Bongo’s Parilla Bar
This is the place to go for steak! Bongo’s Parrilla Bar offers meat as their main ingredient in their dishes. Choose from a diverse selection of cuts offered. Take-out is available too, although we recommend you take your time and sit down to a nice long dinner.
Bongo’s Parrilla Bar
Calle Santo Domingo No. 33-16
Cartagena, Colombia
Ph. 664 2380
Árabe e Internacional
Cartagena has a great influence of Middle Eastern cultures, stemming from past settlements in the city, and Arabic food is one of its specialties. Authentic dishes are offered, even half portions if you desire, and entertainment is available Fridays and Saturdays, courtesy of some Arabic dancers.
The restaurant is equipped with 3 special rooms, and guests can choose indoor air-conditioned sitting or outdoor sitting (great for sky gazing). In operation for over 40 years, the owners take pride in one of the best spots to eat in the city and perhaps even in the country. Dishes include favorites like quibbe and Lomo al Faran (the restaurant’s meat specialty). Open every day of the week including holidays.
Árabe e Internacional
Cra. 3a No. 8-83, Bocagrande
Cartagena
Ph. (+57 5) 665 4365 – 665 3632
Club de Pesca
Established in 1956 and deemed the most important restaurant in Cartagena and one of the most renowned in that Caribbean region, Club de Pesca is a high end luxury culinary experience. It has served 36 world leaders including Pope John Paul II, King Juan Carlos of Spain, and many other notable personalities such as Colombian author Gabriel Garcia Marquez.
Located in one of Cartagena’s first fortresses (Barrio de Manga), the restaurant is able to house 80 cars in its parking lot and is the only restaurant able to receive guests via boats in its port. Enjoy the freshest shrimp, fish, ceviche, salads and other sea delicacies set to the backdrop of unique melodies of jazz and bossa nova. Open 7 days a week, reservations are highly recommended.
Club de Pesca
Manga, Avenida Miramar
Fuerte de San Sebastían del Pastelillo, Cartagena
Ph. 660 4594
El Corral
A homey and absolute favorite among locals and visitors, El Corral will soon become your favorite place for burgers, fries, and a milkshake. Give the traditional “El Corral” burger a try, 1/4 lb. of meaty goodness, decked out in cheese, onions, lettuce, and tomato.
If you want to try a different twist on the same old dish, chomp on the Italian, Mexican, Special, All-Terrain, and “Criolla” (Colombian slang for “traditional”, filled with extra creamy cheese, a fried egg, and grilled onions) burgers.
El Corral
Av. San Martín # 9 – 84
Bocagrande, Cartagena
www.elcorral.com
La Tinaja
La Tinaja restaurants gives a wide and delicious selection of “criollo” dishes, (traditional-style dishes), from Colombia for everyone to try. Sample from a variety of meals based on grains and legumes (beans, lentils, rice, corn), as well as the ever-present steaks, char grilled chicken fillets, plantains and refreshing fruit juices and desserts.
La Tinaja
Cr.10 Lt.46
La Matuna, Cartagena
Ph. (57) (5) 664 1019
Heading to the airport….to Cartagena with my gang. Having the best time