Camino Real
The closest thing to what you might call fine dining in Popayán is this classic restaurant at the Camino Real hotel, which is heavily involved in the annual Congreso Nacional Gastronómico. The colonial-style dining room and bar have a clubby feel, with wood floors, lots of dark wood furnishings, and antique knickknacks hung up all over the place. The service here is as good as it gets in southern Colombia, and the menu of Colombian classics and a few modern interpretations is well executed. Try their Pacific-style sopa de mariscos or the pork ribs in a spicy pineapple sauce. The COP$55,000 set dinner menu—with several courses and dessert—is a steal.
The closest thing to what you might call fine dining in Popayán is this classic restaurant at the Camino Real hotel, which is heavily involved in the annual Congreso Nacional Gastronómico. The colonial-style dining room and bar have a clubby feel, with wood floors, lots of dark wood furnishings, and antique knickknacks hung up all over the place. The service here is as good as it gets in southern Colombia, and the menu of Colombian classics and a few modern interpretations is well executed. Try their Pacific-style sopa de mariscos or the pork ribs in a spicy pineapple sauce. The COP$55,000 set dinner menu—with several courses and dessert—is a steal.
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