Colombia has 24 Spanish restaurants in our directory. Ten are filed under Bogotá, three under Cartagena and two under Cali, with one each in Medellín, Barranquilla, Manizales, Popayán, Villa de Leyva, Chía, La Calera and Dapa, plus one filed under Cundinamarca that has a Chapinero address in Bogotá. Here is the full list, grouped by region, with what each restaurant says about itself.
Everything below comes from the restaurants' own records in our directory. Where a record lists no opening hours, we say so rather than guess.
Bogotá
The earliest founding date in any of our Colombian records belongs to Pajares Salinas on Carrera 10, a traditional Spanish restaurant founded in 1953 by Spanish immigrants. Its record describes it as one of the most famous restaurants in the city. Listed hours are 12:30 to 22:30, Monday to Saturday.
On Calle 118, La Puerta de Alcalá has more than 24 years behind it and lists tapas, hams, paellas, wines, sangría and flamenco music as its specialities. It is open seven days, from noon, with later closing on Friday and Saturday. On Carrera 15A, Barrica Tapas y Cañas has one headline dish: suckling pig. No hours are listed for Barrica.
Zona G is where La Encina cooks traditional Spanish food under chef Mario Andrés Cárdenas: Valencian, seafood and vegetarian paella, cochinillo segoviano, grilled octopus, callos a la madrileña and rabo de toro.
Around Calle 93 and Chapinero there are four more. Bulería on Calle 93 is a tapas-for-sharing concept with a second branch in Cali. 5&Quince on Calle 93A describes itself as contemporary Spanish, with a wide wine selection, its own shop, cocktails and live shows. Vitapas on Calle 94A pairs wine, tapas and paellas in a modern room and also delivers. El Horreo Casa Pepe on Calle 96 specialises in the cooking of northern Spain.
Two more round out the capital. La Favorita on Calle 65 Bis names chef Koldo Miranda in its record, and Gaudí in La Macarena does tapas, paellas and sangría.
Around Bogotá: Chapinero, Chía, La Calera and Villa de Leyva
Four more listings are filed outside the Bogotá city entry, though one of them is inside the city. El Asturiano has a Chapinero address on Calle 78 but is filed under Cundinamarca in our directory; it specialises in Asturian cooking alongside paella and a wide wine selection. In Chía, Tierra Roja lists tapas, serrano ham and black rice, with live music.
On the road out to La Calera, Auténtiko is run by Basque chef Juantxu Alonso and specialises in roast lamb and traditional stews, with indoor and outdoor seating. Further out, in Villa de Leyva, Alma Gitana is a small family business whose speciality is oxtail.
Cartagena and Barranquilla
Cartagena has three listings. Erre de Ramón Freixa is on the 10th floor of the Hotel Las Américas Torre del Mar, by Ramón Freixa, described in the record as the Spanish chef with two Michelin stars. It serves lunch from 12:00 to 15:00 and dinner from 19:00 to 23:00, Tuesday to Sunday.
La Tapería occupies Bóveda 16 at Las Bóvedas and describes its paellas as award-winning, with Galician octopus as the other speciality. In Getsemaní, El Peninsular inside Hotel Casa Ebano focuses on Asturian and northern Spanish cooking.
Up the coast in Barranquilla, Rojo Madrid names chef Miguel Ángel Moreno, with a second place in an international paella competition noted in its record.
Cali, Dapa and Popayán
Cali has two: Bulería on Avenida Colombia, the sister of the Bogotá branch, and Casa Ibérica, founded in 2018, which works with imported Spanish products and traditional recipes. At Dapa, La Barra de Manolo is a traditional Spanish restaurant at kilometre 13 of the road to Finca Mamagay, with patatas bravas and gambas al ajillo on the list.
Further south in Popayán, La Sacristía del Vino is a wine boutique that sells Spanish gourmet products and serves tapas. Its record calls it a unique restaurant in the city.
Medellín and Manizales
El Payés in El Poblado, Medellín, serves typical Spanish food in a traditionally decorated room and hosts live flamenco music and dance. In Manizales, Ednia describes its cooking as traditional and signature Spanish cuisine using products imported directly from Spain.
Planning a trip
- Seven of the 24 records list no opening hours: La Encina, Barrica, La Favorita, 5&Quince, Auténtiko, Bulería in Cali and La Sacristía del Vino. Check the restaurant's own site or phone before travelling, and do the same outside Bogotá even where hours are listed.
- Browse by city on our Bogotá and Cartagena pages, or see everything on the Colombia page.
