The best restaurants Santa Marta

A neat place, with vegetal wall, fountain, sofas... A calm and bohemian atmosphere, very relaxing, to please your palate and your soul. This café-restaurant offers first of all a good coffee from the owners' organic finca, but also tea, beers, juices and fresh international cuisine (Thai, Middle Eastern, Colombian), with well-presented dishes, mostly gluten-free, vegan and vegetarian. It's trendy and therefore a bit expensive, but the quality is there and the setting offers a pleasant break from the hustle and bustle of the city.

The hotels will probably recommend this restaurant, for those who like fish and seafood, even if it is not an incredible cuisine compared to more popular establishments. The setting, however, is very pleasant, with a terrace overlooking the Parque de los Novios, but a little away from the crowd and noise of Carrera 3. Jesús "Chucho" Trujillo started out selling shrimp on the street. Today he owns several restaurants in the country, in Santa Marta, Barranquilla and Bogotá.

Mike McMurdo, a Michelin-starred chef with his New York restaurant Anthos, first set up a Mexican restaurant before opening Ouzo in 2011, giving the city a great culinary showcase. The Scottish, Irish, Californian and Chinese blood that runs through Mike's veins transpires on the plate with a Mediterranean twist. Grilled octopus; fried calamari with mango; duck breast with grilled squash; beef filet with red wine and corozo sauce and papas criollas... Well installed in front of the park of Los Novios, in the shade of the trees, we are rather at ease!