La Coa Barbecue — Restaurant in Bogota, Capital District

Real southern-style BBQ in a pretty ideal setting.

The meats are slow cooked properly or smoked to perfection. The brisket is so tender and flakey with excellent flavor. Pulled pork is the perfect balance of meaty and soft. The owner makes sauces you definitely can’t get anywhere else in the city… Carolina BBQ sauce and a couple others. Mac and cheese is spot on + other sides just as tasty.

Icing on the cake: a little yard with swings for kids. My 3 year old was occupied for 1.5 hours in between tasty bites.

Don’t miss it if you need some real, authentic southern-style BBQ. The owner is Colombian but learned his techniques in South Carolina and is clearly so proud… as...

Amazing BBQ! We got a taxi from La Candelaria to La Coa BBQ, just to try their BBQ and we are so glad we did! I'm from Alabama in the US, and grew up eating Southern BBQ, this was spot on! The burnt ends were so tender, easily the most tender I've ever had. And the Pulled Pork sandwich was perfection-tender, juicy, flavorful! I've always thought the sauce made the BBQ, but their pork was good with or without the sauce. And the sauces were EXCELLENT as well. The owner was so kind also, offered suggestions on the area and chatted with us about his BBQ and how he loves Southern US BBQ--he's got a great thing going here! Well done! Now,...

Always nice to find meat that you can eat as it is, without carbs. I had Morrillo ahumado and I chose cornbread as a side dish (torta is very small, they should be more generous with it, it's not macaron). The meat came with 3 sauces, 1 spicy (very spicy for Colombia), one normal (spicy in Colombia) and the other one I didn't quite undertood what it is because it seemed tasteless. Some more spices on the table would be appreciated and also more options for side dishes (salads especially or some good bread, like pan...