Drink

Salsa Donde Fidel

Great place to sit and people watch as the night gets going. Indoor and outdoor seating, according to one visitor the indoor is better. Good prices on drinks (beer COP$2500) and the place to meet Cartageneros and tourists alike.

Address: Plaza de la Aduana
Getting there: Right by the clock gate

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Listing from Wikivoyage: Cartagena (Colombia), CC BY-SA 4.0.

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