🇨🇴 Cartagena Restaurant Guide 🥑

*All prices for 2 people (in COP; ~1 USD = 3,800 COP)* 10% service fee automatically added everywhere. 🍤 La Mulata | 90k COP Ordered: Macacuya (passionfruit juice) Tamarindo (sour tamarind juice) Mixto ceviche (outstanding! tangy & zero fishiness) Camaron al ajillo (garlic shrimp) Free fish soup was so good I’d pay for it! Closed Sun eve/Mon – we missed our 2nd visit 😢 Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 🍤 San Sebastian | 190k COP Ordered: Calamares (basic squid) Cazuela de mariscos (seafood stew – winner!) Muelas de cangrejo (crab meat – delicious!) Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 🍤 La Picua | 200k COP (Hidden Gem!) Ordered: Parillada de langostas (grilled lobster – HUGE portion!) Seafood platter (fried fish/shrimp + ceviche) Moto de queso (taro-cheese soup – uniquely tasty!) Empty but charming, with a singing waiter 🎶 Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 🍤 Buen Vida Restaurant | 200k COP Ordered: Ceviche aji coco (coconut ceviche) Tartar de mar (seafood tartare) Cangrejo Buen Vida (crab rice – deboned crab paste = genius!) Rooftop views of the cathedral! Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 🌮 Street Food Gems Grilled sausage (3k COP) Empanadas (4k COP) Lemonade stalls (perfect for the heat!) 🍅 Must-Try Fruit: Tomate al Arbol A Colombian "tree tomato" – sweet-sour perfection! Eat with sugarcane or juiced. #FoodieTravel #CartagenaEats #ColombianCuisine