Location: Manizales
Top Restaurants in Manizales
Caldas Department, Colombia Food Guide: 10 South American food Must-Eat Restaurants & Street Food Stalls in Manizales
Discover Restaurants offering the best South American food in Manizales, Caldas Department, Colombia. Manizales (Spanish pronunciation: [maniˈsales]) is a city and municipality in central Colombia. It is the capital of the Department of Caldas, and lies near the Nevado del Ruiz volcano.
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10. Restaurante Los Geranios Manizales
Overall Ratings
4 based on 50 reviews
Reviewed By williamgray
Los Geranios is across from the fort (Battilon sp?) near Milan in Manizales.They have typical Colombia dishes all done very well. The service is great. The owners are almost always there making sure you have a pleasant meal. Not fancy but clean and comfortable.
9. Mayday
Overall Ratings
4 based on 28 reviews
Reviewed By AndresHart
This a local bar where you can seat right inside of an airplane (I guess is a Boeing 727) and share a great experience with friends in the Manizales nite with a wonderful view of the city well above of the "sky". Please fasten your belt before "take off".
8. Buffalo Republic
Overall Ratings
4 based on 111 reviews
We create unique burgers, ribs and steaks identity that will steal a smile. We are delighted, creating follow. Buffalo Republic born of ambition and innovation. Ambition to deliver its guests dishes with a unique and unrepeatable flavor. Where a concept o
Reviewed By Pablo C
Located in one of Manizales' best neighborhoods, this is one of several good options for a good meal on that very street. We arrived with no reservation for dinner and were seated immediately. We started off with a round of local (Bogotá) craft beers that were excellent (Cajicá BBC, very recommended). Then we all ordered 'buffalo' steaks and they were all very tasty, though nothing sophisticated. Keep in mind South American buffalo is an entirely different animal than North American buffalo: they taste much, much closer to beef than their northern counterpart. Our venezuelan waiter was more than friendly and helpful, which helped set the tone for the whole experience. Perhaps the only down-side was ordering a bottle of Prosecco that had not been cooled so had to be returned, which left us no choice but to order an Argentinean red wine instead. By the way, it was a pleasant surprise to find most of their wine list had extremely good prices, so don't drive there, take a cab instead ;)
7. Grazia
Overall Ratings
4 based on 42 reviews
Reviewed By Gloria L
At first, we were marveled by the ambiance: simple but chic, bright and cozy... the kitchen is not hidden behind a wall, but open behind a large glass window so you can actually see what's "cooking" inside.Every step of the meal is innovative: from the hand-towel given to you to clean your hands at sitting, through the welcome infusion cocktail of a marvelous turquoise colour, to the final misty farewell meringue.We didn't have an appetizer, although they seemed delicious, but rather the main course, which was delicious... not too large as in common restaurants, nor too small as in exaggerated Michelin-style want-to-be's. It was just right.The flavours were fantastic.A truly new cuisine innovating experience!
6. La burger fast good
Overall Ratings
4 based on 36 reviews
Reviewed By ZootAl
You are received by the grassy smoke that comes out, and the two owners, who explain you that the service is kind of... non-existent, you help yourself. The # of tables is not enough, so you will wait standing while the sitting guests feel they are supposed to finish quick and leave. The food is average, the meat of the burger is good, and is the only ingredient that deserves attention, the fries were too dark, almost burned. Overall disappointing, feels like an improvisation exercise, where you pay and don't get much.
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5. El Colmado Cocina
Overall Ratings
4 based on 33 reviews
Close attention to all details has been our base to offer an excellent service to our customers, Colombian gastronomy is our main focus. We use the best ingredients with the highest quality on all of our dishes. Our staff is highly qualified to offer you
Reviewed By Dona R
Wonderful atmosphere and tasteful decoration. Superb food and service. Was so wonderful to find a restaurant with vegetarian options and it was wonderful! We will be going back soon.
4. La Patateria
Overall Ratings
4 based on 102 reviews
Reviewed By TimG119
Great food and great wait staff. Waitress spoke English and was eager to "practice" with us. Warm environment with inside and outside seating.
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3. Rooftop La Azotea
Overall Ratings
4 based on 52 reviews
Here, the mixology and gastronomy are mixed in a place that is at your height. Come and visit the city of the open doors in a different way, and dare to discover our 360 view, and the classic sunsets of our city, almost at the same altitude!
Reviewed By Konrad Z
The worst service I have ever experienced in my life. They did not even want to bring water to all my guests after they cried I have to pay for tap water which i don't care it's a surprise 40th birthday we are all trying to have a good time. Asked for the servers to walk around and get everyone's drink order and still they did not. They have no clue about service, its absurd. Would never return because of how horrible they just are at service and attitude. Thanks for nothing rooftop azotea yiu guys are a joke.Buen dÃa Konrad, saludos.Como lo explicamos en las respuestas anteriores, queremos dejar bastante clara la cuestión más importante de este caso, y es que el respeto a nuestro personal es primero, no se discute y es inamovible bajo cualquier motivo, pues su bienestar, como el de los clientes, también es 100% nuestra prioridad.Tu actitud no fue la adecuada, y no basta con excusarse por el tema cultural; porque asà sonemos reiterativos, el respeto por el otro en un principio universal; y agredir verbal y fÃsicamente a alguien, es algo que simplemente NO va con nuestra polÃtica de servicio tanto como organización, y como personas.También queremos dejar claro que el tema del agua y las bebidas de más fue un malentendido: Por polÃticas internas, no obsequiamos el agua, la vendemos en la presentación de la botella; y desde el principio, la orden del servicio estaba establecida acorde a la señorita que pidió la cotización del evento, nosotros intentamos explicar eso de la manera más educada, pues sà querÃamos vender otros productos de nuestra carta, pero intentamos dar a entender que estos mismos serÃan cobrados de manera separada.Gracias por la atención Konrad.
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2. Mistico
Overall Ratings
5 based on 73 reviews
Comida internacional , comida para compartir , comida vegetariana ,vinos , coctelerÃa de autor , cervezas artesanales, sodas saborizadas .
Reviewed By PRI09
I visited this establishment based on the great reviews; actually we bypassed a recommendation from the hotel, to dine here. I need to emphasize that the service was 1st class; the waitress was very professional and wanting to please us. However, the food was not up to par. The pork loin was over cooked, and the Pat Thai, was good, but the sauce was a bit too sweet. One thing that I would like to point out, the waitress asked for our opinion on the food and received the critic very well and passed it to the kitchen. I have to give them kudos for that. Maybe it was a bad day, but in the restaurant business you have to be on point always. I canât recommend it.
Where to eat Mexican food in Manizales: The Best Restaurants and Bars
1. Padrisimo
Overall Ratings
4 based on 144 reviews
Reviewed By charmingmanoxford
I don't understand the positive reviews for this restaurant. I went on a Wednesday evening and I can only imagine that the chef was ill. The food was awful. A bland salad swimming in water followed by a tasteless chicken enchilada, greasy quesadillas, watery guacamole and unseasoned beans. Without doubt this is the worst Mexican meal I have ever eaten, and Padrisimo surely has the dubious title of the worst Mexican restaurant in Colombia.
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