Finding the best restaurants in Cartagena takes time, but I’ve put together a list to help you get started.

Below is a list of what I consider to be the best restaurants in Cartagena.

I’ve eaten at all of them, and they all had great local cuisine, good wine and cocktails, and friendly service.

My thoughts on the best restaurants in Cartagena are below.

La Vitrola

La Casa de las Palmas

La Cocina de Soccoro

Andres Carne de Res is not just a restaruant in Bogota.

It’s an experience that cannot be missed by anyone visiting the city.

Even if you only have one day, Andres Carne de Res should be at the top of your list of things to do in Bogota.

Andres Carne de Res is a restaurant serving up some of the best steak in Bogota.

It’s also a huge labyrinthine space full of bars, dance floors, and big wooden tables.

The decor at Andres Carne de Res is as cluttered and kitschy as it gets, and even the menu comes in a big box with a jack-in-the-box-like handle that you wind in order to read it.

Food at Andres Carne de Res is mainly steak, but there are enough different options for meat and sides that you could spend weeks there without eating the same thing twice.

The wine list at Andres Carne de Res is long and the cocktails are strong, and everyone ends up dancing the night way after they’re done eating.

La Vitrola Restaurant in Cartagena
Address: Centro Cll 33 #2-01 Calle Baloco, Cartagena
Phone: 664 8243

La Vitrola restaruant is generally accepted as being the best restaurant in Cartagena and the wider coastal area.

The restaurant is packed nightly with locals and visitors alike.

La Vitrola restaurant is famous not only for its great Colombian food, but also its impressive live music.

La Vitrola restaurant gets booked up quickly.

Have your hotel call for reservations in advance so you won’t be disappointed when you get there.

Hotel Casa de las Palmas in Cartagena
Hotel Address: Getsemani, Calle de las Palmas No. 25-51, Cartagena, Colombia
Hotel Phone: 6643 630 – 6641 765
Restaurant Address: Calle de la Aguada No. 25-46
Restaurant Phone: 6601 628

Located in Cartagena’s up and coming Getsemani district, Hotel Casa de las Palmas is a quiet guesthouse on a residential street in Cartagena’s historic walled city.

Hotel Casa de Las Palmas, run by Martha Estrada, is a glorious throwback to old Cartagena.

The decor is out of 1950’s Havanna and has an intimate feel that makes the visitor feel like they are a million miles from home.

The restaurant at Hotel Casa de las Palmas, with indoor and outdoor seating, is a hidden gem.

It is one of the best restaurants in Cartagena but one that only the locals seem to know about.

The rice with chicken dish is suberb, and the prices are lower than most others in the city.

La Cocina de Soccoro restaurant in Cartagena is one of the city’s top restaurants.

Serving up great food for 25 years, the restaurant is thriving under the management of Gustavo Ortiz Rodriguez.

Located right across the street from the Centro de Convenciones, Cartagena’s Modern convention center, La Cocina de Soccoro serves up traditional Colombian cuisine and great drinks.

The rice dishes are particularly flavorful, especially the rice with chicken and the rice with prawns.

La Cocina de Soccoro has two floors and a bar area, and often plays American sports games on the television on the ground floor.