5
At your table, all dinner
Five people matched by life interests from your survey, for about two hours. Long enough to actually get to know them.
The night in numbers
How many people will you meet?
A few, properly. Then a lot more.
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At the after-party, all night
At 10:15 you move with your table to the bar or terrace of the same restaurant, where every La Clave guest is. No cab, no walking around, and you never show up alone.
Why La Clave
Other dinners seat you with 5. Here you play with the whole night.
Dinner with strangers already exists. What didn’t exist was a night with a game, an after-party and a story to tell.
A regular strangers dinnerLa Clave
The conversationIcebreaker questionsEveryone has a secret mission, revealed at the end
Who you meetThe 5 at your tableYour 5, your other half from another table, and everyone at the after-party, same place
The matchThe next day, over chatThat same night: you vote at 9:45 and at 10:15 you’re at the same after-party
What you’re afterOne option for everyoneYou choose in the vote: friendship, a date or business
If your Spanish is basicNodding along and hoping for the bestEnglish-speaking tables and the app in English
If you’re here for workSame dinner for everyoneBusiness missions and a “let’s do business” vote
Getting inApply and waitBook in 2 minutes, USD 10, instant confirmation
Everyone at this first night becomes a Founder
This is La Clave’s first night. Everyone there gets a numbered Founder Key in their app and 48-hour early access to every new edition, before anyone else.
Who it’s for
Sound familiar?
Making friends as an adult is hard. Making them in a new city, in a second language, is harder.
If you just moved here
“I love Medellín, but I still don’t really know anyone.”
Everyone comes alone, like you. Your mission gives you the excuse to start talking.
If you work remotely
“I talk to my laptop more than to people.”
Real contacts, no business cards, no pitch: details are only shared if you both want to.
If you’re passing through
“I’m here for a few weeks and want more than hostel bar nights.”
One night, no commitment. If you click with someone, you get their contact that same night.
If you’re over 30
“I don’t want another event full of 22-year-olds.”
Age counts when we build your table, along with what you do and what you’re into. We make sure nobody ends up as the only one of their age.
If you’re a local
“I want to meet people from everywhere without leaving my city.”
Every table mixes paisas and people from abroad. Practice your English without a class.
New in Medellín
Just landed? This table is for you
Medellín is full of people working remotely, staying for a few months or starting over. La Clave is the easy way to go from “I don’t know anyone here” to having people to text on the weekend.
- English-speaking tablesPick English when you book and we seat you at an English table, or with people who speak both. Nobody has to translate.
- The app speaks EnglishYour envelope, the table questions, the game and the vote all show up in your language.
- Locals and foreigners, togetherNot an expat bubble and not a locals-only night: every table mixes people from here and from abroad.
- Easy to findA public restaurant in El Poblado. You get the address and a map button as soon as you book. Grab an Uber or walk.
- Any card worksBooking is USD 10 through Stripe, with any international card. At dinner you pay only for what you had, straight to the restaurant.
- Leave with plansIf you match, the contact shows up that same night. And the after-party is right there, with everyone.
Thursday, November 19
How the night works
- The address, right away
As soon as you pay, the app and your WhatsApp show you the restaurant with a button to open the map. If we’re still confirming it, you’ll get it before Tuesday the 17th.
- The reminder
We message you on WhatsApp: tonight at 8 pm, with the address and the map link.
- Arrive and scan your table
The app tells you your table number. Sit down, scan the QR code and your digital envelope opens with your mission. Don’t show it to anyone.
- The toast
Everyone says their name and something nobody would ever guess about them.
- Dinner and questions
Ask the waiter for whatever you like, keep the conversation going with the questions in the app, and complete your mission without anyone noticing.
- The reveal
The table tries to guess everyone’s mission. Whoever wasn’t caught wins the night.
- The secret vote
On your phone, mark who you’d like to see again or do business with. If you both mark each other, you each get the other’s contact. If not, nobody ever knows.
- The after-party, right there
Move to the bar or terrace of the same restaurant with every guest. The Master Key game starts: find the person from another table who has the other half of your word.
The table algorithm
How we build your table
From your answers to a short survey before you pay, not at random.
- Matched by your interestsYour table is 6 (you plus 5) and we build it from your answers to a short survey before you pay: what you’re into, what you do, why you’re coming and your age. We match you by life interests so you can talk and have a good time, and we review it with AI so there’s common ground and some contrast too.
