El Solar

Armenia


Just a few hundred meters from the zona rosa is this restaurant with eclectic decor: kids’ bikes, umbrellas and empty wine bottles dangle from the ceiling, and bamboo shoots creep in from the outside. The menu is equally ambitious, but you're better off sticking to the likes of trucha al ajillo (trout in garlic sauce) and other Colombian standards.


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