Gourmet Flavours

2026

Colombia

Cartagena

The city's best tables, markets and bars, chosen by the writers who live there.

Street food

  1. Eaten Standing Up: Cartagena's Street Food in the Caribbean HeatVivid street food crawl with market and plaza eats

Bars

  1. Drinking Above the Walls in Cartagena's Old TownComprehensive rooftop bar guide with practical details
  2. Cartagena After Dark: Where the Bazurto Spirit Still DancesNightlife and street food culture after dark detailed
  3. The Rosario Islands, Two Days Out From CartagenaDetailed itinerary for island beach clubs and stays
  4. The Rosario Islands: Cartagena's 48-Hour EscapeHonest two-day island escape with food and drink tips
  5. The Cartagena Evening the Cruise Crowds Never SeeExplores authentic bars away from cruise crowds at night
  6. Crossing to Tierra Bomba for a Slower Cartagena Beach DayBeach day with club choice, food and drink focus

Where to sleep in Cartagena: the Cartagena hotel directory

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