T1 pre-boarding area has Pan Pa Ya for a quick Colombian bite
Pan Pa Ya sits airside in Terminal 1, handy for domestic and international departures out of CTG. It’s a straight-up Colombian bakery and snack counter: think breads, pastries, and small savory items you can eat in under 15 minutes. Seating is limited to a few tables near the storefront, so plan on more grab-and-go than sit-down meal.
Expect bakery pricing, not airport fine dining: empanadas and breads usually land in the low five-figure COP range, while coffee and soft drinks add another few thousand pesos. Payment is by card or cash, and they move the line quickly during the morning and early evening bank of Avianca flights. If your ride to the airport was traffic-free and you’re early, this is an easy place to burn 20–30 minutes.
The safer bets are the freshly baked items you see constantly restocked: cheese breads, empanadas, and sweet pastries that clearly just came out of the kitchen. Coffee runs basic Colombian filter or espresso-style drinks; it’s not third-wave, but it’s better than what you’ll pull from a vending machine near gate 5. If food has been sitting under the warmer for longer than 20–30 minutes, pick something else.
Pan Pa Ya opens early enough to catch the first departures bank and typically runs through the last evening flights, though exact hours float a bit with the schedule in T1. That means you can grab a quick breakfast before a 6:00–7:00 a.m. departure or a snack ahead of a 9:00 p.m. return to Bogotá or Medellín. It’s fully post-security, so you can stay near your gate while you eat.
Tip: order, pay, and ask for your items “para llevar” so everything is bagged; it’s easier to keep track of your food when gates at CTG reshuffle within 20–30 minutes of boarding.