Guide
Colombian food guide
What each dish is, what's in it, how it's eaten and where to try it in Madrid. Written by the Tequendama Team, from the kitchen.
To start
If it's your first time
What to eat at a Colombian restaurant (and what to order the first time)
Bandeja paisa, ajiaco, patacones, arepas, empanadas: what's eaten at a Colombian restaurant and what to order the first time at Tequendama.
Typical Colombian dishes: 10 worth knowing
Bandeja paisa, ajiaco, arepas, empanadas, patacones, mojarra, sobrebarriga, sancocho, tamal, natilla and buñuelos: typical dishes of Colombia.
Colombian signature cuisine: how we cook at Tequendama
Classic Colombian recipes with technique and homemade attention to detail: Tequendama's signature cooking, in Las Rozas and at Moments (Goya).
Dishes
The classic dishes
Ajiaco santafereño: what it is, ingredients and where to eat it in Madrid
Ajiaco santafereño is the typical soup of Bogotá: chicken, three kinds of potato, mazorca and guascas. What's in it, how it's eaten and where to try it in Madrid.
Bandeja paisa: what's in it and where to eat it in Madrid
Bandeja paisa is the typical dish of Antioquia: beans, rice, beef, chicharrón, chorizo, egg, plantain, arepa and avocado. Where to eat it in Madrid.
Colombian arepas: what they are, types and where to eat them in Madrid
What an arepa is, the types of Colombian arepa (paisa, de choclo, boyacense, de huevo) and where to eat arepas in Madrid.
Sobrebarriga: what it is and what sobrebarriga in creole sauce is like
Sobrebarriga is beef flank slow-cooked over low heat. How it's prepared in Colombia and what Tequendama's sobrebarriga in smoky creole sauce is like.
Cazuela de frijoles: paisa-style beans in a clay pot
Paisa-style stewed beans, with beef, chorizo santarrosano, chicharrón and ripe plantain: this is Tequendama's cazuela de frijoles.
Mojarra frita: the fried fish of the Colombian coast
Mojarra frita is a whole fried tilapia, typical of Colombia's Caribbean coast. How it's eaten and where to try it in Madrid.
Colombian picada: the platter for sharing
What picada colombiana is, how it's eaten and what's in the picada at Tequendama Las Rozas: grilled meats, chorizo, blood sausage, papa criolla, yuca and arepas.
Colombian chicharrón: what it is and how to eat it
Pork belly cooked and fried until crispy: what Colombian chicharrón is and what Tequendama's caramelized chicharrón is like.
Small bites
Starters and baked goods
Patacones: what they are and how to eat them
Patacón is green plantain, fried, flattened and fried again. How it's made, what to eat it with and where to try patacones in Madrid.
Colombian empanadas: made with corn, fried and served with ají
Fried corn empanadas filled with meat and potato with hogao, served with ají: what Colombian empanadas are like and where to eat them in Madrid.
Pandebono: the cheese bread from Valle del Cauca
Pandebono is the cheese bread from Valle del Cauca, made with yuca starch. What it is, how it differs from almojábana and where to buy it in Madrid.
Drinks and dessert
Fruit, coffee and sweets
Colombian coffee: where it comes from and how it's drunk
Hand-picked, washed mountain Arabica: where Colombian coffee comes from, what a tinto is and where to drink Colombian coffee in Madrid.
Colombian fruits: lulo, passion fruit, soursop and more
Lulo, passion fruit, soursop, tree tomato, blackberry, guava: the Colombian fruits to know and where to try them in Madrid.
Colombian drinks: juices, limeades, cocktails and aguardiente
Lulo, passion fruit or soursop juices, lemonades, cocktails and aguardiente: Colombian drinks and what to drink at Tequendama.
Almojábana and almojábana cheesecake
What almojábana, the Colombian cheese bread, is, how it differs from pandebono and what Tequendama's almojábana cheesecake is like.
Colombian oblea: the Bogotá kind, with arequipe and blackberries
Two thin wafers with arequipe, blackberry, cheese and cream: what the Colombian oblea is, how to eat it and where to try a Bogotá oblea in Madrid.
House dishes
Dishes at Tequendama
Burger El Salto: a burger with chicharrón and ripe plantain
Grilled Angus, double Gouda, chicharrón, ripe plantain and coffee-panela sauce: this is the Burger El Salto at Tequendama Las Rozas.
Durango Nachos: our nachos with pork in orange and panela
The house nachos at Tequendama: mozzarella and cheddar, guacamole, sour cream, pico de gallo, jalapeños and pork roasted in orange and panela.
Holidays and traditions
Colombia on the calendar
Natilla and buñuelos: the sweets of Colombian Christmas
What natilla and buñuelos are, the sweets of a Colombian Christmas, when they're eaten and where to try them in Madrid at Christmas.
July 20: Colombia's Independence Day
What is celebrated on July 20 in Colombia, what happened in 1810 and how the Colombian national holiday is celebrated in Madrid.
News
The latest from Tequendama
Patacón baskets with mango and lulo at the ProColombia stand at Fruit Attraction
At the ProColombia stand at Fruit Attraction 2026 (IFEMA) we served patacón baskets with guacamole, sweet mango, lulo reduction and cilantro.
Our almojábana cheesecake at the Colombian Embassy with the Barranquilla Carnival
We served our almojábana cheesecake at the Embassy of Colombia, at the Madrid presentation of the Barranquilla Carnival 2027.
Takeaway in Las Rozas: order your Tequendama to go
Order the full Tequendama Las Rozas menu online, pay right away and pick up at the time you choose, with no waiting.
Give an Experience: the Tequendama gift voucher
Give a Colombian food experience. Gift vouchers from €50, valid at Las Rozas and Moments, with no expiry. Buy online in minutes.
