14 Restaurants to Enjoy

Cartagena has known how to captive its visitors, partly due to its great gastronomical culture and its marvelous cuisine. On this guide we recommend you the best restaurants.

Kai Sushi Wok

Let yourself get seduced with every succulent bite of the striking and delicious sushi and sashimi from Kai Sushi Wok. On their menu you can find special rolls, dishes cooked on a wok, different types of rice, grilled salmon, Japanese pasta, amongst other special plates. At this place you can find a fabulous Japanese atmosphere, where you can choose your favorite roll made out of shrimps, salmon or eel. You can also try the new and popular Sushi Pizza and the Poke. Delicious. Bocagrande and Centro de Convenciones.

La Cocina de Cartagena

The cultures from Cartagena and the Caribbean, are the best secret on every recipe from this recognized restaurant, located at the Historical Center. It attracts its visitors thanks to its cool terrace, its striking and colorful facade, its nice bar and air/conditioned room. The traditional and delicious Posta Cartagenera, the great Don Sancho’s steak, and its signature dish, the Arroz Sepultado, are all the chef specialties. It is the ideal place to enjoy an excellent night and celebrate special events. San Diego, Calle Tumbamuertos.

Alyzia

With the signature of the Movich Hotel, its author’s kitchen incorporates products and techniques from the best international cuisines. They use Mediterranean ingredients and mix them with fresh local products and the best of the Caribbean sea. The main premium ingredients are both fish and seafood. Alyzia is a fresh and elegant place, with an awesome bar, and a fine wine cellar. YYou can either dine in the restaurant or go to the hotel’s terrace to enjoy the view while you share cocktails and tapas. One of the finest dish is the snook with Court bouillon and the chef’s recommended, the Alyzia Experience, a 7 moments ritual dish. Centro Histórico, Calle Vélez Danies.

Palenqueras

Since last August the 18th, you can enjoy all the flavor and the joy of both, the Caribbean and the Pacific coasts, in the Restaurante Palenqueras’ new location, at the Mall Plaza. It is a place where the art and the smiles come together with the flavors of these beautiful women. At this new location you can find typical dishes, breakfasts, salads, natural juices, cocktails and mucho more. Come and see what the palenqueras have ready waiting for you. Open from 8:00 AM to 9:00 PM.

Second floor, Food Court, Mall Plaza.

Restaurante Casa Canabal

The Canabal Hotel Boutique offers authentic food from this magical Caribbean land. This restaurant seduces tourists and local visitors with irresistible dishes, either at lunch or dinner time. When you arrive to its elegant and pleasant space, it is difficult to decide amongst so many delicacies from its menu, which starts with either a shrimp cocktail or a Peruvian ceviche. The desserts, truly delicious. Getsemaní, Calle Tripita y Media.

Bourbon St

It is a unique bar in Colombia. It has the concept, decoration, and the lighting inspired on the famous New Orleans’ French Quarter street and its Mardi Gras. There are cocktails, shots and authentic dishes from the south of the U.S., made with Cajun-Creole food species, and prepared with original ingredients. You can enjoy a spectacular party in a crazy environment, accompanied by excellent cuisine, a wide selection of liquors, beers, and live bands from Wednesday to Saturday. Centro Histórico, Plaza Santodomingo.

La Langosta

Seafood experts. Its menu combines the Caribbean touch with native flavors such as the corozo, mango, coconut, passion fruit, and níspero. They use fresh and recently caught fish and seafood, cooked on the moment, respecting the popular traditionTheir homemade recipes are the leading stars, and they have already mastered the art of preparation and presentation. A few examples are the Al Natural Oysters, las Muelas de Cangrejo, and the Calamares en su Tinta. There is also a great variety of ceviches, its traditional Panamanian caldillo, and, of course, the lobsters with over 20 ways of cooking them. El Cabrero.

