Kola Romana ice-cream with coconut cake 😀

For those who have had enough of beans and potatoes from the Andean cuisine, costeña food offers a reprieve with its interesting fusion of Caribbean presence (fish-bias) and Arabic influence (which includes falafel and aubergine-filled tamales!). The sweet and fluffy coconut rice and round, ball-shaped butifarra sausages certainly make an interesting change from plain rice and the all-time-popular chorizo!

So the other day I had the chance to try Caribbean Colombian cuisine at Diana Garcia,  a busy lunch spot that traces its origin to the coast. My favorite take was a rare dessert of a pretty bubblegum-pink Kola Romana ice-cream (ice-cream made from the Northern coasts’ favorite bright red soda) with a coconut cake  that simply puts a smile on your face. Unfortunately the pictures didn’t come out well so you will have to use your imagination!

Find out more about this place from my article below!

Diana García and her casual Bogotá eatery