Colombia · Food Tourism
Key Facts
—17 world-class chefs The 2026 edition brings chefs of worldwide renown to Colombia, elevating the country’s profile as a top gastronomic destination for expats and investors.
—Six host cities Dinners travel through Bogotá, Barranquilla, Cartagena, Medellín, Cali and Neiva, spreading culinary tourism beyond the capital.
—17 exclusive dinners Each event is a non-repeatable dining experience pairing international talent with top local restaurants.
—Social impact model Surplus proceeds from the tour go to Fundación Corazón Verde, supporting widows, orphans and disabled police officers.
—Accessible luxury Past editions show ticket prices between COP 300,000 and COP 1,000,000, often with pairing included.
Davivienda Restaurant Tour 2026 will bring 17 internationally renowned chefs to six Colombian cities for a series of exclusive, non-repeatable high-end dinners, reinforcing the country’s position on the global culinary map.
A touring culinary festival across Colombia
The Davivienda Restaurant Tour 2026, organized by Fundación Corazón Verde through its Alimentarte platform, is billed as Colombia’s leading international gastronomic event. Running from August 10 to November 5, 2026, it will stage 17 unique dinners in Bogotá, Barranquilla, Cartagena, Medellín, Cali and Neiva.
The tour builds on a proven format: earlier editions have brought together more than 1,500 diners across 30 of Colombia’s most recognized restaurants. Typical dinners use a “six-hands” approach, where one international chef, one local Colombian chef and one emerging national talent collaborate on a single evening’s menu.
For a foreign reader, the “six-hands” concept is worth unpacking. It is a format born in high-end global gastronomy that turns a dinner into a live creative workshop.
Rather than a single chef executing a fixed menu, three culinary minds share the kitchen in real time, each contributing techniques, ingredients and plating styles from their own tradition. The result is a menu that cannot be replicated, because it exists only in that one service.
The inclusion of an emerging Colombian talent in each trio is also significant. It functions as an informal mentorship structure, giving a younger chef exposure to international standards and professional networks that can accelerate a career.
For diners, it means tasting dishes shaped by both global influence and deep local knowledge of Colombian ingredients and palates.
World-class chefs and top Colombian restaurants
The 2026 edition will bring 17 international chefs of worldwide renown. While the full chef lineup for 2026 has not yet been published, prior editions have featured names such as Gaggan Anand (Thailand), Mitsuharu Tsumura (Peru), João Rodrigues (Portugal), Jordan Kahn (United States) and Francisco Ruano (Mexico).
These visiting chefs cook alongside Colombian talent in some of the country’s most prestigious restaurants. In a previous Bogotá edition, participating venues included Harry Sasson, Leo, El Chato, Oda, Pajares Salinas, La Sala de Laura, Osso and Afluente, among others.
The geography of the tour matters. By moving beyond Bogotá to include Barranquilla and Cartagena on the Caribbean coast, Medellín in the Andean highlands, Cali in the Pacific-facing southwest and Neiva in the upper Magdalena Valley, the event maps Colombia’s distinct regional food cultures onto a single itinerary.
A diner following the tour would encounter the coconut-rich seafood traditions of the coast, the hearty maize-and-meat dishes of the interior, and the tropical fruit and river-fish repertoire of the south, all reinterpreted through fine-dining technique.
Tickets, pricing and how to book
Tickets for the Davivienda Restaurant Tour 2026 are available through the official Fundación Corazón Verde website and allied platforms. In past editions, tickets were also sold via atrapalo.com.co, with a 15% discount for Davivienda bank customers.
Pricing from earlier Bogotá editions gives an order of magnitude: dinners ranged from COP 300,000 at select venues to COP 1,000,000 at top-tier restaurants, typically including wine or drink pairing. Exact 2026 prices are to be confirmed closer to the dates.
To put those figures in perspective for an international audience, COP 300,000 to COP 1,000,000 represents a band that sits well below comparable chef-collaboration dinners in cities such as New York, London or Tokyo, where a single seat can easily run into several hundred US dollars before pairing. This pricing strategy reflects a deliberate effort to keep the experience within reach of a broader Colombian and expat audience, while still delivering a luxury product.
A social cause at the table
The Restaurant Tour is not just a commercial culinary event. In previous editions, 100% of the surplus proceeds were donated to Fundación Corazón Verde.
Those funds directly support social initiatives aimed at improving the quality of life for widows, orphans and police officers with disabilities in Colombia, giving diners a direct link to a charitable cause.
Fundación Corazón Verde is not a peripheral partner; it is the organizing entity behind the Alimentarte platform that produces the tour. This means the charitable mission is baked into the event’s structure rather than added as an afterthought.
For an expat or foreign visitor, dining at one of these events is therefore also a form of direct, transparent social contribution, with the foundation’s track record offering a degree of confidence that the surplus reaches its stated beneficiaries.
Why this matters for expats and visitors
For expats and long-stay visitors, the Davivienda Restaurant Tour 2026 offers a structured way to explore Colombia’s high-end gastronomy scene across multiple cities in a single season. It places international culinary prestige squarely inside Colombia, reducing the need to travel abroad for world-class dining experiences.
The event also signals that Colombia’s hospitality and tourism infrastructure continues to mature, making it an increasingly attractive destination for food-focused travelers and those considering relocation or investment in the country’s lifestyle and real estate sectors.
Beyond the immediate pleasure of the dinners, the tour functions as a curated introduction to neighborhoods, restaurant groups and local food producers that an expat might otherwise take years to discover. A single evening at a participating venue can open a door to a network of suppliers, sommeliers and fellow diners that enriches daily life in Colombia long after the tour moves on.
What to watch next
Several open questions will shape how the 2026 edition is received. Will the full chef lineup, once announced, match or exceed the star power of previous years?
How will ticket demand distribute across the six cities, and will secondary markets like Neiva draw the same attendance as Bogotá or Cartagena? And will the organizers maintain the all-surplus-to-charity model in the face of rising operational costs?
The answers will indicate whether this touring format can sustain its growth without diluting the quality or the social mission that define it.
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Frequently Asked Questions
When and where does the Davivienda Restaurant Tour 2026 take place?
The tour runs from August 10 to November 5, 2026, with 17 exclusive dinners traveling through Bogotá, Barranquilla, Cartagena, Medellín, Cali and Neiva.
How much do tickets cost for the Davivienda Restaurant Tour?
Official 2026 pricing has not been released. In previous editions, ticket prices ranged between COP 300,000 and COP 1,000,000, usually including drink pairing.
Davivienda customers have historically received a discount.
Is the Davivienda Restaurant Tour connected to a charitable cause?
Yes. The event is organized by Fundación Corazón Verde, and in previous editions the entire surplus was donated to support widows, orphans of police officers and police officers with disabilities.
Sources: 17 chefs de talla mundial llegarán a Colombia para el Davivienda Restaurant Tour 2026, Davivienda Restaurant Tour – Fundación Corazón Verde, Davivienda Restaurant Tour Bogotá – Valora Analitik, Regresa el Davivienda Restaurant Tour a Bogotá – Revista Diners, Restaurant Tour, un viaje de 30 días por la gastronomía colombiana – Semana
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