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La Puerta Falsa
Bogotá, Colombia
Recommended by Fodor's Travel and 30 other food critics.
4.5
3.4k
Famous for
Breakfast, Tolima Department
Tamales Tolimenses
Recommended by Fodor's Travel and 14 other food critics.
"Celebrating its bicentennial in 2016, this traditional Bogotá restaurant in the heart of La Candelaria serves what locals would call "a taste of their grandmother’s kitchen." For breakfast, order the tamal (a classic jungle dish of spiced rice and chicken cooked in a banana leaf)."
Fodor's Travel , The world's largest publisher of English language travel and tourism information
Chicken Soup, Colombia
Ajiaco
Recommended by Nell McShane Wulfhart and 7 other food critics.
"Begin with tradition, by sampling Bogotá’s signature dish at La Puerta Falsa, an unpretentious restaurant that has been serving up steaming bowls of ajiaco in La Candelaria, Bogotá’s historic quarter, since 1816. It’s garnished with guascas, a Colombian herb, and is the perfect warmer on a rainy Bogotá afternoon."
Nell McShane Wulfhart , American freelance travel journalist and a New York Times columnist
Recommendations
"If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. Maybe that’s why, after two centuries, the 'False Door' is still successfully knocking out the same one-page menu, dominated by epoch-spanning snack: tamales, and the practically sacred chucula y almojábanas, a simple plate of sweet bread and soft cheese accompanied by a cup of steaming hot chocolate."
"Celebrating its bicentennial in 2016, this traditional Bogotá restaurant in the heart of La Candelaria serves what locals would call "a taste of their grandmother’s kitchen." For breakfast, order the tamal (a classic jungle dish of spiced rice and chicken cooked in a banana leaf)."
"If you are a bohemian lover or simply enjoy visiting classic places, this is the place for you. You will be surprised by cocadas and fresh sweets."
on Cocadas
"The tamales here were divine! We’ve eaten so many tamales in Latin America, we’ve even made our own in Mexico, but the ones here were the best we’ve ever had."
"A few steps north, La Puerta Falsa is as much a city institution as the square itself. The tamales, a Bogota speciality of rice, chicken, pork, egg and vegetables wrapped in a palm leaf, are an excellent kick-start to a day."
"Known as the oldest restaurant in town, La Puerta Falsa is the best place to try Bogota’s classics such as tamal. Be sure to be early to catch a seat!"
"The Puerta Falsa in the heart of the city, where you can taste the famous aguapanela with cheese and almojábana, and other typical delights that you won't be able to resist."
on Almojábana
"There is no better place in Bogota to enjoy this traditional soup that warms the cockles on the chilliest of days."
on Ajiaco
"Begin with tradition, by sampling Bogotá’s signature dish at La Puerta Falsa, an unpretentious restaurant that has been serving up steaming bowls of ajiaco in La Candelaria, Bogotá’s historic quarter, since 1816. It’s garnished with guascas, a Colombian herb, and is the perfect warmer on a rainy Bogotá afternoon."
on Ajiaco
"In the lunch time you should eat ajiaco and finish with delicious cocadas (coconut candies). If you come here, please, ask some Bogotan which places would he recommend, and oneof the first five will be La Puerta Falsa."
on Cocadas
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User comments
"Best Ajiaco in the city"
"This is the oldest restaurant in Bogotá and thus has specialized in making and serving this soup which is one of the dishes that build the restaurant's reputation."