La Monferrina Restaurant: Best Steak Tartar!

I have been looking for a freat steak tartar since I arrived to Bogota 4 years ago. I tried once at Andres Carne de Res D.C., but it was a make-it-yourself type of dish. I do not know how to make steak tartar so it did not turn out so great and I really did not understand the poitn of that concept. If I wanted to make steak tartar myself I would just make it at home - not pay $35 mil pesos COP (expensive)! Anyways, the one at La Monferrina is very good and presented well!

La Monferrina is a Italian restaurant with homemade pasta - also known as a pasta factory. However, I would not call it traditional Italian food because it is better than traditional Italian food! It is better to me because it is lighter and more modern. For example, even though they have some traditional dishes, they come with a elegant souce instead of the heavy creams and over-cheesed pasta. The salads are even big, filling, yet light and healthy. For example, you could order a salad, appatizer, and wine for a complete and healthy meal.

Besides the great food, the atmosphere is also modern and non-traditional. You will not see the typical, cheesy Italian decorations like grapes and fake sculptures. Instead, it is a cozy yet urban with young people (hipsters) instead of old Italian women and large families. The reason for this is because the owner is a young urban professional who invites his friends, musicians, and artist to eat at the restaurant and socialize. In addition to special events every once in a while, the restaurant has a new location in Parque 93 that is a great space for entertaining and hosting events. For example, you can see the people and events on their Facebook page.

La Monferrina 93 
Cll 93 No 13A-44
Teléf. 031-6215090
3112200096

Beirut Restaurant - Lebanese Food

Located in Usaquen, Beirut is a classy restaurant with great service, comfy sofas, and a relaxed ambiance. The fire pit makes it a great date spot! The food is also amazing by the way.

Beirut is a Lebanese restaurant that has a variety of great traditional and non-traditional options. For example, they fast-food type dishes like Shawarmas and also full entres like cow tounge with sides of couscous and humus. The variety of the menu lends itself to selecting several plates and sharing them in a tapas style. The appatizers are small, but there also is an option of combination plates for 1 person.

When I went, I ordered the cow tounge with other appatizers. My friends ordered combinatino plates with humus, couscous, and kebab. The only bad part about having to order so many plates is that it comes out to be expensive, but it is worth it.

Not only is a a great place to take a date or catch up with freinds over a quiet meal, it is also good as a meeting point for cocktails. You can easily go to a bar nearby or walk around the romantic parks or side streets after the perfect dinner date. This restaurant is easily one of the best restaurante in Usaquen.

The free bread and dipping sauce is amazing!

Review of Korean Restaurants in Bogota

Korean resturants are perfect settings for having a meal with a large group of people or for special occasions. This is due to the large tables, family style meals, and provate rooms. The most famous type of Korean food is propably Bulgogi - Korean BBQ! It usually comes as a choice of beef or pork with side dishes and appatizers. You cook the meat by yourself on the table to build lettuce wraps out of the ingredients provided. This makes eating Korean food a unique experience and now it is available in Bogota!

Best Korean Restaurant in Bogota
There are two Korean restaurants in Bogota, but the best Korean restuarant is Biwon Korean Restaurant (Cra 16 #93a-21). It is a large house that has been converted into a restaurant, so it is great for having dinner in a provate room. A lot of expats and Koreans go there, so you know it´s good food!

Here is an image of my last meal. If you can´t make down near Parque 93, below is another option calles Casa de Corea (Calle 104A#11B - 61).


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