Barranquilla Restaurants
Barranquilla is a carnival city, joyful, celebratory, so the essential activity as a tourist is to try all the gastronomic offerings of this sector of the coast, as its joyfulness reaches its kitchens. Here are the best restaurants in Barranquilla.
Mailia
Signature cuisine restaurant. With an avant-garde atmosphere, its creators strived to execute a cuisine that focuses on art, on how a dish can go beyond a simple meal. For them, the flavors and decoration of the dishes, along with the restaurant, make this space a refuge to regain energy and return to the hectic daily life. Among the dishes that reflect this artistic combination of flavors and decorations are the chuletón a la Tata, the octopus a la malageña and the Mediterranean breast. One of the best restaurants in Barranquilla.
El Celler
Gourmet dishes. Their cuisine is characterized by preparing delicate textures, with subtle flavors, even though their food is Mediterranean. It sounds complex, knowing that their specialty is seafood and fish, but Celler succeeds, because they use innovative cooking techniques, but respect the traditional bases of this type of cuisine. If you want to check it out, you can order the stone-grilled beef cutlet or the wood-fired suckling pig.
Miura Steakhouse
As its name indicates, its specialty is juicy cuts of meat. Cuts matured with the best techniques, from Argentinean, European to North American. But yes, their meats are served in New York style dishes, a good hamburger, a porterhouse steak, among others. As for its ambiance, it is an elegant dining room with a marble bar and warm lighting that provides an intimate atmosphere.
Varadero
As a good coastal restaurant, its specialty is seafood, but this time it is the Cuban atmosphere that fills the entire restaurant. So in this place the Cuban son animates every meal, especially ropa vieja and a cuba libre, those iconic flavors of Cuba. But what would a Cuban restaurant be if you couldn’t taste a good Havana cigar. If you really want to get to know it, order a Habana imperial, a grilled grouper or, of course, ropa vieja. One of the best restaurants in Barranquilla.
Pizzeria the Meeting Point
A place much sought after by residents and tourists for its picturesque location, its colonial architecture and its Italian pizza flavor, the original. All natural ingredients, stone oven and crispy dough. Its best recommendation is to accompany a traditional pizza with a good craft beer.
Kitchen 33
Rustic atmosphere. Representative flavors of the Colombian Caribbean, especially of the city of Barranquilla. They define themselves as a cuisine of elegance and glamour and traditional dishes of the sandy beach. It is a beautiful place that offers and combines the most exotic flavors of the Caribbean. To really get to know it, you should order ceviche sinuano, chicken in corozo and agraz reduction, shrimp and bean rice and enyucado dessert with vanilla ice cream.
Bistro 51
It focuses on delighting not only the palate, but all the senses thanks to its high quality food and ambiance. They want to seduce their diners, to satisfy them completely. One of the most recommended dishes are the Mushroom Risotto, chocolate volcano Nutella. Two of its charms are the appetizers since in appearance they are small or few, but in reality they are satisfying and sufficient, and its healthy food options. With excellent service. One of the best restaurants in Barranquilla.
Arabian Gourmet
A multifaceted restaurant, not only for its Arabic specialty: Palestinian-Lebanese, but also because it offers grills with all meats. Its decoration and ambience lives up to its name, with Moorish influence, Arabic style and Middle Eastern flavors. Among its recommended dishes is the Kirish, eggplant stuffed with rice, spices, nuts and more, and its Arabian salad. Among the cocktails, the Arak is recommended. The best: personalized attention from the owners.
La Cueva Barranquilla
Caribeño de sepa. One of the most famous local references to enjoy the legitimate Caribbean flavors. As Caribbean as Gabriel García Márquez’s friends who still visit this place. But the best is its multicultural cuisine: Caribbean, Italian and Oriental. It specializes in cocktails and liqueurs with Caribbean citrus flavors. Another of its charms is the music, Cuban son and jazz rhythm that makes it a delicious place to dine.
Sarab Barranquilla
A space of good taste. As its name Sarab (“mirage”) indicates, it offers charming food, a wide menu, an enchanting space and an atmosphere that seduces you to repeat dishes and come back often. Its recommended dishes are almond rice, tabbouleh, Kafka, quibbe, chickpea cream with thaine and Arabian salad.
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Steakhouse chez ernest
One of the oldest restaurants in Barranquilla. Its founder has a great experience in the hotel gastronomic sector, enough to inaugurate a restaurant with an excellent reputation in the city. It is characterized by its excellent selection of meats, from the best herds in the country. His recommended dishes are the Pepper Stear Maison. However, the poultry, fish and seafood are excellent since they have the best selections according to the season. Their French influence for their desserts is very noticeable. And as in any traditional restaurant, you can not miss an exquisite caba.
Noa Sushi & Robata
Possibly one of the most recognized Japanese restaurants in Barranquilla. But the best thing about this restaurant is that it does not stick only to Japanese food, but offers flavors and styles from all over the East and West, with contemporary flavors because it is categorized as a cosmopolitan space.