- BalancedBetween men and women. That’s why seats for each group are limited.
- Different backgroundsWe mix fields, countries and stories so the chat isn’t the one from your coworking space.
- In your languagePick English and everyone at your table speaks English: other foreigners and bilingual locals. The app speaks your language too.
- Your budgetYou choose how much you plan to spend and we seat you with people who plan to spend about the same. No awkward money moments.
- Never with whoever invited youIf you come through a friend’s link, you sit at different tables and meet up at the after-party.
Your digital envelope
What you might get
When you scan your table’s QR code, the app shows you a sealed envelope. Tap it, it opens, and there’s your mission: only you can see it. None of them ask for anything awkward. They’re just excuses to really get to know someone.
Secret mission
Get someone at the table to tell you about their first job and how much it paid.
Secret mission
Get the whole table to toast to something you suggest, without it looking planned.
The Master Key
Half a word, like ORQUÍ. Someone at another table has the other half: find them at the after-party. The first 5 pairs win.
Peace of mind
You come alone, but not blind
Having dinner with strangers in a new city is a little nerve-racking. So the night is designed to feel easy from the moment you walk in.
- Not a date. Tables of six, always mixed, never one-on-one.
- A public restaurant in El Poblado, with a clear address from the moment you book and a La Clave host there all night.
- Only booked guests get in, with name, WhatsApp and card. Everyone is 21 or older.
- Your contact is yours. Your WhatsApp and Instagram are only shared if you both mark each other in the vote.
- Everyone pays their own. Whatever you eat and drink, you pay for yourself, straight to the restaurant.
USD 10
Paid by card. It holds your seat. Whatever you eat and drink is separate: you pay for your own, straight to the restaurant.
- Included
- Your seat at a table built around you, your digital envelope and mission, the table questions, the match vote, the Master Key game and the after-party.
- At dinner you spend what you choose
- Up to COP 70,000 (about USD 17), COP 70,000 to 120,000 (USD 17 to 30), or more. You pick it when you book and we seat you with people who plan to spend about the same.
- If you can’t make it
- Bookings aren’t refunded, but your seat isn’t lost: move it to the next La Clave date from your app, until Wednesday the 18th at 8 pm. And if you don’t make it on the night, you have 24 hours to ask for it anyway.
- Table guarantee
- If your table ends up with fewer than 4 people, your next booking is on us.
Before you book
Questions
Do I need to speak Spanish?
No. Pick “English” when you book. When enough guests choose English, they get their own English-speaking table; otherwise we seat you with guests who speak both languages. The app, the envelope and the questions are all in English. We’ll confirm your table language by WhatsApp before the night.
I’m only in Medellín for a few weeks. Is that OK?
Totally. It’s one night, no membership, no commitment. If you click with someone, you get their contact that same night, so you can make plans while you’re still here.
Is it a blind date?
No. It’s a dinner to meet people: friends, partners, contacts. Tables are six people and always mixed. If you want to see someone again, you mark them in the vote, and the contact is only shared if they marked you too.
Where is it?
At a restaurant in El Poblado. The address shows up in the app and on WhatsApp as soon as you book, with a button to open the map (if we’re still confirming it, you’ll get it before Tuesday the 17th). The after-party is at the same restaurant, at the bar or on the terrace.
How do I pay for food?
Like at any restaurant: tell the waiter what you’d like and at the end you pay for your own, straight to the restaurant. Your table’s QR code is only for checking in and opening your envelope with your mission.
Do I need to download an app?
No. It opens in your phone’s browser from the personal link we send you on WhatsApp. You just need battery and data (or the restaurant’s Wi-Fi).
Will I be the oldest (or youngest) at the table?
Age is one of the things we use to build tables, along with what you do and what you’re into. The gap at a table is usually under 10 years, and we make sure nobody ends up as the only one of their age.
Can I bring a friend?
Yes. After you pay you get a link to invite them. You’ll sit at different tables, so you both meet new people, and you meet up at the after-party.
Will my card work?
Payment is processed by Stripe and shows up as OTIMO, the company organizing the night. Any international credit or debit card works. If yours is declined, try another card or check that online purchases are enabled.
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