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GURU is a hidden bar in Granada, Cali, devoted to signature cocktails, Mediterranean food and curated music, where elixirs, hypnotic frequencies and flavors transcend time. It opens Tuesday to Sunday from 6:00 p.m. at Av 9a Norte #10N-22.
A room in half-light where the night is served slowly. It begins with the table, the bar and conversation, and later climbs into a bar-disco atmosphere with our resident DJ and curator.
Behind closed doors and velvet shadows lies a place held still in time. GURU was conceived as the private salon of an enlightened traveler, a sage of hedonistic spirit and eccentric character who returned from distant lands with ancient elixirs, hard-won knowledge and an innate taste for the exquisite.
A sanctuary of silk shadows, aged spirits, and magnetic frequencies, where music becomes invocation and shadows dissolve into the night.
Within its walls, centuries converge and pleasures reveal themselves. A perpetual ritual, where every detail is a secret waiting to be savored.
GURU's signature cocktails are born from craft spirits, arcane ingredients and stories lived in faraway lands. Each has its technique and its measure, and a story the menu only hints at. The secret is not in the recipe, but in the patience.
Between shelves and shadow rest the house's relics, a curated collection of whiskies, gins with botanicals of origin, aperitifs and spirits that pay tribute to the art of distillation. Beside them, the menu keeps classic cocktails, wine, beer, Italian sodas and mocktails.
GURU's kitchen pays tribute to the old Mediterranean trade routes. Spanish-style tapas, sourdough pizza and dishes with Middle Eastern touches, made to share at the center of the table, for dinner or alongside a cocktail.
A night inspired by the old Italian habit of stopping the clock and surrendering to the sweetness of doing nothing, done well. The Italian aperitivo leads, sourdough pizza keeps the table company, and Italo, house and classics play with our resident DJ and curator.
A night lived like the great nights of the 1970s in Cali and New York, when salsa filled the dance floors and vinyl was kept like a relic. Salsa, ballads and vinyl classics with our resident DJ and curator.
A night that recalls Studio 54, the New York dance floor that turned disco into legend in the late 1970s. Disco, house and synth-pop with our resident DJ and curator.
Our resident DJ and curator shares the booth with guest DJs, and the night climbs until closing.
Mediterranean food and signature cocktails to close the week in good company.
Monday · The room rests.
At GURU, music is curation, led by our resident DJ and curator. The range runs from house and disco to new wave, synth-pop and indie dance, with room for salsa, ballads and vinyl classics, always in high fidelity.
The sound follows the ritual of the night. First it keeps company with the table, the glass and the conversation. Then the frequency quickens and the night climbs until the room comes alive. Guest DJs are chosen for their affinity with the house's philosophy. A cult sound, made for listening and for dancing.
The code
Every room with a history keeps a code. The minimum age at GURU is 21, and ID is requested at the entrance. The dress code is formal and polished, so caps, shorts, flip-flops, sleeveless shirts and sportswear are not admitted. The house reserves the right of admission.
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Some nights deserve the whole room. GURU hosts celebrations, corporate events and private events. Every proposal is tailored and quoted with the house.
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The house is preparing a circle of its own, where every return reveals a secret.
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Pages from the traveler's logbook, told by the house. From the story of a drink to what is only ever said in a low voice at the bar.
What the traveler brought back from the pyramid.
One table, three bottles and the desert as witness.
A portrait the house keeps in silence.
At GURU, reservations are not required but are recommended to secure a table. They are taken until 8:30 p.m., and the table waits 15 minutes. The night, a little longer. Groups of more than 10 book through WhatsApp. Guests without a reservation are seated in order of arrival and as tables become available.
Av 9a Norte #10N-22, Granada, Cali
GURU is a hidden bar in Granada, Cali, devoted to signature cocktails, Mediterranean food and curated music. The night begins with the table, the bar and conversation, and later climbs into a bar-disco atmosphere with its resident DJ and curator.
GURU is at Av 9a Norte #10N-22, in the Granada neighborhood of Cali, Colombia.
GURU, in Granada, Cali, opens Tuesday to Sunday from 6:00 p.m. It closes at 12:00 a.m. on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 1:00 a.m. on Thursdays, 2:30 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, and 11:00 p.m. on Sundays. It is closed on Mondays.
At GURU, in Granada, Cali, reservations are not required but are recommended to secure a table. They are made online until 8:30 p.m., confirmed by the house within 24 hours, and tables are held for 15 minutes. Groups of more than 10 book through WhatsApp. Guests without a reservation are seated in order of arrival and as tables become available.
GURU, in Granada, Cali, has a formal and polished dress code. Caps or hats, shorts, flip-flops or casual sandals, sleeveless shirts, sportswear, ripped jeans or worn-out clothing, sheer clothing, overly tight or revealing clothing, very short dresses or skirts, vulgar clothing, and dirty, wrinkled or damaged clothing are not admitted. The door team decides on admission, and the house reserves that right.
The minimum age to enter GURU, in Granada, Cali, is 21. ID is requested at the entrance.
Yes. GURU, in Granada, Cali, has a resident DJ and curator who leads the house's music across house, disco, new wave, synth-pop and indie dance. On Fridays and Saturdays, the program adds guest DJs.
GURU, in Granada, Cali, accepts cash and all debit and credit cards.
GURU, in Granada, Cali, hosts celebrations such as birthdays, anniversaries and farewells, as well as corporate and private events. Each one is shaped around what the occasion calls for.
