Bogotá is a multifaceted city in many aspects, but one of the most characteristic is its food. As good rice lovers, Bogotá has a lot of amazing restaurants that make delicious and exotic paellas. This is just a small sample of the good paella in Bogotá.

Tasca, the Puerta de Alcalá


Only with the name can you get an idea of ​​how Spanish this restaurant is. Famous for a menu of very varied and exotic paellas, from their combinations to their ingredients; Not to mention that some of them are original. In general the whole menu revives this city: sausages, cheeses, pigs, meats, wines and more. We recommend you go with your family or a group of friends, because live flamenco music gives you fun while eating.

Recommended paellas: Marinera, Valenciana, Meat, Black Rice, Salmon Pork, Róbalo Marinera, Prawns Olot, Mero al parsley, Zarzuela Levantina, Stew Anis.

Address: Calle 118 # 5-13
Telephone: 2133318 – 6201219

4 seasons

Suddenly you are already imagining why the name. Exactly, it is composed of four environments: a European bar, the oriental lounge, the Colombian lounge and the Spanish lounge. The dishes of this restaurant are based on the culinary tradition of each area. Probably its diversity in paellas is not its characteristic, but its native ingredients are. Surely you can expect a real Spanish paella. Their paellas have become so famous that they opened another paellas-only restaurant in Chia.

Paella in Bogotá recommended: Valencian, rabbit and vegetables, Marinera, Andaluza, Cuatro Estaciones, Mixed, chicken, Catalan, black.

Address: Cra. 8a # 98-38
Phone: 2180745-2569309

Castanets

Some probably know that this is not a paella restaurant, but it deserves to be on this list because it has quite unique but very delicious rice-based dishes. Dishes a little more expensive than normal, but the reason is because it is located inside the Four Season Casa Medina hotel, one of the most luxurious in Bogotá. For this reason, you can expect selective Spanish ham dishes, Mediterranean ingredients and more, as well as cooking in a wood oven. Being inside this hotel its interior design is exclusive whose main attraction is its covered patio.

Recommended paellas: Rice with braised oxtail, Tomato risotto, duck rice, shrimp rice, Castanyoles paella.

Address: Carrera 7 # 69a-22
Telephone: 325-7900

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Chamberí

We cannot say that his specialty and creativity focus on paellas, because the extensive Iberian menu presents a vast number of Mediterranean dishes, with exquisite and unique combinations. Due to its location and disposition, it is conducive to eating something different and foreign on business days and even on weekends, because it is the typical Spanish neighborhood restaurant. And what a typical Spanish restaurant would not be complete without a good wine list, good portions and a terrace for smokers.

Recommended paellas: Mixed, Murciana, paella empanadas, vegetarian, seafood, chicken.

Address: Carrera 14 # 86A-12
Telephone: 6365288

Cute

A nice, cheerful place, but with an atmosphere that invites you to enjoy with your family because it is also so cozy that it is perfect for a meeting with a good meal. But not just any food, Spanish but traditional, a combination of its own flavors and Spanish ingredients: cheeses, European beef cuts, sweet sauces, bittersweet and more

Recommended paellas: Classic, seafood paella and more.

Address: Calle 69 # 10 A 35
Telephone: 5415438

The Paella House

Among its specialty are also tapas, but its variety of paellas is quite well known. It is a place that despite its cozy atmosphere does not lose the Spanish elegance, but the most important thing is that all the menu is full of the most traditional Spanish dishes and ingredients.

Recommended paellas: Black squid, seafood, Valencian, house, Catalan, meat.
Address: Calle 59 # 6-25
Telephone: 6001292 – 6139338 – 6139339 – (310) 816 7921

La Paella de la Candelaria

Its characteristic: it is located in front of the Gabriel García Márquez cultural center, so you can spend an afternoon with your family to tour the historic center of Bogotá, take a walk around this beautiful and colonial-modern part, and finally, eat a delicious Traditional paella with sangria, in a very Spanish atmosphere.

Most recommended paellas: Valenciana, Marinera, house, lobster and more.

Address: Cll. 11 # 5 -13
Telephone: 566 70 83 – 659 50 28

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Paella House Corner

Specializing in Mediterranean food, you can order from any type of Spanish tortilla, to sherry, Roman dishes, fish of all kinds, and the most spice is that the seasoning is original. A place that looks like a restaurant outside on a street in the historic center, but inside it does not lose the traditional Spanish elegance, where you can not miss the wine in every corner of the house.

Most recommended paellas: Valencian, seafood, seafood, meat.

Address: Carrera 5 # 26B-36
Telephone: 3366214, 2832103, 3158848746

Salt Haystacks

This traditional and exclusive Spanish restaurant focuses on its quality rather than its variety or quantity, so throughout its menu they only offer a paella style, the classic paella in Bogotá and the Spanish tradition. But it is within its specialties, so you can expect an exquisite paella, with very defined flavors, typical of traditional paella.

Address: Carrera 10 N ° 96-08
Telephone: 6161524

 Jaramillo fishing

This restaurant started in a small shop, selling fish burgers in the Plaza de las Nieves in the city center. But its quality, its good service and its exotic and delicious flavors quickly took it to the top of the fishmongers. It only has two types of paella in Bogotá, the classic and the black, but both are the specialties of the house.

Address: 116 Street # 17A-48.
Telephone: 297 5784 – 214 0431

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