10 Best Restaurants in Boyacá, Colombia

We've compiled the best of the best in Boyacá - browse our top choices for the top things to see or do during your stay.

Canela Qué Que

$$ Fodor's Choice

A vivid lavender-and-green exterior gives way to a eclectic dining room with oversized globe lights and shattered-tile floors that lead to a garden terrace in the back. The overall ambience is light and cheerful, with a friendly staff and an accessible and flavorful menu; try the cazuelas. Served in a bowl, this Colombian dish has a base of beans, mature plantains, avocado, and arepas, and a choice of meat.

Mercado Municipal Restaurant

$$$ Fodor's Choice

Bursting with plant life, Mercado's colonial-era courtyard is filled with colorfully mismatched tables and a sunken cement oven where many of the meats---order the suckling pig or lamb---are slow cooked for hours. Chefs Laura Jaramillo and Mario Martinez serve superbly realized modern bistro dishes like crispy duck salad with peas, corn, and bok choy or suckling pig in a black Filipino marinade with wok-cooked vegetables. Just off the patio lie a small bakery that offers treats to go, and Bolívar Social Club, the restaurant's standalone bar that serves excellent cocktails in stylish interior that's worth a visit on its own. A smooth jazz soundtrack rounds out the experience. For a romantic evening meal, reserve one of the tables under the trees in the heart of the courtyard.

Sybarita Caffe

$ Fodor's Choice

An offshoot of the burgeoning coffee scene in Bogotá, Sybarita serves a smashing cup of coffee. The baristas are knowledgeable and enthusiastic, and have been known to talk customers through the range of modern and traditional preparation methods or the various coffee varieties and the country’s growing regions. Don't skip the desserts, like the house-speciality cheesecake. When you're done, stop by the counter and purchase a bag of your favorite beans.

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Casa San Pedro Restaurant

$$$

A bright, relatively modern space set inside a colonial building, the menu at this local hot spot focuses on Mediterranean-Italian cuisine. The house favorite is the Grana Padano pasta a la rueda, where house-made linguine is finished with a vigorous toss in a hollowed Parmesan wheel and your choice of topping is added. The thin-crust pizzas are among the best in town. The staff is attentive, the outdoor patio is great on a sunny day, and they are pet friendly.

Dulcenía

Set in one of the village's most beautifully restored spaces, this otherwise simple café has an intricately designed roof that's worth checking out as it's the perfect example of traditional Antioquian style. This will become your go-to spot for a well-brewed cup of coffee and something sweet. Detailed murals add an extra touch of color to the space, and efficient service means you'll never wait too long.

El Olivo Food House

Two restaurants in one, the Food House's Spanish owners have drawn on a wealth of travels to put together tastefully designed dishes with fresh, top-quality ingredients. Downstairs, the burger bar, Madison, channels a vintage American diner, with suitably killer milk shakes and chunky, pure-beef burgers with inventive toppings. Upstairs, and closer to home, El Olivo serves a modern market cuisine with Mediterranean roots and shares the space with a small gallery showing local artists. The effort put into sourcing quality products, and the owners' attention to detail, shines through in their food, with rich sauces, perfectly crisped croquetas de bacalao, and the paella which is sure to become a house favorite.

Helena Adentro Restaurant

Equal parts art gallery and bar-restaurant, Heleno Adentro is a slice of young and creative Colombia, bursting with color and eye-catching design, with funky, repurposed antiques dotted here and there. The impressive bar and fruity cocktails are the main draws here, backed up by a short menu of local dishes with contemporary stylings designed to share and snack on. Unfortunately, mains are hit or miss, and service lags at times. The clear-roofed interior patio is the pick of the spaces, particularly at night, when it takes on romantic candlelit hues, but take time to explore the whole restaurant—each room is a visual treat.

Mi Cocina Restaurant

$$$

An outlet for the Academia Verde Oliva---a cooking school with locations in Bogotá and Villa de Leyva---Mi Cocina serves traditional Colombian fare on wrought-iron tables; the red-and-yellow-tiled exterior patio has the best seats, and you can watch the wood-fired oven in action. The daily lunch special is a bargain, but look out for dishes with longaniza (a local sausage considered a regional delicacy) from neighboring Sutamarchán, or the ajiaco, a traditional Bogotá soup that is prepared superbly here.

Pasteleria Francesa Restaurant

Under the watchful gaze of the myriad black-and-white photos of Parisian life, the display cases of the village's favorite breakfast spot are heaped with sweet and savory delights like flaky almond croissants, chocolate éclairs, blackberry pasties, and savory quiches---the mustard-and-tomato quiche is a winner. Pair a treat with a cappuccino that comes topped with a mountain of frothed milk. Get in early for breakfast—doors open at 8 am—as the place fills up fast.

Restaurante Savia

Savia is a breath of fresh air for those craving something light and healthy as an antidote to the meat-heavy diet of the highlands. The menu is largely vegetarian, with hearty vegetable bakes with brown rice, quinoa, and lentils; much of the produce is organic and locally sourced from area farms or the on-site garden. The interior sets a rustic grocery-style ambience, and the courtyard is a treat in the sunshine. Salads are particularly good and large---think honey mustard, avocado, arugula, Brie, and apple, or fried tofu with nori and spinach. It's often busy and service is somewhat slow, but patience is rewarded with amazing food.

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