Dining

Tourists can choose to enjoy excellent food in different specialized areas of the capital as:
Area C in the La Candelaria
Zone T in the area of ​​Calle 82 with Carrera 13
Area G streets between 65 and 70 with 6 and 5 runs
Zone M on the La Macarena
Besides sectors as Usaquén and Park 93

Our cuisine is, like our country, mestizo, and due to the overlap of different ethnicity. No single Colombian cuisine, but various regional cuisines. Each region has its own specialties. It mixed indigenous and Spanish ingredients with different preparations African, Arabic and Spanish.

The main elements of the Colombian diet are root vegetables, especially potatoes and cassava, supplemented with meat or fish. Among whole grains consumed mainly rice and corn, and corn and wheat flours used his. Banana is an important element in the diet and legumes such as beans, peas and lentils are seldom absent in most kitchens.

Colombia has a wide variety of fruits. Many of the exotic fruits are fruits considered common in Colombian forests and fields. The climate and geography also favor a variety of crops, as well as a variety of fish species both freshwater and seawater.

Bogotá is a cosmopolitan city in terms of gastronomy is concerned. Thus, in addition to typical food restaurants specializing in Bogota, there are also offering menus from other regions of the country, or cuisine from around the world. There are restaurants for all budgets.

In Bogotá usually take three meals a day: breakfast is served in restaurants and cafes until 9:00 or 10:00 am, lunch between 12:00 noon. and 3:00 pm, and dinner in the evening until 11:00 pm in most restaurants. Some people tend to take further light refreshments: the "middle nines" between breakfast and lunch, and the "elevens" midafternoon.

Local tradition santafereña are: the back door, located on 11th Street just steps from the race 7th, offering anytime chocolate and cheese and crullers, aguadepanela with cheese, tamales, pan of scrambled eggs or "parakeets" as are told here, desserts, milk candies and other treats traditional Florida, on Carrera 7 and Calle 21, which takes santafereño chocolate and Yanuba, restaurant and tea room on the street 122 with 23.
In Gauteng is the restaurant Las Margaritas, where they prepare delicious pies and dishes of the old city. Similarly desserts are appreciated Barrios Unidos and Restrepo neighborhood fishmongers and the International Centre.