Santa Marta
Ikaro draws you in with its freshly baked bread and micro-roasted coffee and then entreats you to stay with its giant lounging ‘beds’ (ideal for sprawling…
Must-see restaurants in Santa Marta & Around
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Barranquilla
With its simple stools and tables on an enclosed porch, Italian-run Meeting Point looks more fast-food joint than promising pizzeria. But don't be too…
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Minca
Handily situated in the middle of town overlooking the river, this hotel-restaurant serves authentic Málagan food – something of an apparition in these…
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Santa Marta
A fusion spot with French pretensions that doesn’t come across as at all pretentious, La Canoa is a Franco-Colombian marriage made in heaven that’s ideal…
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Santa Marta
Santa Marta’s charismatic Callejón del Correo (Carrera 3) sucks you in, especially in the evening, and there’s no better doorway to the melee than LamArt,…
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Santa Marta
Ouzo offers a stripped-back, classic Greek and Italian menu that includes superb pizza from a wood-fired oven and a good wine list. The octopus is slow…
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Minca
The gastronomic high point of Minca can be found inside Minca Ecohabs and is open to all comers. Chef Salvador brings a cosmopolitan touch to the menu,…
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Santa Marta
Serving the best seafood on the coast, Donde Chucho is a local legend. Start with the signature ensalada Chucho (shrimp, octopus, calamari and manta ray…
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Barranquilla
This rather high-end place has the feel of a private club, and is indeed housed in a grand turn-of-the-century mansion complete with valet parking…
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Santa Marta
This curious little restaurant occupies the site of Santa Marta's first-ever radio station, and it's a burger-producing homage to the fact that's crammed…
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Minca
You can slink into the Lazy Cat at any time of day for all kinds of hunger relief, from breakfasts (COP$8000 to COP$10,000) to superb local coffee,…
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El Patio Mágico de Gabo & Leo Matiz
Santa Marta & Around
This rather lovely place is a somewhat unexpected slice of local life run by the namesakes Gabo and Leo. With a daily changing menu that can easily be…
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Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona
Take a boat from Bahía Neguange to gorgeous Playa Cristal and head straight for Doña Juana's makeshift beach restaurant. You'll be taken to the kitchen,…
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Barranquilla
This Italian place gets it all right, with an interesting and varied menu (focused on its specialty, bruschetta) and daily changing specials. It's a cozy…
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Santa Marta
Aiming to be a little more romantic than the other full-to-the-brim restaurants off Parque de los Novios, El Bistró has attentive service, tinkling piano…
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Minca
Serving up delicious Italian dishes with a distinct Colombian influence, this friendly places twinkles with fairy lights after dark and seats guests on a…
