Restaurants in Villa de Leyva
For a small town, Villa de Leyva has a decent dining selection. Monday through Thursday, hours can be limited and many restaurants close down. When possible, call in advance to check hours.
Villa de Leyva is well known for its charming, popular pastry shops. La Galleta ★, Calle 13 no. 7–03 (www.lagalleta.com.co; tel. 8/732-1213), is famous for its milojas, a typical Colombian dessert made with a cookie base, cream, and arequipe (dulce de leche). This cozy little coffee/dessert shop hosts jazz and blues musicians and is open from noon to 7pm on Monday to Friday and 9am to 9pm on Saturday, Sunday, and holidays. The newly opened Tartas y Tortas, right off the plaza (tel. 315/330-5032), is open Thursday to Tuesday from 10am to 8pm and makes low-fat, low-sugar desserts, in case you’re watching your waistline. This comfortable pastry shop is owned by a friendly couple from Bogotá and specializes in Colombian desserts. Finally, La Pasteleria Francesa, Calle 10 no. 6–05 (no phone), owned by Frenchman Patrice Rio, bakes delicious bread and serves up a variety of quiches and European-style pastries, jams, and chocolates, and it is always crowded on weekends.
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Centro Gastronomico Casa Quintero
To the right side of the church on the Plaza Mayor is this colonial mansion that has been retrofitted to house a gourmet food court and several small, upscale restaurants. There’s a rustic steakhouse called Mil977 and a Mexican restaurant called La Bonita, not to mention a bar and…$Around Town - Colombian
La Tienda de Teresa
Here you can have arepas with almost anything you can imagine—cheese, chicken, beans, and even hamburger. It’s open early, so it’s one of the most popular cheap breakfast options in town. If you’re here later in the day, try one of their great desserts, starting at COP$1,000. You can…$Around Town - Colombian
Mercado Municipal
Mercado Municipal is the closest thing Villa de Leyva has to a hip, Bogotá-style restaurant. Enter into this colonial building that dates to 1740 and the first thing you’ll see are black-and-white checkered tile floors and a wood-burning oven, where many of the dishes are cooked. On…$Around Town - Colombian
Rincón del Bachue
This divey spot specializes in typical Boyacá dishes including mazamorra chiquita (well-cooked corn, often in a milky broth), cuchuco de trigo con espinosa (wheat/potato vegetable soup), and cocido boyacense (a sort of sampler platter that includes soup, potato, beef or pork, and…$Around Town - Cafe
Sybarita Caffe
This hip coffeehouse focuses on geeked-out pour over methods (Chemex, French press, Siphons, etc.) and single-origin coffees from Cauca, Huila, Tolima, and Nariño. It’s a good place to pick up bags of quality coffees to take home as gifts as well. A few cakes and baked goods are…$Around Town
