Location: Barranquilla
Top Restaurants in Barranquilla
Top Things to do in Barranquilla
Where to Eat in Barranquilla: The Best Restaurants and Bars
Vibrant Barranquilla is the epicenter of Carnival,a four-day festival of food, music, dance and beautiful party people. For the other 361 days of the year, the fourth-largest city in Colombia offers plenty of opportunities to pursue a balance of epic nightlife and historic sightseeing. The churches alone are their own festivals of architecture, and the impressive Museum of the Caribbean is a great source of political, cultural and social context.
Things to do in Barranquilla
1. Bar Restaurante La Cueva
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 278 reviews
Reviewed By Osdanuwati - Las Vegas, Nevada
Place is so quirky and different, I loved it. Live music, family atmosphere and nice food with good service. I would recommend going when there is live music as it enhances everything. Bar is pretty happening spot to hang with the locals who are worth meeting.
2. Varadero Pescados & Mariscos
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 1 reviews
We are a flavor story that you have to live.
Reviewed By dutchblonde - dc
Everything we got was delicious. Lots of beautiful photos on the walls. Lots of expats. Didn’t care for the singing, too loud. Started around 9 pm. We had fish and ceviche and a pork knuckle. I really had trouble with the menu in Spanish. I...MoreHello! Thank you for sharing your valuable opinion with us and allowing us to enjoy a wonderful Varadero experience with you.
3. Mailia
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 390 reviews
Mailia is a modern restaurant with a different and own culinary concept. Mailia is cuisine with signature dishes designed for its customers. Some of them define it as artistic taste excellent food. Artworks displayed on the walls and small wall where everyone can write are part of its decoration. Mailia which is the fusion of Maria Emilia the name of mother and daughter Maria Emilia Fadul Jattin and Maria Emilia Losada Fadul creators of this dream offers creative exclusive alternative and the exquisite flavor of your meals which together with the paintings and music complement a difficult environment to forget. Mailia is not just a place to eat good food if not an oasis a psychological refuge a place to rest mentally understood with friends replenish energies and return to the world of competition strengthened and renewed.
Reviewed By Ian J
We had an absolutely beautiful meal at this restaurant. Despite being in a big group we were served in good time and the food was fantastic. Grilled octopus starter was so tender and I followed this with a special steak which was tender and full of flavour. Everyone had something different and we all came away pleased that we had found this oasis in Barranquilla. If I ever return to this city I will visit this restaurant.
4. Steak House Chez Ernest
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 142 reviews
Reviewed By Marco122 - Barranquilla, Colombia
This is the best restaurant in Barranquilla, in a very typical neighborhood. Although its very expensive its worth every penny.
Their steak is excellent, their fries, fiambre and fish of the day always good.
Desserts are top notch creme brulee.
Be prepared to pay big bucks here but end up very satisfied, trust me you'll be back.
They open mon-fri lunch only, and just now they started opening sat night.
5. Arabe Gourmet
Overall Ratings
4 based on 310 reviews
Reviewed By Hugo S
Saying this is the best middle eastern restaurant in town is something, as Barranquilla has many restaurants and tradition due to a large migration, which has become intrinsic part of its culture.
I specially love here the special tahine, the fish with tahine and thr marmaon, but it is a very solid menu.
Personnel is attentive and is very well located, with parking in front of the restaurant.
6. Salvator's Pizza
Overall Ratings
4 based on 481 reviews
Reviewed By WilliamTravelstyle - Dallas, Texas
You name it and I've had it there. The pizza. The lasagna period and my favorite the salad El Mar about 45 shrimp Calamar and octopus are the main dish covered by some of the freshest most beautiful vegetables. This salad is sure to make you turn your head right back to the restaurant again.
7. El Celler
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 313 reviews
Reviewed By mikeswe - Armenia, Colombia
Not impressed! As frequent "Cocina 33" visitors and fine dining customers in Barranquilla, we decided to try "El Celler" which also is there as the top ranked fine dining restaurants (on tripadvisor) in Barranquilla.
