• From November 25 to December 4, 50 selected gastronomic establishments, which received support from the Bogota Chamber of Commerce, will offer the best dishes at very affordable prices.

• Chapinero; La Candelaria; La Macarena and the Plaza Distrital de Mercado Doce de Octubre will be the places that the CCB invites you to visit.

• In Bogotá and the region there are a total of 48,121 active companies in the 28 economic activities of the cluster.

Bogota, November 2022. Bogota's gastronomic festival seeks to generate spaces for the circulation and strengthening of entrepreneurs in the gastronomy sector in order to highlight the city's offerings; exalt the country's biodiversity as a pantry; promote the use of local products, the understanding of cuisine as a life experience and gastronomy as a tool for social transformation.

The event, which will be held from November 25 to December 4, 2022 in the areas of Chapinero and La Candelaria; in the neighborhood La Macarena; and in the Doce de Octubre District Market Square, where 50 gastronomic establishments were selected in the following categories: signature cuisine; casual cuisine; traditional cuisine; pastry or confectionery; coffee shops; craft beers and market square. Learn more about the establishments here.

The selected establishments underwent a process of business strengthening, accompaniment and advice from experts, a strategy to promote gastronomic circuits, a business roundtable and training activities.

During the festival, the selected establishments will offer to all citizens, through gastronomic tours, unique products and menus at attractive prices, designed under criteria of quality, sustainability, among others.

The festival is part of the great commitment of the Bogota Chamber of Commerce (CCB) to the gastronomic sector, which also includes the Food and Gastronomy Cluster Initiative, which provides ongoing support to companies in the sector, contributes to the identification of gaps that limit competitiveness and generates projects that seek to overcome them.

It also includes Bogota Madrid Fusion - BMF, a platform for circulation and contact for business in partnership with Grupo Vocento of Spain, which since 2019 generates spaces for networking and training to update the gastronomic sector, and which this year will be held in parallel to the festival, from December 1 to 3 in the Great Hall of Corferias.

Commitment to cultural and creative industries

For 18 years, the Bogota Chamber of Commerce (CCB) has been committed to the Cultural and Creative Industries as one of the engines of economic development in the region. The CCB supports entrepreneurs and businessmen in this sector on three fronts: advisory services to strengthen business, improvement of the competitive environment through cluster initiatives, including the Food and Gastronomy Cluster, and business and circulation platforms such as Bogota Madrid Fusion - BMF, ARTBO Program, Bogota Audiovisual Market - BAM, Bogota Music Market - BOmm and Bogota Fashion Week - BFW.