Experts' Choice Award El Chato Bogota
What the experts agree on
El Chato reinvents Colombian classics with avant-garde technique—think chicken hearts with potatoes elevated to fine dining. Housed in a gorgeous converted home in Chapinero, it's where traditional creole flavors meet 21st-century creativity.
“This place offers delicious contemporary cuisine in a beautifully styled house.”
– On the Grid
Fodor's "Chefs José Barbosa and Álvaro Clavijo are the driving forces behind one of Bogotá's standout restaurants that seamlessly blends Colombian products and creole flavors with avant-garde techniques." Full review
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Be sure to save space for the delicate and masterfully presented desserts.
Independent "El Chato’s head chef and owner, Alvaro Clavijo...created a restaurant that takes traditional Colombian cuisine and gives it a 21st-century spin. Most popular are the chicken hearts with potatoes."
