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Food & DrinkRestaurants in Santa Marta: The street menu that beats the chefs (fried fish stalls and arepas de huevo)
If you arrived in Santa Marta with your credit card ready for white-tablecloth restaurants, I have news for you: you're missing out on the best. Here, in May 20
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Food & DrinkGhost Restaurants in Santa Marta: Where Locals Dine (and How to Find the Best Fish Grills)
In Santa Marta, the best restaurants have no website, no sign, and certainly no Instagram post. They hide in house patios, on corners of working-class neighborh
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Food & DrinkUnmissable Breakfasts in Santa Marta: Where to Start the Day with Local Flavor
Santa Marta is not only enjoyed for its warm climate and natural beauty, but also for its rich local gastronomy. Starting the day with a good breakfast here can
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Food & DrinkRestaurants in Santa Marta: The Silent War Between International Cuisines and Local Tradition (Italians,
If you arrived in Santa Marta thinking you were only going to eat fried fish and rice with coconut, you are in for a surprise. In the last five years, the city
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Food & DrinkThe Route of Forgotten Pots: Family Restaurants in Santa Marta that Cook with Firewood and Inherited Secrets
In a city where tourism has pushed restaurants towards English menus and signature pokebowls, there is a group of women —and some men— who keep the firewood sto
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Food & DrinkRestaurants in Santa Marta with Open Kitchens: The Culinary Theater of the Historic Center
In recent years, Santa Marta has stopped being just a beach and rum destination to become a gastronomic hub that competes with the most sophisticated capitals i
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Food & DrinkRestaurants in Santa Marta: The Secret Route of Author Cuisines Not Found in Guides
If you arrive in Santa Marta and look for restaurants on Google Maps, you will always find the same ones: the ceviches on Calle 17, the rice with coconut at the
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Food & DrinkDinner with a Sea View: The 5 Restaurants in Santa Marta with the Best Quality-View-Price Ratio (and How to Avoid
Let's be honest: in Santa Marta, paying for a sea view can be the best investment of the night or the worst scam of your trip. We all know someone who fell for
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Food & DrinkRestaurants in Santa Marta for Pairing with Colombian Wine: The Wine Revolution on the Coast
If you think Colombian wine is limited to an imported bottle in a luxury supermarket, you are in for a surprise. In recent years, wine production in Colombia ha
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Food & DrinkPan de Bono on 7th Avenue: The Costeño Cheese Craze and the Hidden Challenge of Artisan Bakeries in Santa Marta
If you walk along 7th Avenue in Santa Marta between 6 and 9 in the morning, the smell of melted cheese will haunt you like a ghost. It's no coincidence. In less
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Food & DrinkThe Secrets of Wayuu Cuisine in Santa Marta: Restaurants and Stalls Honoring an Ancient Tradition
On the outskirts of Santa Marta, where the La Guajira desert meets the Caribbean Sea, a cuisine that has survived centuries of change was born: Wayuu cuisine. I
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Food & DrinkRestaurants in Santa Marta That Cook with Sierra Nevada Ingredients: The Farm-to-Table Connection
When you walk through the Mercado Público de Santa Marta, the first thing that catches your eye is the variety of colors. But if you look closely, there are pro
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