Happy Monkey Restaurant
Happy Monkey
An affordable creative restaurant built around plantains. Plantain lasagna and plantain boats are popular, and the restaurant consistently ranks high on review lists.
Located on a small commercial passage at Calle 13 #7-66, two blocks from the main square. Nearly every dish features plantain. Plantain boats are cooked plantain halves topped with meat and cheese and baked. The lasagna uses plantain slices in place of pasta sheets and comes in meat, mixed and vegetarian versions. Other dishes include pork ribs glazed with brown sugar barbecue sauce and trout from Lake Tota. Vegetarians will find it easy to order. Main courses are around 40,000 COP, and the average spend is about 40,000–60,000 COP per person. The restaurant ranks near the top of TripAdvisor's Villa de Leyva restaurant list, so expect a wait at peak times.
Opening hours
Daily about 10:00–22:00 (sources differ, and some list a Wednesday closure, so please confirm before visiting)
Nearby sights
- Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Rosario
- Plaza Mayor de Villa de Leyva
- Museo del Carmen
- Casa Terracota
- Pozos Azules
- Museo El Fósil
- El Infiernito (Parque Arqueológico de Monquirá)
- Gondava