Institution · La Candelaria (Calle 11 near Plaza de Bolívar), Bogotá

La Puerta Falsa

Name: La Puerta Falsa
Address: Calle 11 #6-50, La Candelaria, Bogotá, Bogotá, Colombia
Price range: $

La Puerta Falsa: Institution in La Candelaria (Calle 11 near Plaza de Bolívar), Bogotá. Order: Ajiaco, tamal, and chocolate completo (hot chocolate with cheese, bread and a biscuit).

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What to order

Ajiaco, tamal, and chocolate completo (hot chocolate with cheese, bread and a biscuit)

Ajiaco, with tamal and chocolate

Why go

A tiny colonial-house shop serving since 1816, near the cathedral's fake door that gave it its name. Touristy but a genuine Bogotá institution, and TasteAtlas coverage points to it for ajiaco.

Tiny historic spot near Plaza de Bolívar, among the best-known ajiaco addresses.

Address: Calle 11 #6-50, La Candelaria, Bogotá
Neighborhood: La Candelaria (Calle 11 near Plaza de Bolívar)
Price: $

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Seen in atlasobscura.com, tasteatlas.com (via colombia.com report, Mar 2024), colombia.com

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