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Restaurants
Eating in Villa de Leyva tends to be on the high side—both in style of cuisine and in price.
Many finer restaurants are closed on Wednesday, including all those in the Centro Comercial Quintero, and after a three-day holiday weekend, many on Tuesday, also. You can find good, generous comida corrientes for $2.10. If you are on a budget, do other meals in. Some of the budget hostels have common kitchens and there are many shops to buy supplies. Market plaza is a flurry of sights and smells on Saturdays with farmers and other producers coming in from all over the countryside (Calle 12 and 13, Carrera 5 and 6).
Nightlife
The rumba (dance scene) in Villa de Leyva only really exists when the tourists come on weekends and holidays. During the week some of the cafés and restaurants around the plaza have guitar music. Your chances of catching live concerts, though, are better during the high season and holidays.
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For an escape from Colombia—albeit for a moment—walk into Pastelería Francesa. This small café of old-style wooden showcases, photos of early-to-mid-20th century France and French magazines make you feel as if you have stepped into that country. Here fine French pastries created by master...
Villa de Leyva , Colombia
Restaurante La Parrilla is a popular choice amongst locals and Colombian families having to watch their pennies a bit. The five tables are often full of diners sitting down to the set-plate meals (breakfast $2.10; lunch or dinner $2.10 complete, $1.85 main course and drink only). The midday and...
Villa de Leyva , Colombia
El Fogón de la Gallina is much the same as its neighbor, Restaurante La Parrilla, just a few doors up. El Fogón serves good Colombian classics for its comida corriente, though the portions aren’t as generous, and the price is a wee bit more. Another difference is that the interior of El Fogón...
Villa de Leyva , Colombia
Restaurant Xirrus specializes in vegetarian, vegan and organic cuisine with novo-Colombian flair. À la carte dishes include wraps with a torta de plátano and house salad ($7.40-10.50), salads ($3.20-8.50) and pastas ($6.35-9.50). Soups make it, also, including miso. Chicken and seafood have their...
Villa de Leyva , Colombia
At the entrance of Asadero La Villa is and enclosed fire pit. In the flames, meats roast on an upright spit. Inside the restaurant is a large, open space with many long, heavy wood tables, able to accommodate many diners at once, or a whole group of schoolchildren on a fieldtrip. This eatery...
Villa de Leyva , Colombia
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