T is for… Taste Sensations in Cartagena

Your Foodie Expedition to Cartagena

Peru and Mexico might steal much of the spotlight when it comes to great food in South America, but Colombia’s coming up hard on their heels with a sophisticated selection of top-end restaurants and scintillating street food options.

It’s all thanks to an abundance of fantastic local ingredients combined with some adventurous chefs doing their bit to rescue some of the country’s culinary traditions.

Cartagena may not be Colombia’s cuisine capital (that title goes to Bogota with 5 of Latin America’s top 50 restaurants) it is, however, a Caribbean powerhouse when it comes to eating out.

With more restaurants per square foot than any other city in Colombia and a healthy selection of local street food vendors to choose from, Cartagena’s historic center, has to be one of the foodie highlights of any trip to South America.

We hope this guide has got your gastric juices flowing and you're ready for a tasty trip of a lifetime to Colombia's Caribbean gem, Cartagena. Don't miss out on Cartagena's culinary treats, contact one of our talented travel team to organise a trip of a lifetime for your tastebuds.

This is Cartagena takes pride in portfolio of authentic tours and experiences. Everything you see on here has been fully designed by us and created with you, the adventurous modern traveller, in mind.

Cartagena Street Food Tour

The locals love their food fried and dripping in spicy sauce. If you’re familiar with the frito, you’ll know it’s one of Cartagena’s signature street snacks – crispy, golden-fried pockets of corn flour typically filled with ground beef and other delicious ingredients and covered in sour cream, guacamole and hot sauce.

Other street food delights include freaky fruits you've probably never seen before, lip-smacking ceviches and fresh coconut water served as it should be.

Cartagena Ceviche Tour

This tasty tour allows you to sail through the best ceviche offering in Cartagena with a leisurely stroll through the historic center's fresh fish treats. Delight your taste buds and set yourself up with all the foodie insider info you need to make the most of your stay.

It's a great opener to a three- or four-day trip to Cartagena and not over-filling.

This tour focuses on some of the local faves, you'll have plenty of time to explore the city's top ceviche joints on your own including El Boliche, La Cocina de Pepina and La Perla.

Cartagena Cooking Class

Take a shortcut to cooking like a local and enlist in one of the many cooking class options available in the city.

Learn how to cook some Colombian culinary classics, with a deliciously comforting hecho en casa feel, in a 3-hour cooking class at one of the city’s top restaurants.

As well as making three delicious dishes from scratch, you’ll also pay homage to Colombia’s fabulous fruit culture by making a tropical fruit juice or mojito.

Colombian Rum & Chocolate Tasting

If something has made Cartagena one of the top cities to visit around the world, it is its wide range of gastronomic experiences that allow the fusion of local products with the finest techniques.

In Cartagena, one of the niches that have stood out in recent years is in the most famous city´s bars. Mixology or cocktails are increasingly making its way into the boastful culinary world.

Besides, as if that were not enough, in some bars such as the famous The Rum Box, you can have the pleasure of trying high-quality exportation rums made in Colombia with the delicious taste of local Chocolate that is world know as of fine scent. This combination surely will take your breath away!

Cartagena Cocktail Tour

The frantic increase in bars in recent years has made Cartagena an ideal destination for good drinks lovers.

With the bar market in full swing, despite the ravages caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, you can still find some of the top cocktail trends in Cartagena´s bars.

In this busy-nightlife city, you can try exquisites preparations made by top-notch mixologists. If you are a rookie or experienced cocktails lover, get ready your palate and take a tour in which you´ll feel like a master mixologist for a night while touring the best bars in Cartagena.