When it comes to food, Santa Marta has a lot to offer. In this article, we'll share with you the top 5 street foods of Santa Marta that you must try. With these mouthwatering dishes, you'll not only delight your palate, but also learn to eat like a local. So, join us on this exploration of the flavors of Santa Marta!
Ceviche is a popular street food among the people of Santa Marta. It's a fresh combination of sea flavors, spices, and citrus, served in a single glass. Try the local specialty, the shrimp cocktail, which is brought from the Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta.
Delight yourself with shrimp ceviches and accompany them with a refreshing lemonade.
In the streets of the Historic Center of Santa Marta, you'll find food stands where they grill the popular arepas.
Arepas are made from corn with cheese inside, grilled over charcoal in bijao leaves, and can be accompanied by chorizo sausage. Try the corn water, a natural drink that complements the taste of arepas perfectly.
Hot dogs first arrived in Santa Marta in 1980 and have become popular street food. They're a great alternative if you're looking for something delicious and quick to eat. Hot dog toppings in Santa Marta are commonly made of onion, fosforito fries, cheese, ketchup and some sauces, according to your liking.
Bollos are a traditional food of Santa Marta with a taste of the Caribbean coast. Made of corn dough, they can be stuffed with chicken, wrapped in corn husks, and steamed.
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Bollos are food of indigenous origin and pack a lot of flavor in every bite. Definitely a culinary and cultural experience that you must try on your visit to Santa Marta. The traditional ‘bollo’ is made using only corn dough but you can also taste the chicken-filled ones and/or accompany them with delicious cheese of the region (queso costeño).
Salchipapa (Made from the words ‘salchicha’ and ‘papa’, sausage and potato, the main ingredients of this dish) is one of the most popular street food in the region, and Santa Marta is not the exception to this rule. It is interesting to note that many travelers leave the city without even noticing this dish is out there, waiting to be discovered by them.
‘Salchipapas’ could be insane, they have so many flavors due to the variety of ingredients you find in one dish: french fries, fosforito fries, ranchera sausage, butifarra sausage, grilled sausage, chicken sausage, corn kernels, lettuce, queso costeño (regional cheese), chicken breast, and additional sauces. Would you dare to give it a try?
In Visit Santa Marta we have carefully selected the places where you can taste each dish we have recommended above, and even more. Be ready to be surprised by an original cocktail based on coffee cultivated in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta.
So, what are you waiting for to join us in this new experience of flavors? Follow this link to book the local Street food tour in Santa Marta.
Take the tour once you arrive in Santa Marta, so you can return to your favorite street food stalls in the following days!
Eat something light a couple of hours before the tour. Ideally you should come hungry because there are several stops where you will taste different flavors, come ready to eat!
Wear light and comfortable clothes, the tour can be done on foot or by transport (itinerary varies according to you choice). Take into account which one you want to do.