Below are my observations:
Staff/Service
Staff was very attentative and nice when we were ordering, and do raise my grade of the restaurant from complete disaster. This definitely feels more like a "I have to do this" attitude than in example Cocina 33, where staff is more kind by nature.
One exception was the "connoisseur" who had a very bad attitude and, seemed very uninterested in her work.
Food
We ordered the "Gambas al ajillo" as an appetizer, which were just ok. Reminded me of the spanish "gambas pil-pil" but without the red peppers (cooked in olive oil and garlic).
Then.. the sad part... The main courses..
My solomillo which was supposed to be medium, came out practically raw, with so much salt that i got stuck in a grinning look taking the first bite. The blue cheese sauce with caramelled onions, tasted salt, salt and salt..
I had to tell the waiter who immediately excused himself, went to the kitchen. The (new?) solomillo came out after exactly 7 minutes, and was not salty, but did not really have a good taste to it and lot of fat, very chewy and still practically raw (not medium).... the bluecheese sauce still was very salty..
Now when a good fine dining restaurant has made a first mistake, they often ask you "how was the food?" or "did this taste better" in order to improve themselves. There were absolutey no questions asked and the waiter instead seemed to ignore us. I satisfied my hunger with some bites of the meat but left a huge chunk of it as uneatable.
My girlfriend ordered the pasta with shrimps and mussels. The pasta was ok, but was very plain. Practically something we could have gotten from the street restaurant near to our home.
When ordering the bill in the name of my company, it took 20+ minutes until the waiter came back, saying there was a computer glitch and that they could not print a receipt, but would send me an e-mail next day with bill attached. Until this day (6 days later i did not see one).
I am surprised about the good reviews of the restaurant. In this price range I would choose any other fine dining restaurant in Barranquilla, ANY DAY of the week over this one.. An extremely weak experience of supposedly "one of the best" in Barranquilla. I am not likely to recommend to friends/colleagues nor return myself..
8. Restaurante Pepe Anca
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 190 reviews
Pepe Anca is considered the best steakhouse and grill in town. it offers to its customers a varied gastronomic choice , accompanied by excellent service and a friendly atmosphere.by visiting PEPE ANCA RESTAURANT you will enjoy an amazing experience, enjoy the best cut of meat in his right doneness and served with an excellent wine.
Reviewed By Andrew R - Valledupar, Colombia
It's hard to find people in Colombia who understand the importance of maturing meat. Cattle are usually grass fed here on beautiful pastures so the meat should be exceptional, but it's often disappointing. In Pepe Anca, they do their own maturing and you can tell. I made the mistake of ordering a dish with a cheese sauce - nothing wrong with the sauce but it detracts from the quality of the steak itself. This is a traditional sort of a place with service staff that have a lifetime of experience between them. Well worth a visit.
9. Cocina33
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 260 reviews
Reviewed By AnitaNewportBch - Orange County, California
We wanted to experience at least one authentic Colombian meal during our short visit to Barranquilla, and the reviews for Cucina 33 drew us. The restaurant did not disappoint although the menu was entirely in Spanish and no staff spoke English well, but we still managed and had a delicious meal. The dining room is quite romantic but dim, so our phone flashlights were needed especially since our server strangely took away the candle on the table. We enjoyed the meal and observing the Beautiful People of the city dining in this luxe restaurant.
10. Da Nico Lela
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 157 reviews
Reviewed By Pertuz - Barranquilla, Colombia
I'm glad that the family that runs Da Nico Lela have gone back to their roots. This new restaurant brings very good italian fare at very reasonable prices. The servers were very accomodating, We walked in with a party of 16 for lunch on a wednesday with no trouble. The service was adequate and our server John was very nice and patient.
The food... The food was wonderful. Nothing like home made pasta from scratch created with excellent ingredients. I stole tastes from several plates, the funghi risotto was to die for. I tried a pasta combination with two different sauces, both of which were rich and tasty. The wood oven pizza was very good too, the crust was thin and tasty and the toppings, top notch.
For dessert we shared a couple of plates, the crostata was good, the tiramisu was delicious (with a hint of irish cream) and the chocolate something-or-other was decadent.
I will definitely go back there to taste some more.
