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Carmen

Welcome to the jungle: Carmen's Courtyard Patio.
Hidden behind a simple exterior, Carmen wraps around a tree-filled patio with fairy lights that transports diners to the middle of a magical jungle.
Husband and wife owners Rob Pevitts and Carmen Angel use traditional Colombian ingredients like yucca, plantain and seafood, but their cooking is influenced by Asian, French and Caribbean cuisines.
Both graduates of Le Cordon Bleu Culinary Academy in San Francisco, the team's skill shows in dishes such as yucca croquettes with a liquid foie gras, black truffle center, poached prawns with black bisque and creamy cilantro rice and crab cakes with plantain and wasabi mayo.
The drinks are also superbly crafted creations, including some of the best rum punch in the city. The presentation of the punch in ceramic glasses with attention to detail in the garnish adds the finishing touch.
Only got one night in Cartagena? Eat here.
Carmen, Calle 38 # 8-19, Calle del Santísimo, +57 5 664 5116
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