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Five chapters of kitchen and four of bar.

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The kitchen

Starters

3 dishes

  • Ceviche de Camarón Caribeño

    Shrimp in passion fruit leche de tigre with ají dulce and pickled onion, served with cilantro suero costeño and house-made plantain chips.

  • Ceviche de Pescado al Coco & Achiote

    Fresh white fish cured in local citrus and emulsified with coconut milk and achiote oil. Served with feathered onion, fresh cilantro and house-made plantain chips.

  • Pulpo Roll del Caribe

    Octopus tentacle seared on the grill and glazed in garlic and smoked paprika butter. Served on a brioche bun over a soft bed of black garlic mayonnaise and grilled pineapple pico de gallo, topped with crispy onion and cilantro microgreens. With rustic potatoes or yuca fries.

To Share

Made for the middle of the table

3 dishes

  • Fritos Caribeños

    A crisp, golden sampler of our culinary tradition: yuca carimañolas with queso costeño, mini egg arepas and mini chicken empanadas, served with cilantro suero costeño, Cartagena ají dulce and corozo jam.

  • Picada Marejada

    Our take on the traditional picada, loaded with treasures from the sea: crispy bites of fish, squid, octopus, prawns and shrimp, served with tostones, yuca fries, cilantro suero costeño, passion fruit chipotle mayo and black garlic aioli.

  • Trío de Sliders

    Three mini burgers on butter-seared brioche: a beef patty with grilled queso costeño and bacon-and-corozo jam; crispy chicken breast with smoked paprika honey, cheddar and citrus coleslaw; and a posta cartagenera patty with queso costeño and pickled red cabbage. With rustic potatoes or yuca fries.

Makis

3 dishes

  • Pulpo Ahumado & Ajo Negro Roll

    Octopus tentacle glazed in smoked paprika butter with Japanese cucumber, topped with grill-brushed white fish. Finished with dots of black garlic aioli, grilled pineapple pico de gallo, a crunchy fried-yuca crumble and red caviar.

  • Rib Eye Roll en Chimi-Achiote

    Grilled queso costeño, ripe plantain and creamy avocado, wrapped in thin slices of torch-seared aged rib eye. Finished with Caribbean ají dulce chimichurri, threads of corozo reduction and flaky salt.

  • Caribe Roll de Camarón al Corozo

    Crispy hand-battered panko shrimp with soft avocado mousse and mango slices, wrapped in light cream cheese. Finished with a spiral of sweet-and-sour corozo and Colombian rum reduction, whipped cilantro suero costeño, crispy garlic chips and fresh sprouts.

Mains

7 dishes

  • Róbalo a la Parrilla en Arroz Cremoso de Coco

    Fresh snook fillet seared with garlic and paprika butter. Served over a rich, creamy white coconut rice with green plantain tostones and a refreshing salad of mango, red onion and fresh cilantro.

  • Arroz Meloso de Mariscos

    Creamy titoté coconut rice with a generous mix of seafood sautéed in garlic. Topped with whipped suero costeño, cilantro sprouts and fried yuca chips.

  • Reference image: Pasta Fetuccini con Langostinos al Ajillo de Maracuyá

    Fettuccine al dente wrapped in a silky emulsion of clarified butter, roasted garlic, white wine and a gentle passion fruit reduction. Served with prawns sautéed over open flame, crispy garlic slices, aged parmesan and fresh cilantro sprouts.

  • Mariscada

    A burst of the sea, cooked over fire in a clay pot to seal in every juice. Prawns, shrimp, octopus, squid rings, mussels and lobster tail, with sweet corn on the cob and confit papa criolla.

  • Reference image: Rib Eye al Carbón en Mantequilla de Ajo

    Hand-cut rib eye (300 g), grilled and bathed straight off the fire in roasted garlic and herb butter. With Caribbean ají dulce chimichurri, rustic potato wedges with sea salt and wok vegetables.

  • New York Steak en Reducción de Corozo y Ron

    A juicy New York cut (300 g), seared over high heat to keep its natural juices, finished with a light sweet-and-sour reduction of local corozo and Colombian rum. Served with creamy yuca and suero costeño purée and grilled blanched asparagus.

  • Pollo Jerk a la Parrilla

    Juicy grilled chicken marinated in Caribbean spices, fresh thyme and allspice. Served over a silky purée of ripe plantain and coconut cream, with wok vegetables.

Desserts

3 dishes

  • Pie de Limón Mantecón & Maracuyá

    Our take on the classic citrus pie: a soft passion fruit and mandarin lime cream over a crisp coconut-and-butter cookie base. Topped with Italian meringue torched to order and a touch of lime zest.

