Visiting Colombia

restaurant across our house

Here is a list of what I consider to be the best restaurants in Cartagena. I’ve eaten at all of them, and they all had great local cuisine, good wine and cocktails, and friendly service.

La Vitrola

La Casa de las Palmas

La Cocina de Soccoro

perfecta

Club Colombia Restaurant in Bogota is one of the best restaurants in Bogota. Big, high ceilinged rooms with contemporary decor are packed full of jet setters and well heeled local Colombians dining and drinking good wine, beer, and cocktails.

The menu at Club Colombia restaurant is extensive and includes local Bogota specialties like ajiaco, a great soup that can be eaten as a main course or a starter. The wine list is extensive and there is a special tasting menu that is offered to those that want to sample a bit of everything.

Chia–Andres, Carne de Res

Andres Carne de Res is not just a restaruant in Bogota. It’s an experience that cannot be missed by anyone visiting the city. Even if you only have one day, Andres Carne de Res should be at the top of your list of things to do in Bogota.

Andres Carne de Res is a restaurant serving up some of the best steak in Bogota. It’s also a huge labyrinthine space full of bars, dance floors, and big wooden tables.

The decor at Andres Carne de Res is as cluttered and kitschy as it gets, and even the menu comes in a big box with a jack-in-the-box-like handle that you wind in order to read it.

Food at Andres Carne de Res is mainly steak, but there are enough different options for meat and sides that you could spend weeks there without eating the same thing twice. The wine list at Andres Carne de Res is long and the cocktails are strong, and everyone ends up dancing the night way after they’re done eating.