Colombian Cooking: The Soul of the Hearth & Home Tradition
At Donde La Tía, we cook just like in traditional Colombian homes: unhurried, with pure corn milled daily, slow-simmered criollo hogao, and sacred heirloom recipes.
100% Handcrafted & Traditional Preparation
The Art of Traditional Homemade Cooking
The Art of Traditional Homemade Cooking
At Donde La Tía, every specialty takes hours of loving preparation. We believe authentic Colombian home cooking requires patience, gentle simmering, pure corn stone-ground daily, and the perfect homemade criollo hogao.
Our recipes are crafted daily using wholesome ingredients, 100% pure exotic fruit pulps, and market-fresh local produce to faithfully recreate the comforting flavors of our Colombian family home.
Handcrafted Daily
Pure corn arepas and crispy empanadas hand-shaped fresh every morning.
Criollo Hogao Sauce
Vine tomatoes, fresh spring onions, and spices slowly simmered.
Slow & Loving Cooking
Tender meats and comforting stews cooked gently in their rich natural juices.
The 4 Pillars of Colombian Home Cooking
Authentic homemade Colombian cooking cannot be rushed: it is rooted in wholesome raw ingredients, hours of gentle simmering, and loving family recipes passed down across generations.
Authentic Criollo Hogao
Vine-ripened tomatoes, fresh scallions, crushed garlic, and ground cumin reduced over gentle heat. It is the signature sofrito that breathes flavor into beans, stews, and meats.
Whole Corn Milled Daily
No industrial premixes. We cook whole corn kernels, mill them in-house, and hand-shape every arepa and empanada for a crisp golden exterior and fluffy warm interior.
Slow Heat & Pure Patience
Our braised meats (Sobrebarriga flank steak, beef tongue, and Sancocho) simmer for hours in rich natural broths until fork-tender and succulent.
Noble Ingredients & Tropical Freshness
Sweet caramelized ripe plantains, cassava root (yuca), creamy avocados, and 100% natural pulps of passion fruit, lulo, soursop, and mango from the Andes.
Anatomy of Our Homemade Dishes
Discover how we prepare Colombia's most iconic culinary treasures from scratch every single morning.
Sacred Sofrito
Homemade Hogao / Guiso
Vine tomatoes · Scallions · Fresh garlic · Cumin · Cilantro
The aromatic foundation of Colombian cuisine. Slow-simmered into a sweet, confit relish that crowns arepas, beans, and tender meats.
Whole Corn Kernel
Pure White Corn Arepas
Cooked white corn · Butter · Sea salt · Fresh farmer cheese
Kneaded by hand each morning and grilled on hot cast iron. Crispy outside, fluffy inside, stuffed with melted cheese or shredded beef.
5-Hour Slow Cook
Paisa Cargamanto Beans
Red cargamanto beans · Green plantain · Hogao · Fresh herbs
Simmered gently with grated green plantain and house hogao until creating a rich, velvety, soul-warming bean broth.
Sunday Family Feast
Rustic Sancocho Stew
Sweet corn on cob · Cassava (yuca) · Green plantain · Beef or Chicken
The legendary golden broth that brings families together. Infused with Andean root vegetables and fresh mountain cilantro.
Tender Noble Cut
Sobrebarriga in Creole Sauce
Beef flank steak · Bay leaves · Mountain thyme · Rich hogao sauce
Slow-braised for more than 4 hours until meltingly tender, generously coated in our freshly simmered creole tomato sauce.
Zesty Fresh Kick
Criollo Ají & House Relish
Fresh cilantro · Scallions · Sweet chili · Fresh lime juice
Crushed in a mortar every morning to accompany empanadas and patacones with bright acidity and vibrant freshness.
The True Homemade Difference
100% Whole Ground Corn
Never processed corn flours or artificial additives.
Minimum 4 Hours Slow Simmering
Zero shortcuts, extracting authentic natural broths and juices.
0% Artificial Preservatives
Daily small-batch cooking using market-fresh produce.
Living Family Heritage
Zorayda's (La Tía) sacred recipes cooked with timeless devotion.
Ready to Taste Authentic Colombian Cuisine?
Join us in Javea, just 50 meters from Arenal Beach, for a warm and generous dining experience filled with genuine Colombian flavors.
Emblematic dishes with soul
Top #1 👑
Bandeja Paisa
The most generous, iconic, and representative national dish of Colombia and the Antioquia region.
Tradición 🍲
Traditional Sancocho
Slow-simmered rustic stew with sweet corn on the cob, cassava, green plantain, and tender meats.
Herencia Andina 🥩
Sobrebarriga in Creole Sauce
Tender cut of beef flank steak slow-braised for hours and smothered in rich homemade hogao sauce.
Crujiente 🥟
Colombian Empanadas
Crispy deep-fried yellow corn dough filled with seasoned shredded beef and creamy creole potato.
Ancestral 🌽
Artisan Stuffed Arepas
White corn cakes grilled to order, crispy on the outside and stuffed with melted cheese or braised meat.
Caribeño 🌴
Patacones with Everything
Green plantain pressed and double-fried, topped with juicy shredded beef, hogao sauce, and coastal cheese.
Para Compartir 🇨🇴
Traditional Colombian Picada
Generous sharing feast of crispy pork belly, artisanal chorizo, black pudding, plantains, cassava, and golden creole potatoes.
Sabor Casero 👩🍳
Beef Tongue in Creole Sauce
Tender, succulent beef tongue slow-simmered in aromatic homemade Creole hogao sauce with potatoes and cassava.
Street Food 🍟
Special Salchipapa
Crispy golden fries topped with premium sliced sausage, shredded beef, melted cheese, quail eggs, and artisan house sauces.
Come eat in Javea
Join us on our pleasant sunny terrace just 50 meters from Arenal Beach to taste traditional homemade Colombian dishes, or order your favorite meals for takeaway!
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Avinguda de Paris, 4, 03738 Jávea, Alicante, España
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