Where to eat in Cartagena

25 independent restaurants, bakeries and food spots in Cartagena. Chains are left out.

Ranked with the travel guide's picks and well-known places first.

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Abaco
Cafe & Book Store is a great place to relax and get some peace and quiet. Local books on Cartagena in addition to great coffee.
Hot beverage and cake around COP$9000
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Atahualpa
Peruvian place with fresh fish. The menu of the day is great value
Set dinner soup, main and juice for COP$12,000
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Club de Pesca
Fine dining restaurant specializing in the "fruits of the sea". Great seafood and great atmosphere. Located in Manga with view to the bay and marinas of Cartagena.
Mains COP$40,000-60,000
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Donde Olano
Olano´s
Great sea food with fusion style, don´t miss the shrimps in passion fruit and coconut rice!
Mains COP$30,000-70,000, but does have some more affordable alternatives
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El Balcón
2nd floor restaurant that overlooks the Plaza San Diego. Small balcony for seating, but great food, both fish and meat. Good set menus and 2-for-1 specials on cocktails every day from 18:00-21:00.
About COP$45,000 with drink
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Gelateria Paradiso
Has unreal ice cream, with a large assortment of different exotic fruit flavors. Fans of coffee ice cream must stop by for a scoop. Corner of Calle del Cuartel and Calle de la Estrella.
COP$4,000 for small cup, $6,000 for medium
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Juan Valdez University Square
Coffee chain with a large variety of coffees and different cakes. Free WLAN.
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La Mulata
A choice of a few set lunch options. Different menu every day of the week. Delicious and unpretentious.
mains COP$20,000-30,000
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La Vitrola
Considered the best restaurant in town. Cuban ambiance, good food - high prices. It is on Calle Baloco at the corner front to the historical walls.
Mid-range
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Otro Mundo
Bistrò-Bar-Pizzeria
Otro Mundo Bistrò-Bar-Pizzeria it is in Centro Historico de Cartagena de Indias, Calle San Agustin 6-68, close Universita de Cartagena (Cartagena University). There you can eat excellent Croatian dishes, pastas, and the best pizza of America. Ambient is rustically tip, very clean with excellent service. The price of dishes and pizza is very good. In the local you can use gratis WiFi internet connection. They do also pizza delivery.
Open now · closes midnight tomorrowCroatian Cevapcici COP$18,000; Pasta frutos del mar $20,000; small pizza from $12,000, medium $25,000, large $35,000.
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Quebracho
Argentinian restaurant at its best. Good meat, good ambiance.
Dishes around COP$55,000
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Restaurante Bar El Muelle
El Laguisto Beach Club
There are many good restaurants in the Bocagrande area on the beach. The food is of decent quality, but the delight is the water coming up to the restaurant. The host speaks English, Spanish, French, some Portuguese and Turkish!
Mid-range
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Restaurante La Casa de Socorro
Traditional restaurant serving typical Caribbean fare: langoustines, crabs, ceviche, fish, all very tasty and well prepared. Popular among locals, especially for lunch.
COP$20,000-40,000
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Crepes & Waffles
Very nice Colombian franchise restaurant which offers very good dishes to excellent prices.
dishes around COP$25,000
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Cafe El Santisimo
One of the must-see restaurants of Cartagena.
Dishes around COP$50,000
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El Corral
Very nice Colombian franchise hamburger chain.
Good quality hamburgers for COP$10,000-15,000 for a combo.
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La Cevicheria
A great selection of hot and cold ceviches.
around COP$25,000 a dish
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La Tertulia Restaurante-Bar
a 10-99, Cl. 25 #103
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Pollo tropical
Cl. 32 #8A-29
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Punto Tropical
Cra. 5 #Cl 36 17
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Restaurante 1595
Cl. 36 #7-122
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Restaurante Espiritu Santo
Cl. 35 #6-69
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Restaurante Zebra
African-Caribbean fusion, pasta.
Mid-range
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Teriyaki
Sushi and Thai restaurant.
COP$10,000-30,000
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Torre Fuerte
Cra. 7 #34-66

Listings from the Wikivoyage guide to Cartagena (CC BY-SA 4.0).