Barranquilla Restaurants

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In the Caribbean coast of Colombia you find an abundance of tropical fruits. The diverse offer of fresh fruit is immense and many of them I have never tried or seen before. Fruit vendors are found on almost every corner of the city centre and El Prado. So when you are in Barranquilla don't forget to sample some of the most delicious tropical fruits, such as mango, papaya, maracujá, pineapple, banana, orange, melon and watermelon, and lesser known curuba, feijoa, granadilla, lulo, guanábana, tomate de árbol, mamoncillo, uchuva, guayaba, chirimoya...

Most of the street vendors around the city offer fruit salads and some of them freshly squeezed juices. Fruit salads are sometimes served with cheese (I prefer pure fruits) and fruit juices are often mixed with sugar, milk or water (I like them only with water, if necessary).

Favorite Dish: I had a fruit salad with mango, papaya, melon and watermelon upon my arrival to the city. Later I opted for a mango. It was a huge portion of freshly peeled and cut fruit. Pure delight!!!

You must visit the 'Santander del Prado' restaurant to enjoy excellent food and friendly customer service.

Typical Colombian dishes prepared fresh made it our favorite stop after a long day.

Expect to spend about US$50 for a meal for four.

Really quiet, great service.

Favorite Dish: Sobrebarriga and seafood.

Be sure to try the local food of the area. Besides the fast food you can get from the streets, there are many cheap 'restaurants' (well, not restaurants in the western sense, cause most of them are open air places with plastic tables and chairs) that offer excellent local cuisine.

Favorite Dish: You should definately try the arepas - corn bread, served with eggs (arepas de huevo - the no. 1 local food in the Caribbean region), meat, and a variety of other side dishes. Another typical dish is ajiaco - a soup, consisting of corn, meat, yucca and other ingredients. Also try the buttifarra - strange little saussages, which don't taste half as bad as they may look (well, they are more or less black). And you just cannot come to Colombia and not try one of the 200 varieties of bananas - they accompany most meals, fish as well as meat, and come in different forms (mashed bananas fried like pancakes, simply fried bananas in different forms etc.).

There is no need to fear the sanitary conditions that perhaps do not seem to be up to all your standards. The food is good, cheap and safe.

Favorite Dish: You just cannot go to the carribean coast and not try street-food. The colombian perro caliente (hot dog) is definately my favourite fast food. Also arepas de huevo, buttifarra, meat on the stick, and tons of other street food - it is a MUST. Also try the mango slices served with salt and lemon juice...