.
Venue Details
- Vibe
- ScenicChic/Luxury
- Age guide
- 25-4530+
- Dress code
- Formal
- Cuisine
- Japanese
- Demographic
- Corporate ProfessionalsCelebrities
- Music genre
- Lounge/Chill House
- Price
- $$$$
- Open season
- May-October
- Clientele
- LocalsTourists
- Offerings
- ValetTable Service
- Open times
- Mon 12 PM – 2 AM BestTue 12 PM – 2 AM BusyWed 12 PM – 2 AM BusyThu 12 PM – 2 AM BusyFri 12 PM – 2 AM BusySat 12 PM – 2 AM BusySun 12 PM – 2 AM Busy
- Vibe score
- 8.6 / 10
Address
Cra. 35 #10-75, El Poblado, Medellín, El Poblado, Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia
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About Salvaje
Japanese cooking is the anchor here, plated with the kind of precision that justifies the $$$$ band and served from noon straight through to 2am, seven days a week. That long single service means the room shifts character across a day — an unhurried lunch on Carrera 35 turns into a late table with lounge and chill house running underneath, valet out front and full table service throughout. The crowd skews corporate and well-dressed, mostly the 25-45 bracket with a visible 30-plus core, and the formal dress code is genuinely enforced rather than suggested, so plan the outfit before the reservation. Locals and visiting diners mix in roughly equal measure, and the busiest stretch runs May to October when El Poblado fills out. A 4.7 rating across nearly 400 reviews suggests the consistency holds up on quiet Tuesdays as well as Saturdays.
