Restaurants
Prices tend to be a bit higher in Villavicencio than in other parts of Colombia. Comida corrientes run from $1.85 to $4.20. The city’s market is along Calle 37A, between the Ley supermarket and Carrera 26 and sprawls into the side streets. The Ley supermarket is set amidst the market area (Monday-Saturday 9 a.m.-8 p.m., Sunday 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Calle 37B 29-83, Tel.: 8-60-8080).

While in Villavicencio, be sure to try the most typical of llanero foods: carne a la vara, or seasoned meat roasted on an up-right spit over a wood fire. Some restaurants are permitted to serve farm-raised chigüiro; one recommended establishment for such a delicacy is Asadero y Restaurante El Cabrestero (Anillo Vial, across from the 7a Brigada military base).


Nightlife
Nightlife is hot only on weekends and holidays, with clubs usually opening at 6:30 p.m., though the scene doesn’t get going until after 9 p.m. To catch some live llanero music, some recommended clubs are El Botlón (on the highway towards Puerto López) and El Pentagrama del Llanero (in the Unicentro mall on Avenida Puerto López). Restaurants on the outskirts of town often have live bands on the weekends, also.