Mamba Negra, Bogotá

Condé Nast TravelerJan 12

The Colombian Chefs Revitalizing the Country's Food Scene

From Bogotà to Cartegena and Medellín, a new generation of Colombians is drawing on tradition—and creating some of the world's best restaurants in the process.

restaurant known for ancestral Colombian ingredients

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Chapinero AltoNeighborhoodlocus of Bogotá's food scene
Rogelio SalmonaPlacearchitect of mid-20th-century red-brick mansions
Mini-MalRestaurantrestaurant using Indigenous rites and biodiverse flora/fauna
Salvo PatriaRestaurantseasonal, waste-conscious restaurant
AmazonPlaceFrom the Colombian Amazon to Malawi's Kusango National Park, grants from the US government have been ended leaving…
LeoRestaurantChapinero restaurant with tasting menus
FunleoPlacefoundation working with producers across Colombia
TerritorioRestaurantrange of distillates using native ingredients
La Sala de LauraRestaurantbistro above mother's restaurant
La CandelariaNeighborhoodBogotá's colonial old town
Casa Mamá LuzRestaurantrestaurant of Luz Dary Cogollo, star of Street Food
Comuna 13Neighborhoodhillside slum in Medellín, now a tourist destination
Berracas de la 13Restaurantrestaurant and women's collective in Comuna 13
Mamba NegraRestaurantrestaurant known for ancestral Colombian ingredients
Elcielo HotelHotelhotel opened by Juan Manuel Barrientos
SambombiRestaurantbistro pioneering hyperlocalism
La Perseverancia marketMarketmarket where Mamá Luz started with a food stall
Príncipe ConejoPlaceurban farm near La Sierra
La SierraNeighborhoodarea with breeze block houses
Rituales café and roasterRestaurantworks with 35 coffee-producing families
Urban Coffee ToursPlaceoffers tours to coffee producers in La Sierra
PacificPlace
V60 drippersPlace

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The Colombian Chefs Revitalizing the Country's Food Scene