Cuisine of Medellin for gourmets. Places for dinner - best restaurants

Medellin will meet the travelers with various restaurants serving ethnic cuisine. The city features numerous gastronomy establishments of different trends. The Carmen restaurant is one of the most popular destinations. By its decoration and atmosphere the restaurant resembles a bar. Its visitors may set at bar counter or choose one of the tables in a cozy hall of the eating house. During the warm season a part of the tables is served on the open air terrace. The main feature of the Carmen restaurant is a rich choice of vegetable salads and desserts.

The Crepes & Waffles restaurant will be a perfect place for family dinner. Its spacious hall can comfortably accommodate a large company of mates and as delicious complement to the meeting the guests are offered traditional meat and fish dishes, salads and various accompaniments. The Crepes & Waffles restaurant will surprise the guests will affordable and tempting prices.

The best place for a romantic date is the Lucia at The Charlee restaurant. Evenings the eating house features amiable and quiet atmosphere, the air is filled with live music and guests get a chance to enjoy a dainty fusion of traditional ethic dishes, rare delicacies and a glass of astonishing wine from an excellent wine list. Among the upscale eating destinations of the Medellin city the La Provincia restaurant is best worth noticing. The heart of its menu is Italian cuisine treats. Pasta with sea foods is a house speciality most in demand among regular restaurant visitors. In addition to dainty dishes the visitors are offered to choose astonishing wines delivered from the renowned provinces of Italy. Copyright www.orangesmile.com

In the El Avila restaurant specializing in Mediterranean cuisine visitors may try original chef’s specialities and the menu of the eating house offers a big choice of sea food treats. The city features several cozy nice restaurants of French cuisine among which one will find the La Cafietere de Anita house. It will be of great interest for prudent tourists as well for those striving for dainty dishes. Sweets fans should definitely visit the Me Late Chocolate café. As its name says the speciality desserts of the eating house are made from chocolate mostly.

For as less as several dollars the guests will be able to try excellent cakes and aroma coffee. A huge pie and a box of delicious candies will cost about 10 dollars. The Cafe Mykonos is a great eating house of Medellin. Its visitors can try and taste dainty dishes of Greek cuisine and take a rest after long exhaustive tours and walks as well as enjoy delicious refreshing drinks at a rather affordable price.

There are excellent restaurants in Medellin. You can taste traditional Colombian dishes in them. Many interesting rice and corn dishes are cooked in local restaurants. A significant part of meat dishes are cooked from pork and poultry here. The gastronomic traditions of India, America, and European countries have influenced the formation of local cuisine.

Fans of meat dishes should definitely taste a special type of Colombian steak in local restaurants. It's called the Sobrebarriga. Bandeja paisa is considered a more complex meat dish. It is an interesting version of meat stew. Several types of meat, various sausages, beans, fried bananas, cassava, and other types of vegetables are added to it. There is no exact recipe for this dish. The chefs cook it in their own way in each restaurant.

Stuffed pig "Lechona" is a famous holiday dish. Spices and seasonings are used to cook this dish. Therefore, the taste of the meat is very rich. Chunchullo sausages are considered a very interesting gastronomic specialty of Medellin. They are made from poultry meat. The variety of vegetable dishes is also very large in local restaurants. Papas-chorreadas fried potatoes with herbs, tomatoes, and cheese is a common side dish for meat dishes.

Dozens of types of rice dishes are cooked in local restaurants. They are called by the common name Arros. Fried bananas Platano is one of the favorite dishes of foreign guests. Locals are sure to serve fresh cornmeal bread at every meal. Small tortillas called Arepa are considered the most common version of it.

Many popular desserts are made from rice in Medellin. Manjar Blanco is a very interesting dish. A special type of rice is boiled in milk with the addition of vanilla. This dessert will appeal to those who prefer only healthy sweets. You can taste the Natilla dessert in local pastry shops. It resembles the most delicate custard. Fried bananas flavored with sugar and cinnamon are also a common dessert option. You can also taste different versions of fruit pies in Medellin's restaurants. Fresh fruit desserts are also very popular among tourists. You can taste them not only in restaurants but also in local markets.