About Us
30 years of Colombian tradition and flavor
Born on a stove, raised on a grill
In 1994, doña Carmen Rodríguez lit her first stove in the Chapinero neighborhood with one single mission: to cook what her mother taught her back in the countryside. Slow-cooked beans, charcoal meat, big-pot soups.
What started as a Sunday empanada business became La Leña Parrilla, the restaurant where Bogotá comes to eat real flavor. Today, 30 years later, we still use the same recipes and the same charcoal as always.
We buy directly from farmers in the Páramo de Chingaza and the Savanna of Bogotá. No middlemen, no preservatives. Just honest ingredients and fire.
30
years of history
30+
Years of experience
11
Menu items
4.9★
Google rating
100%
Local ingredients
Our values
Trust
Every dish leaves our kitchen as if we were cooking it for our own family.
Sustainability
We reduce waste and support the peasant economy by buying local and seasonal.
Community
We are part of the neighborhood. We sponsor football teams, festivals and the community kitchen.
Consistency
The ajiaco tastes the same on a Tuesday as on a Saturday. Because the recipe doesn't change and neither does the care.
Craft
Nothing comes from industrial packaging. Our chorizos, sauces and sides are 100% homemade.
Hospitality
You arrive as a customer, you leave as family. That's the philosophy doña Carmen taught us from day one.