La Huaca

The favorite place to taste the delicious creations from the Peruvian gastronomy, and its famous drinks, such as the Inca Kola, the Cusqueña beer, or the tasty Chicha Morada. It is a nice family place where you can find a terrace, a main dinning room and a striking lounge bar where you can taste over 40 dishes, either for lunch or dinner, such as Causa Limeña, Papa a la Huancaina, Lomo Saltado, and Ají de Gallina. It also offers catering services and hosts different kinds of events. Bocagrande.

Erre de Ramón Freixa

At Erre, the flavors from the Mediterranean meet the Caribbean cuisine. It has a classic, modern and minimalist design. To its high cuisine recipes, you can add a first class service, and an exclusive wine cellar. It has three different environments: Tapas: Where you can enjoy exquisite bites and a few glasses of wine before dinner. Bistronómic: A new and original menu, where different kinds of grilled meat and fish are prepared with olive oil. Gourmet: Exclusive place at the Effe Terrace. From there, you can enjoy unforgettable views and exquisite dishes. Zona Norte.

Quebracho

The exquisite and unmatchable gourmet cuisine from Quebracho, will bring your palate all of the flavor and generosity of Argentine food. From the tender and juicy meats, to the most exclusive fish and seafood. You can enjoy the lechoncito al asador Quebracho, the house’s specialty, accompanied of the best selection of wines. Let yourself be seduced and get caught by the live shows, from the romantic Tango, to the unique Argentine folk music, which we are sure it will make your time at Quebracho unforgettable. Centro Histórico, Calle Baloco.

La Olla Cartagenera

If you feel like either having a delicious Creole or typical delicacy from Cartagena, with international flavor, or to enjoy the Arab cuisine from the shore of the Mediterranean, the place to be is the restaurant La Olla Cartagenera. There is exquisiteness found on the dishes of its varied menu, such as the Cazuela de Mariscos Gratinado, the Parrilla de Mariscos, or the Plato Mixto Árabe. You can also enjoy delicious drinks such as the Limonada de Coco, and check out its international wine list. The place is framed between an elegant salon and another space with a beautiful natural garden. You will have one of the best gastronomic experiences in the city. Bocagrande, Avenida San Martín.

La Bonga del Sinú

Its 35 years of existence are more than enough time to confirm that La Bonga del Sinú, is more than a restaurant, it is a unique experience through time. It has 4 locations in Cartagena, two of them set with an Express format. There is a great variety of hamburgers that you can find, either on the shops of two well known shopping malls, or by going to one of the two restaurants, where they count with an unmatchable table service. They delight their costumers, not just with meat and burgers, but also with traditional dishes, icons of Caribbean cuisine. Bocagrande, Getsemaní, C.C. Bocagrande and Caribe Plaza.

Kazabe

Elegant and cozy. This is Kazabe, the new restaurant from the Cartagena Plaza Hotel. A gastronomic take for those who wish to enjoy the native flavors from the department of Bolivar. A new concept designed by Cartagena’s chef Charlie Otero, enriched with our region’s culinary traditions. We have a date on Kazabe this September the 21st, with the 6 hands Dinner at 7:00 PM. An exquisite tour by Chef Mane Mendoza, founder of Cocina 33 in Barranquilla; Estebana Márquez, a tradition bearer from San Basilio de Palenque; and Charlie Otero, Kazabe’s Chef. Bocagrande, Hotel Cartagena Plaza. Second Floor.

La Estación Food Trucks

The best and most complete food square with 21 different restaurants. It is an experience inspired on the old train Cartagena Calamar. It has a kids’s park, promotions from Monday to Wednesday, events from Thursdays to Sundays, such as live music, karaoke’s friday, and dance shows. It also offers a lunch time from Monday to Saturday, between 12:00 and 3:00 PM. In a short time, a new bar will be the new meeting point, to share and enjoy good music and have a fine beer in an incredible atmosphere. Get on the flavor train and have a great time. Across Muebles Jamar on Chambacú.