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Crepes and Waffles sell a great range of food, both sweet and savoury and have branches across Colombia, Latin American capitals and even in Madrid

As well as good crepes and waffles, they do salads, ‘pittas’, which are more like pizza bases, and hollowed out loaves of bread stuffed with beef stroganoff, cheese and mushroom and other fillings. The salad bar is great value at 7,900 COP and there are a wide range of deserts with magnificent ice cream which you can buy to take away

It is said that Crepes and Waffles only employs single mothers and although I don’t know the truth of this, I’ve only ever seen women working there

There are many branches throughout Bogotá and Colombia, the full list available on its website, some can be found at:

Avenida Jimenez no. 4-55
Candelaria
(1) 676 7633

Carrera 12a no. 83-40
Zona T
Zona Rosa
(1) 676 7646

Carrera 11 no. 85-79
Zona Rosa
(1) 676 7674

Calle 93b no. 12-10
Parque 93
(1) 676 7648

Carrera 6 no. 119-56
Usaquén
(1) 676 7651

Atlantis Plaza
Zona Rosa
(1) 676 7645

Centro Andino (Ice cream and coffee)
Zona Rosa
(1) 676 7338

Gran Estación
(1) 676 7636

Salitre Plaza
(1) 676 7335

To call a landline from a mobile/cell in Colombia prefix the landline number with 03 followed by the region code. For Bogotá prefix with 031

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Carreras 6 and 6a and Calles 118 and 119 (Parque de Usaquen)

An upmarket part of town with a villagey feel. Plenty of good restaurants and a craft market

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Zona Rosa, an area of cafés, bars, restaurants, clubs and malls lies around and to the south of Calle 85 and Carrera 12. Some places to try out:

Zona T (cafés and bars)
Andino (mall and cinema)
Atlantis (mall and cinema)
Alma (club)
Armando Records (club)
La Villa (club)
Penthouse (club)

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Calle 15 No. 3-77
La Candelaria

Create your own dish from a selection of meats, seafoods, veggies and sauces. Good quality and great value

Veggie meal 7,000 COP
Meat/chicken/seafood10,000 COP

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Arabic café/restaurant
Carrera 3 No. 13-55
La Candelaria

I’ve yet to eat here but hope that when I do the food is tasty…

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Corner of Carrera 5 with Calle 14
La Candelaria

I’ve no idea what this place is called but the old railway carriage makes a cool setting for a coffee or a smoothie, I’m pretty sure they do bits of food as well

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Carrera 3 No. 13-41
La Candelaria

I’ve not eaten here but it looks very cool inside – a large covered courtyard houses the main eating area on both ground floor and balconies, a separate café area offers a less formal setting for a quick snack.

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Café
Carrera 4 No. 14-about half way up
La Candelaria

A small friendly café with good value lunch menu. Falafel, schwarma and soup served, amongst other things…

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Restaurant
Carrera 1a No. 13-12
Chorro de Quevedo
La Candelaria
(1) 342 1716 (landline)

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Cosy (not as in small) up-market restaurant and bar often with rose petals lining the entrance and stairs, which is nice…

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Café/bar
Carrera 3 No. 16-40
La Candelaria

Gourmet sandwiches and salads and amazing made-to-order juices and smoothies. Two-for-one cocktails are always available

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