The Fritanga Fest is a highly anticipated gastronomic festival featuring traditional food that attracts tourists and visitors to Bogotá. It will take place from October 3 to 6, and this year, it will celebrate its fifth edition. The main goal of the festival is to reactivate the culinary industry around the fritanga, benefiting farmers, chefs, and everyone who enjoys savoring this popular snack.
The festival will be carried out in the district marketplaces and some gastronomic areas of Bogotá, highlighting the importance of fritanga in Bogota's gastronomic culture, promoting local consumption, and supporting small producers. The event is also an opportunity for families to gather around this emblematic food, which includes pork rinds, blood sausage, creole potatoes, longaniza, and other delicious ingredients..
Enjoy this dish at the following marketplaces:
- 7 de Agosto Marketplace: Carrera 66 # 23 - 30
- 12 de Octubre Marketplace: carrera 51 # 72 - 13
- Las Ferias Marketplace: Avenida Carrera 70 # 74 - 52
- Fontibón Marketplace: Carrera 103 19 # 71 -153 *
- Quirigua Marketplace: Calle 90 # 91 - 51
- Trinidad Galán Marketplace: Carrera 60 # 4B - 24
- Samper Mendoza Marketplace: Carrera 25 # 22A - 73
- La Perseverancia Marketplace: Carrera 5 # 30A - 30
- La Concordia Marketplace: Calle 12C # 1 - 40
- Kennedy Marketplace: Calle 42 sur # 78M - 50
- Santander Marketplace: Calle 26 sur # 30 - 51
- Carlos Eduardo Restrepo Marketplace: Carrera 19 # 19B - 16 sur
- 20 de julio Marketplace: Carrera 6 # 24A - 30 sur
- San Carlos Marketplace: Calle 51 sur # 19A - 26
- El Carmen Marketplace: Diagonal 49 sur # 29A - 07
- Las Cruces Marketplace: Calle 26 sur # 30 - 51
Restaurants:
- Don Jorge Restaurant: Avenida calle 43 # 78n - 48sur
- De La Loma Restaurant: Calle 30 # 5-16
- Varcino: transversal 53bis # 2b - 26
- Santo Piquete Restaurant: Carrera 58 # 91a - 02
- San Pernil: Calle 3 # 24 - 05
- Sir Pig Criolla Colombia: Carrera 51 # 73 - 02
- Los Torres Horno y Parrilla: Tansversal 53bis # 2a - 64
- Magolita Las Ojonas: Carrera 27a # 24 - 12
How to get there?
- Fritanga Fest will be held in different district marketplaces and gastronomic areas of Bogota. Please check the official schedule on the social networks of the marketplaces or the Institute for Social Economy (IPES). Once you've chosen your destination, you can plan your route by using a private vehicle or a cab, or you can check the public transportation routes on the official TransMilenio website.
