Guidebook for Bogota
Food Scene
Gorgeous little hidden patisserie in what seems to be the inside an apartment building. Great cakes, bread, breakfasts, and coffee. It is lovely. Closed on Sundays!
18 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Les Amis Biscuit
86A-05 Cra. 14Gorgeous little hidden patisserie in what seems to be the inside an apartment building. Great cakes, bread, breakfasts, and coffee. It is lovely. Closed on Sundays!
All day breakfast. Can be a bit pricy (what isn't in Bogota, really) but the calentado is very nice.
16 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
La Bagatelle Calle 82
81-18/24 Cra. 9All day breakfast. Can be a bit pricy (what isn't in Bogota, really) but the calentado is very nice.
Another favorite spot for the IT crowd. Great food, good music, nice decor.
65 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
El Bandido Bistro
7-12 Cl. 79bAnother favorite spot for the IT crowd. Great food, good music, nice decor.
Great food from the Caribbean coast. Open just for lunch. Try the posta.
7 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Diana García Chef en Movimiento
70-94 Ak. 7Great food from the Caribbean coast. Open just for lunch. Try the posta.
Typical food from Valle del Cauca. Try the Lulada. It's incredible.
8 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Fulanitos
9-82 Cl. 81Typical food from Valle del Cauca. Try the Lulada. It's incredible.
Every foreigner has to go to Andres. Best one is still in Chia, but this one is much closer.
247 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Andrés Exprés Chía
Calle 2Every foreigner has to go to Andres. Best one is still in Chia, but this one is much closer.
Cool, unassuming coffee shop. Sandwiches are pretty good, but you can also have drink. Wifi generally works.
Nick's
Cool, unassuming coffee shop. Sandwiches are pretty good, but you can also have drink. Wifi generally works.
My favorite restaurant in Bogotá. The chef is awesome (his name is Tomas), and the dishes are very original. Make sure to try the Raviolis and the Lulada, although everything is great here.
12 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Donostia
# 5-84 Cl. 29 BisMy favorite restaurant in Bogotá. The chef is awesome (his name is Tomas), and the dishes are very original. Make sure to try the Raviolis and the Lulada, although everything is great here.
This is one of a kind. Crepes artesanal. If you fancy coming to a Crepes and Waffles, should check this one out. Different menu and presentation than the others, generally for the better.
40 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Artisanal Crepes & Waffles
70a-08 Cra. 5This is one of a kind. Crepes artesanal. If you fancy coming to a Crepes and Waffles, should check this one out. Different menu and presentation than the others, generally for the better.
Bogota's best known little secret, in the middle of La Candelaria. Almojábanas, chocolate, tamales: do what the locals have been for centuries now.
127 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
La Puerta Falsa
6-50 Cl. 11Bogota's best known little secret, in the middle of La Candelaria. Almojábanas, chocolate, tamales: do what the locals have been for centuries now.
Drinks & Nightlife
Apparently this is the bar where all good nights end. I'm not a regular, but this joint opens late, has good musical numbers and gets the right crowd. Probably the only bar on Zona T worth your while.
45 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
EL COQ
13-85 Cl. 84AApparently this is the bar where all good nights end. I'm not a regular, but this joint opens late, has good musical numbers and gets the right crowd. Probably the only bar on Zona T worth your while.
Great venue for live acts, it has a larger room for big numbers. The terrace has a nice view of Zona T. Highly recommended.
118 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Armando Records
14-46 Ac. 85Great venue for live acts, it has a larger room for big numbers. The terrace has a nice view of Zona T. Highly recommended.
Carlos Vives' place in Bogota. He sometimes jumps on stage and delights the guests with a couple of songs. Live music, nightlife, Colombian style.
39 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Gaira
96-11 Carrera 13Carlos Vives' place in Bogota. He sometimes jumps on stage and delights the guests with a couple of songs. Live music, nightlife, Colombian style.
Salsa joint. There are many locations for Galeria Cafe Libro in Bogotá, but this is the closest one to the flat. Should check it out if you fancy salsa music, even if its just to watch people dancing.
10 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Gallery Café Book
93-42 Carrera 11aSalsa joint. There are many locations for Galeria Cafe Libro in Bogotá, but this is the closest one to the flat. Should check it out if you fancy salsa music, even if its just to watch people dancing.
The roof top restaurant at this hotel is worth a check. Kind of expensive, but the view is awesome. Specializes in Burguers. This is where the beautiful people come before heading out into the night.
21 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
The Click Clack Hotel
Carrera 11#93-77The roof top restaurant at this hotel is worth a check. Kind of expensive, but the view is awesome. Specializes in Burguers. This is where the beautiful people come before heading out into the night.
The bohemian go-to place in the city center. Owned by a couple of french people, its offer and public are very diverse. It's kind of refreshing, since Bogotá tends to be uppity. I loved it myself.
17 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Six Hands
8-60 Cl. 22The bohemian go-to place in the city center. Owned by a couple of french people, its offer and public are very diverse. It's kind of refreshing, since Bogotá tends to be uppity. I loved it myself.
Galeria Café Libro / Park 93
93-42 Cra. 11aSalsa!!!!
Baum
624 Calle 33Essentials
A supermaket! Fruits are pretty god. Try the pandeyucas, they're not bad at all.
17 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Carulla El Retiro
9-67 Ac. 85A supermaket! Fruits are pretty god. Try the pandeyucas, they're not bad at all.
exito express
# 114 -09 Av. Cra 19Convenient.
Entertainment & Activities
Parque de la 93 is a recent invention, but it has become the center of Bogota's posh and costly 'Norte'. Lots of business, restaurants, cafes, around a park that doesn't really offer that much more.
486 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Park 93
11A-41 Cl. 93Parque de la 93 is a recent invention, but it has become the center of Bogota's posh and costly 'Norte'. Lots of business, restaurants, cafes, around a park that doesn't really offer that much more.
Independent movie theater in Bogota.
Very close to the flat.
49 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Cinemanía
93A-85 Cra. 14Independent movie theater in Bogota.
Very close to the flat.
Parks & Nature
Very charming park, very close to the apartment. Ideal to walk the dog, or even have breakfast on Sunday at the Brot, along one of London's iconic double deckers.
125 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Parque Del Chico
93 - 01 Ak. 7Very charming park, very close to the apartment. Ideal to walk the dog, or even have breakfast on Sunday at the Brot, along one of London's iconic double deckers.
Large scale maps of el antiplano cundiboyacense and Colombia, lovely forests and your must have set of parcouristas, skaters and capoeiros.
188 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Parque Nacional Enrique Olaya Herrera
3-50 Cl. 35Large scale maps of el antiplano cundiboyacense and Colombia, lovely forests and your must have set of parcouristas, skaters and capoeiros.
Shopping
This is one of the many malls in the area. It has Cinemas, bars, cafes and restaurants.
527 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Andino Shopping Mall
82-71 Cra. 11This is one of the many malls in the area. It has Cinemas, bars, cafes and restaurants.
Everything Else
One of the stations for Bogota's mass transport system. If you need to get to the airport or the city center, this is the fastest and cheapest way. Beware of rush hour, though. It can get crowded!!
Transmilenio Virrey
One of the stations for Bogota's mass transport system. If you need to get to the airport or the city center, this is the fastest and cheapest way. Beware of rush hour, though. It can get crowded!!