Blue Monkey Restaurant Bar

Blue Monkey Restaurant Bar sits mid-strip on Avenida 9 Norte between Calle 17 and Calle 19 Norte, occupying a corner ground-floor space with the indoor restaurant area inside and the long sidewalk seating along two frontages. The interior runs casual-polished: blue-painted accent walls, wooden tables, framed Colombian-modern photography, and a long bar along one side.

The international food menu is the venue's anchor. Burgers, pasta dishes, salads, grilled plates, and a smaller Colombian-fusion section. Execution is reliable across the international items; the Colombian-fusion section is hit-or-miss depending on the kitchen's night. Pricing sits at moderate Granada levels (45,000-85,000 COP for mains), making Blue Monkey one of the more accessible Granada restaurant-bars for budget-conscious visitors.

The cocktail program is moderate. Standard caipirinhas, mojitos, classic cocktails with reliable execution. The few house signatures are decent but not the reason to come; Bourbon St., Faró, and DR. JONES all run more developed cocktail programs. The Blue Monkey draw is the all-around accessibility rather than any particular standout offering.

Compared to the Granada strip's higher tier (DR. JONES, Continental-equivalent, Faró), Blue Monkey is less specialized and more all-purpose. Compared to Tasca Granada and the lower-tier strip venues, Blue Monkey is more polished. Within the Granada circuit, Blue Monkey fills the mid-tier accessible niche that complements the more specialized venues. The weekend DJ programming after 10 PM provides the late-night transition that most Granada restaurant-bars don't offer.