IL NONNO Trattoria de Barrio — Restaurant in Bogota, Capital District

I was more than pleasantly surprised by this place. It is a hidden little restaurant amidst a middle class residential neighborhood. Never to be found, were it not by word of mouth, which is exactly how I got there. I ordered ossobucco with fettuccine Alfredo, and my friend ordered pasta with shrimps. Both plates were absolutely out of this world! The service was fast and very courteous, and the quality-price ratio was superb. I suggest you start with an Aperol cocktail, and end with an apple-pear slices cake with crumble and almonds, served with vanilla ice cream.

I am more than certainly going back, want to taste more of what they've got to offer.

I came back 4/21/2024. Pasta with shrimp, amazing. This restaurant never ceases to amaze me, their cuisine is a...

We were visiting the restaurant this midday. I have been there on various occasions.

In my first visit, I was surprised because it is a restaurant owned and managed by a Colombian guy who never visited Italy and is not related in any way to Italian people; and the food was really good.

However, it was an exception. I ordered spaghetti with shrimp, and it was really not flavored at all.

Additionally, the service took a lot of time. In fact, other clients were almost leaving just when a waitress arrived with the dishes. A similar situation happened with one person...

Un pedazo de italia en un barrio de Bogota.

Llegué a este restaurante por casualidad, allá por 2018/2019, sin buscar comida italiana ni tener grandes expectativas. Solo quería un buen lugar para almorzar… y terminé encontrando mucho más que eso. Con el tiempo, fui conociendo a Jhon, el dueño, un apasionado de la cocina Italiana con una calidad humana que se siente en cada gesto y en cada plato. No diría que somos amigos íntimos, pero sí existe una cercanía auténtica, de esas que se construyen sin prisa, con respeto y buena energía.

Durante la pandemia, en medio de días complejos y solitarios, este lugar fue un apoyo silencioso. No todos los días, pero sí en muchos momentos clave, el domicilio que llegaba desde su cocina era más que comida: era un recordatorio de que todavía había cuidado, sabor y normalidad en medio del caos.

En 2022, cuando me gradué como psicólogo, no dudé en celebrar mi cena de grado aquí. Porque no solo se trata de lo bien que se come (y créanme, se come muy bien), sino del ambiente, del cariño, de la atención y de ese toque de hogar que pocos lugares ofrecen.

Sigo siendo cliente activo porque aquí no vengo solo a comer: vengo a reconectar con un espacio que me ha acompañado en distintos momentos de la vida.

Gracias, Jhon, por tu calidez, por tu cocina y por mantener vivo el espíritu de un verdadero...