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An excellent restaurant of contemporary Colombian cuisine, which brings up to date the gastronomic wealth of the different regions of Colombia, especially the Pacific and the Amazon. The idea is to show the biological, cultural and culinary diversity of the country, with quality ingredients, mostly organic, supplied by isolated rural communities, with recipes rediscovered or invented by the chef Eduardo Martínez, an agronomist by training. Mini-Evil? For a lesser evil to our Mother Earth.

One of the finest gastronomic experiences in the country. Rafael Buitrago's masterful cuisine pays sublime homage to Santander's traditions. Together with his team, the Chef works with local produce and sublimates it through technique. In the kitchen, a symphony, in the plate, poetry where risk-taking is great but hyper-mastered. Here, goat's cheese is confit and roasted, hazelnut butter is scented with sage and walnuts or with ant, and beet is smoked. For dessert, a moving tribute to the Chef's grandmother. It's worthy of a Michelin star.

A nice change from traditional local cuisine. It was set up by Chantal Guerin, a friendly Swiss-born chef who has lived in Popayán for some twenty years. The welcome is warm and the service excellent. Chantal makes her own soups, sauces and pastas, using only the freshest ingredients grown by Cauca farmers. On the menu, pasta, lasagne, pizzas, rare meats (at last!), and everything is good! There's even fondue if you fancy.

The restaurant is located in an old convent, with a patio dressed with plants and palm trees. A varied menu, a good cuisine: robalo with lemon, camarones Olano, and the star dish:the Temptation of Zeus, composed of lobster, squid with white wine and cognac but also shrimp and crab with a sauce of passion fruit, octopus with garlic and coconut rice! Didier, passionate about jazz, will feed your ears as well as your taste buds during concerts of a very high level. To crown it all, the son Simón, lyric singer, comes to perform on occasion.

In a very oceanic blue and white decor, this restaurant opened in 2001 is the paradise of ceviches, but also serves delicious fajitas, vegetarian salads and sandwiches. The staff were friendly and helpful.

In front of the old side door of the cathedral (the "false door") is a tiny restaurant that is said to be the oldest in Colombia. The family that runs the establishment since its origin (1816) has kept the authentic recipes of the ancestors. It is famous for its tamal, to be enjoyed with hot chocolate, or its almojábana of yellow corn and fresh cheese, to be accompanied by an agua de panela. For a sweet treat, try the Marquesa de Guanábana.The place is small and inconvenient, but it's the heart of the Santafereña tradition!

In a decor overloaded with heterogeneous objects, this very friendly bar-restaurant is the place to be at the end of the week for the inhabitants of Leticia. A classic of the Amazonian cuisine, with well presented dishes. The best " pirarucu a la plancha " of the region is served here. The intrepid will try the farofa de mojojoy ( yuca flour with a big white worm of 3 or 4 cm long, all fried), it is rich in proteins! Good cocktails too, with sometimes live Brazilian music. Friendly and professional service.

A small restaurant that works directly with local producers, peasants and indigenous people, who use traditional methods: honey and quinoa from Boyacá, fish from the Pacific, palm heart from Putumayo, artichokes from Tábio (Cundinamarca), sea salt from La Guajira... The decoration is like a market, colorful and warm, and the Colombian cuisine is generous, with fresh products. At the back of the room, a small store that sells organic products and wine. Another Abasto at Quinta Camacho (Chapinero).

Awarded with the Silver Toque of Colombia, it is unofficially the best restaurant of Popayan. The food is more expensive than elsewhere (while remaining very reasonable when you come with your euros), but also more refined and you can feel an effort in the service. The European opinions are however mixed, except for the delicious beef which is cooked as requested (rare in Colombia), and the ceviche style trout filet. The choice of wine is rather meager. The setting is rather kitsch, with its well-waxed parquet floor and its chandeliers and gilding on the walls.

An excellent choice for breakfast, lunch or dinner. Traditional dishes from the Boyacá and very pleasant prices.

Doña Elvira is almost a legend in Bogotá. Since 1934, it has been serving a delicious chicken stew(sancocho de gallina), as well as many other traditional Colombian dishes, especially of the Cundi-Boyacense gastronomy. Ancestral recipes handed down from generation to generation, to the delight of the regulars. Hearty, unpretentious and authentic dishes, served only for lunch, at very reasonable prices. Typical family atmosphere. Smiling service, fast and good advice (in Spanish).

Our preferred address. Well placed, with a balcony overlooking the sports field and the river a little further. There is a good value for money and good value for money.

Generous portions and typical dishes including paisa paisa, ajiaco and five different sancochos. Popular. Sometimes noisy.

A sober restaurant offering refined traditional Colombian cuisine, with regional dishes of the country's coast or interior.

Excellent traditional Colombian cuisine.

There is literature alongside the literature, a stone's throw from the University of Antioquia. Choice of salads. Café appreciated by local university Bohemia.

Family framework: Swimming pool, bungalows, sports activities. The table is correct. Los Manguitos also makes a hotel, counting $ 120 000 for a double room with breakfast.

In the direction of the ruins, just after the Hotel Yalconia, here is a good table. Treat yourself to meat, fish and salads. We love the balcony on the back, with a nice view. Service is a bit slow but the wait is rewarded.

Leo, as in Leonor Espinoza, the country's most prestigious chef. An economist, visual artist and true anthropologist of Colombian cuisine, she offers high quality dishes, combining ancestral knowledge with contemporary values. Her new restaurant, inaugurated in 2021, is the best Colombian establishment among the 50 best restaurants in Latin America (14th in 2021), with an eight or thirteen-course menu. Laura, his daughter, an outstanding sommelier, also has her own room. A culinary journey to the heart of Colombian gastronomy awaits you!

This bamboo restaurant offers typical dishes that are calent. Very low price menu at noon. Fast service.