Candé
Walled city
Traditional dishes with live music and dance shows. Good for groups.
Map ↗For the welcome or rehearsal dinner
Mid-range and special restaurants, with the most group-friendly first.
Celele
Getsemaní
Explores Colombia's Caribbean ingredients. Among Latin America's best.
Map ↗Carmen
Walled city
Tasting menus in a colonial house.
Map ↗Alma
Casa San Agustín
Elegant dining in a beautiful hotel.
Map ↗La Cevichería
San Diego
Famous ceviche. Expect a line.
Map ↗El Boliche Cebichería
Walled city
Tiny and creative.
Map ↗Juan del Mar
San Diego
Plaza tables and wood-fired pizza next door.
Map ↗Restaurante Interno
San Diego women's prison
Run by inmates as a rehabilitation program.
Map ↗Café del Mar
City walls
Sunset cocktails on top of the walls.
Map ↗Booking a group dinner in Cartagena
- Book group tables in the walled city early during high season, from December to March.
- Dinner usually from 7:30 to 10 pm.
- Tipping: A 10% service charge is often suggested on the bill. You can accept or decline it.
- Book two to three months ahead for groups over 20, especially in high season (December to April).
- Ask about deposits, minimum spend and the cancellation policy in writing.
- Plan transport back to the hotels. It is hot and humid year-round. Plan a midday break.
For a splurge night
- Celele Getsemaní
Explores Colombia's Caribbean ingredients. Among Latin America's best. - Carmen Walled city
Tasting menus in a colonial house. - Alma Casa San Agustín
Elegant dining in a beautiful hotel.
Or make the welcome night an activity
- Chiva party bus night tour. A painted open bus with music and rum. Pure fun for a wedding group.
- Sunset sail around the bay. See the walled city glow from the water.
- Salsa dance class. Learn the basics, then try them out in a salsa bar.
Questions
Where should we hold a welcome dinner in Cartagena?
Good options from our list include Candé (Walled city), Celele (Getsemaní), Carmen (Walled city). Book early for groups.
What time is dinner in Cartagena?
Dinner usually from 7:30 to 10 pm.
Do we need to tip at a group dinner in Cartagena?
A 10% service charge is often suggested on the bill. You can accept or decline it.
More: things for guests to do in Cartagena · Cartagena wedding weekend itinerary · wedding weekend events guide
Put your welcome dinner on your guest page
Create a free page with your weekend plan, restaurants and tours, and share it with every guest.
Create your guest pageWelcome dinner restaurants in other destinations
Algarve Amalfi Coast Asheville Bali Barcelona Cabo Charleston Dubrovnik Lake Como Lake Tahoe Lisbon Mallorca Marrakech Maui Mykonos Napa Valley New Orleans Paris Provence Puerto Vallarta Puglia Rome Santorini Savannah Sedona Seville Sicily Tulum Tuscany