El Chato
Restaurant · Bogotá
Cl. 65 #4-76, Chapinero, Alto, Bogotá, Colombia
"This place offers delicious contemporary cuisine in a beautifully styled house. They combine local and foreign styles with fresh ingredients. El Chato is part of the recent trend of a more defined colombian cuisine, and they set the bar high. This place is a must if your are visiting Bogotá and Quinta Camacho, share and try as much food as you can, it is really very good. Take some time afterwards to walk around the neighborhood, there are some very nice streets with old english-styled houses and beautiful gardens, Quinta Camacho is one of the most walkable neighborhoods in Bogota." - El Monocromo
"The Spanish-inspired wine bar will host the newcomer pop-up outfit Take Me Back for its first event on Monday, April 28 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. The two-person team will sell sea doughnuts — composed of crab, shrimp, and herbs — alongside raviollone carbonaro and "duckaccio," duck with asparagus and truffle." - Paolo Bicchieri
"El Chato, ranked No. 25 on the World's 50 Best Restaurants list, is cited as an example of the evolving Colombian cuisine with amazing ingredients and flavor combinations." - Lisa Shames
"The dishes at this contemporary bistro get buzz for being as innovative as they are delicious. On the first floor, guests can dine on a la carte options, while the second floor is reserved for the tasting menu. Chef Álvaro Clavijo smokes, ferments, pickles, and dehydrates local ingredients before working them into an array of unique dishes: granadilla with orejero seeds, cashew cream, and tiger milk; crispy tapioca pate with wild blackberry; and a dessert of pickled, grilled eggplant with ice cream. Look out for Clavijo’s special collaborative dinners, which have previously featured chefs like Ana Ros from Hisa Franko in Slovenia and Elena Reygadas from Mexico City’s Rosetta." - Liliana López Sorzano
"Rank: #78 "Innovative Colombian chef Alvaro Clavijo takes his diners on a journey of seasonal, unusual and forgotten ingredients in this two-storey venue in Bogotá’s bohemian Chapinero Alto."
