Vegan
Fast food
Colombian

Restaurant and store half a block from Chorro de Quevedo Plaza. Daily lunch set menu as well as a la carte options which include crepes, patacones, several burgers, and a juice bar. Also sells body care products, handicrafts, spices, bulk grains and cacao beans. Mostly vegan except for arepas with ghee and honey sold in the store. Previously named Nativo. Kitchen may close an hour earlier than closing time. Reported fully vegan December 2021. Open Mon-Sun 10:00am-6:00pm.


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85 Reviews

First Review by chiumonster

JulianaCasati

Points +2704

Vegan
27 Feb 2024

Incredible atmosphere

Nativa is such a beautiful restaurant, the atmosphere is amazing! We ordered the parrillada and it was a lot of food, enough to share between two people since we were not hungry. It was a great choice to be able to try a lot of different local specialties in the same dish. The food was good but not that impressive. My favorite part was the mushroom with pesto sauce, absolutely delicious! For dessert, I had the passion fruit cake. It was tasty, but quite dry. Overall, the food is reasonably priced, the service is great and the place is beautiful, so it is definitely worth a visit! Also, they have an amazing shop with a variety local products.

AzulejoVegan

Points +64

Vegan
10 Feb 2024

Lovely native and heartfelt food ♡

Honors their name with Colombian native dishes veganized.
All dishes were good, nicely presented and flavorful... but what stood out was the Tamal: incredible! Could eat it everyday and never get bored ♡
Soup was also super tasteful and warming :)
The alfajores, are a good to go sweet snack along with their chocolates.
Service was kind and fast, in a nice and calm ambiance
The restaurant is located in the historical area, inside a pretty colonial house.
It also has a little store, with handmade and local vegan products and crafts.

Only downside, to be fair, the maracuja cake as it was too dry. Maybe it needs to be soaked a bit on the maracuja syrup to gain moisture.
The dish of the day and arepa with cheese weren't surprising either, but still well made and affordable.

Updated from previous review on 2024-02-10

Pros: The Tamal, Location

Cons: Some dishes need a bit of extra effort /wow factor

Thanos2.0

Points +812

Vegan
28 Dec 2023

Sobremesa deliciosa em Candelaria

Visitei o Nativa em busca de uma sobremesa e segui o conselho da atendente: o gelado com alfojor.
A apresentação da sobremesa estava impecável (foto) e o sabor excelente.

O restaurante também é muito interessante, possuindo um visual único, bem rústico. Tivesse mais tempo em Bogotá certamente retornaria para experimentar outras iguarias do cardápio.

Pros: Totalmente vegano, Ambiente agradável, Comida saborosa

Roparzh

Points +2957

Vegan
22 Dec 2023

Steady lunch


A wistful building in Candeleria.
Chicha, Guarapo and other fermented drinks on the menu.
Today's menu included a nice and tasty red soup. Not sure what it contained exactly, but guessing peas, carrots, maybe pumpkin?
Next dish with plantain, pumpkin(?) and cucumber. Savory!

For dessert, I went for blackberry ice cream and maracuja cake and some peanut cake. Cakes were a bit dry, but combined with the ice cream it worked fine.

There is also a small shop at the checkout where you can buy different kinds of domestic products.

Pros: Inexpensive , Great service!, Card payment

cynicaloptimist

Points +1379

Vegan
21 Dec 2023

Freshly cooked

Cute place, very nice staff. There is a shop selling quite a few things as well, including vegan chocolate and other ingredients like panela and dried fruits.

We ordered the Kingston burger - which was tasty with the mushrooms in pesto. The potatoes with it were great - freshly cooked. Felt like a healthy burger.

The passion fruit cake had amazing taste. The texture was a little dry compared to what I expected.

priliesato

Points +205

Vegan
02 Aug 2023

Very good food and place

The food is amazing, The price is great and the place is very pleasant.

Updated from previous review on 2023-07-25

Pros: Tudo

MariaIsabelCarrillo

Points +49

Vegetarian
23 May 2023

Recomendadísimo

Me encantó la atención y la comida 😍 pedí la hamburguesa kingston y estuvo deliciosaaaaa. Me enamoré de la cerveza negra de 3 guerreros, sin duda alguna la mejor cerveza negra que he tomado.

Updated from previous review on 2023-05-23

adaysc

Points +272

Vegan
12 Apr 2023

Buen restaurante

El local está muy bien, aunque se siente orientado al turismo. Creo que no acertamos con lo que pedimos así que tendremos que darle una segunda oportunidad para valorarlo mejor. La comida estaba bien, pedimos crema del día, tamales y la parrillada, pero no nos cautivó.

Pros: Menú del día, Buenos precios

ItsHappyCow

Points +627

Vegan
11 Apr 2023

Wholefood cuisine

The space is quite pleasant and the staff friendly. The menu seems to follow a healthy wholefoody theme.
For starter, we had a nice empanada.
We had the day menu, which was a chickpea soup and a salad and rice dish. The chickpea soup was delicious, but the dish was poor. It lacked flavour and protein.
We also had a tamale, which was nice and good, but not amazing.
Finally, for dessert, we chose the brownie. Not your typical brownie, it was much drier and crumblier. Yet, we really liked the flavour.
Overall, it was good and I could go back, but it would not be at the top of my list (maybe because it's so healthy...).

Pros: Healthy traditional

PauComa

Points +129

Vegetarian
06 Apr 2023

Restaurante turístico

Un buen restaurante con un menú cerrado, la comida estaba rica y el precio era el adecuado pero poca cantidad de comida.

