Harry Sasson

Bogotá

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Harry Sasson

Harry Sasson is one of Colombia's most famous chefs-restaurateurs. His flagship restaurant combines Latin American, Asian and European elements to crowd-pleasing effect: wok-fried seafood dishes alongside Japanese robata-grilled meats, as well as empanadas, pasta and paella. The restaurant is housed in a century-old mock-Tudor mansion, with intimate dining rooms, a spacious rear patio and open kitchen domed with a modern glass-and-steel atrium. It also boasts one of the country’s most wide-ranging wine lists.

Dining

Colombia's most quintessential dish is Bandeja paisa — a full meal that carries the name of the Paisa Region. It comes in a wide variety of interpretations, but usually consists of two types of sausage, ground beef, rice and red beans, chicharrón (fried pork rind), an arepa, a plantain, a slice of avocado and a fried egg to top it all off. You are going to find these ingredients again and again in every traditional restaurant. As any modern metropolis, Bogotá offers upscale restaurants where celebrity chefs use avant-garde techniques and carefully selected ingredients. Some chefs apply their tremendous skills to celebrating their country's history and reviving indigenous food culture. Lastly, Asian food has conquered the hearts of Bogotanos. You'll find plenty of curries from all over the Asian continent, chewy noodles and delicate wontons.