JessicaCharvat

Points +105

Vegan
27 Mar 2023

Healthy and traditional

Went here twice because we loved it. The food is fresh and I felt amazing after eating it. This is where I tried chicha and the spices they add to it improve the fermented flavor a bunch.

Pros: Feel good food, Colombian traditional options, Friendly staff

veganhat

Points +1063

Vegan
13 Mar 2023

Best surprise in Bogota!

Really surprised by this location with homemade fresh food. Staff is very friendly. It's a must-go.

FelippeEmerick

Points +459

Vegan
12 Mar 2023

Very healthy

Varied menu, everything here is pretty healthy without sacrificing taste. It is one of the closest to downtown and Monteserrat.
Fair price

Pros: Healthy, There's a small store as well

PhilippaFranklin

Points +36

Vegan
29 Jan 2023

Recommended

Central location, great value, tasty food #Veganuary

Pros: Plenty of vegan options, Dish of the day is great value, Nutritious and filling food

cocaro

Points +80

Vegan
07 Jan 2023

Orgânico e vegano!

A comida é ótima e o molho picante também! Alimenta bem a um preço justo e existem diversos sabores a serem explorados, como o alfajor de coca (não que seja necessariamente bom hehe)

Updated from previous review on 2023-01-07

Pros: Opções locais orgânicas

Cons: O sino da cozinha é alto demais

minthin

Points +789

Vegan
03 Jan 2023

Awesome, Cozy, and Delish

I loved the spot. It was tiny, but had a great ambience with lovely wall paintings and great decor. The people there were really really friendly and helpful. I was so excited to eat some vegan arepas; what stood out was they even had cashew cheese which seems like it is uncommon in Colombia (vegan cheese). I felt I could order two arepas for a light lunch, 3 for a heavier meal.

The main dishes were unique which was interesting but I had difficulty deciphering what to order. I ended up with a mixed plate where the dishes were also mixed in quality. Some were flavorless, others delish. Be sure to ask for the hot sauce which wasn’t spicy but it was super rico!

I would def go back and would like to try more of the menu.

Pros: Vegan cheese, Health food store, Friendly staff/ambiance

ThiagoRuas

Points +118

Vegan
31 Dec 2022

Restaurante com foco em orgânico e 100% vegano

A comida é muito boa e tem opções para descobrir sabores colombianos. Eu achei o menu do dia pequeno. Como eu não estava com muito fome e pedi uma sobremesa tbm, não foi um grande problema. Mas se estivesse com fome, o menu do dia é insuficiente.

Happyfoody

Points +41

Vegan
29 Dec 2022

Delicious Vegan food Bogota

Organic , Fresh & Delicious food . very Helpful with guiding the menu #Veganuary

Pros: Delicious , Very fresh, Cool Place

PriyaMehta

Points +32

Vegan
29 Dec 2022

Must visit when in Bogota Colombia

Very cool restaurant. Rustic ambience. Amazing food and people #Veganuary

Pros: Lots of options, Flavorful food , Fresh food

Cons: None

NataliaSotabento

Points +153

Vegan
20 Dec 2022

Comida cara, usan "lo ancestral" de marketing

Podrían mejorar sus platos y sus precios, y no seguir la onda de mercantilizar la cultura muyska, sino mostrar que el respeto a los animales no debe ser un privilegio de ricos. La comida (y más si se paran en el nombre de una cultura que fué colonizada) y la alimentación vegana debe ser popular y asequible. tambien el servicio es muy demorado

Updated from previous review on 2022-12-20

Cons: Caro y no buena cantidad , Marketing cultural, Los tamales no saben a tamal, no originales

AnneHeiners

Points +1104

Vegan
04 Dec 2022

Very simple place & food

We ate a soup and arepas here. The food was good, but what sticks out is the simplicity of the place. Definitely worth a visit!

LeidyTorres1999

Points +20

Vegan
29 Oct 2022

Muy natural

Me encantó que la comida tenía un sabor muy suave y orgánico, quedé con una excelente sensación en todo el cuerpo! Delicioso

Ayanti

Points +14

Non Veg
06 Oct 2022

Lindo lugar

Es un lindo lugar, tiene rica comida y buenos precios.
Me dieron un jugo horriblemente ácido y sin opción de endulzar.

Pros: Rica comida

Cons: La atención puede mejorar , Me dieron un jugo muy ácido

PaolaChacón

Points +44

Vegan
21 Sep 2022

¡Delicioso!

El sabor de la comida tiene un sazón exquisito. Me gustó mucho la presentación de los platos y el espacio.

Julianac15

Points +18

Vegan
19 Sep 2022

Excelente servicio

Calidad en la comida, variedad en opciones y precios asequibles

OrangKnitan

Points +1121

Vegan
16 Sep 2022

Healthy fast food

Very filling portions, friendly staff, unfortunately the bun was a bit dry.

ThomasVegano

Points +2394

Vegan
16 Aug 2022

Disappointed

I was not blown away by the food, I found it to be quite bland! You can make healthy burgers and make them delicious but I didn’t love the food here, which was a disappointment! When I entered the place I got a great vibe and energy from the place and was excited about the food. We ordered 2 burgers, drinks and 1 empanada and 1 arepa. My partner had finished his burger when I then asked about my burger and then the waitress went to the kitchen to check and apologized saying there was a delay with the potatoes, but my partner got his with no problem? I then asked about the empanada that never came and again an apologize saying she forgot about the food not to mention that we ordered 2 different burgers and after a wait of 20 min the same burger was brought out to me. I never complain about vegan places I visit, but I would not reccomend this place, had a bad experience here. Also good to mention the place was not busy and there was so many delays.




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