  • Piña al Carbón, Ron & Coco

    Ripe pineapple slices caramelized over open flame with spiced panela and flambéed with aged Colombian rum. Served warm with a scoop of house-made coconut ice cream, crunchy almond crumble and fresh mint leaves.

  • Coco Brûlée

    A soft, silky cream infused with house-made coconut milk and Chocó vanilla, under a thin, crackling layer of sugar caramelized over open flame. Served with fine flakes of toasted coconut and fresh fruit.

The bar

Cocktails

From the garden shaker

19 options

  • Piña Colada$34.900

    Sweet and tropical: rum, coconut cream and pineapple, blended silky smooth.

  • Paloma$34.900

    Fresh and citrusy: tequila, lime and grapefruit soda.

  • Aperol Spritz$42.900

    Bitter and bubbly: Aperol, prosecco, soda and orange.

  • Aperol Moët Spritz$120.000

    The gala spritz: Aperol and soda with Moët & Chandon champagne instead of prosecco.

  • Margarita$34.900

    Citrusy and salty: tequila, triple sec and lime, in a salt-rimmed glass.

  • Mango Margarita$38.900

    The margarita with mango pulp: sweeter, just as citrusy.

  • Gin Tonic$50.000

    Dry and botanical: gin, tonic water and plenty of ice.

  • Gin Hendrick’s Tonic$109.900

    Floral and fresh: Hendrick’s gin, cucumber and tonic water.

  • Passion Fruit Caipirinha$42.000

    Tart and tropical: cachaça, passion fruit, lime and muddled sugar.

  • Caipipaisa$42.000

    The caipirinha, paisa style: aguardiente instead of cachaça, with lime and muddled sugar.

  • Mojito$34.000

    Fresh and herbal: rum, mint, lime, sugar and soda.

  • Lulo Mojito$36.900

    The mojito with lulo pulp: more tart, with the same hit of mint.

  • Sangría by the Glass$28.000

    Red wine with macerated fruit and ice, served by the glass.

  • Sangría Pitcher$98.000

    The same sangría by the pitcher, to share at the table.

  • Moscow Mule$45.000

    Dry and spicy: vodka, lime and ginger beer over ice.

  • Spicy Mule$40.000

    Refreshing and citrusy: Smirnoff vodka, spicy tamarind, lime, mint and ginger beer.

  • Buchanitas$40.000

    Refreshing and lightly smoky: Buchanan’s 12 whisky, mint, lime and tonic water.

  • Paloma Don Julio$45.000

    Fresh, citrusy and spiced: Don Julio blanco tequila, lime, agave syrup, Tajín and grapefruit soda.

  • Primavera Don Julio$45.000

    Fruity and spiced: Don Julio blanco tequila, lime, strawberries, frizzantino and Tajín.

Spirits & Wine

29 options

Tequila

ShotBottle
  • 1800 Reserva AñejoShot$55.000Bottle$500.000

    Oak-aged añejo: vanilla, caramel and a warm finish.

  • 1800 SilverShot$50.000Bottle$400.000

    Clear and direct, pure agave: herbal, citrusy and with an edge.

  • Don Julio 70Shot$60.000Bottle$750.000

    Crystal-clear añejo: the aging of an añejo with the clarity of a blanco.

  • Don Julio 1942Shot$190.000Bottle$2.000.000

    Long-aged añejo: caramel, vanilla and sweet agave.

  • Clase AzulShot$199.900Bottle$2.500.000

    A smooth reposado in its hand-painted ceramic decanter, a piece in itself.

Whiskey

ShotBottle
  • Jack Daniel’s HoneyShot$45.000Bottle$320.000

    Tennessee whiskey with honey liqueur: sweet, round and easy to drink.

  • Jack Daniel’s No. 7Shot$46.000Bottle$325.000

    Tennessee whiskey filtered through maple charcoal: vanilla, oak and caramel.

  • Double Black LabelShot$30.000Bottle$450.000

    The Black Label with more peat: smoke, ash and dark fruit.

  • Buchanan’s 12Shot$35.000Bottle$450.000

    Blended Scotch, twelve years old: honey, fruit and a background of smoke.

  • Macallan 12Shot$115.000Bottle$930.000

    Matured in sherry casks: raisins, vanilla and sweet wood.

  • Chivas Regal 18Shot$120.000Bottle$900.000

    Eighteen years of blending: dark chocolate, candied orange and smoke.

  • JW Blue LabelShot$240.000Bottle$2.300.000

    Johnnie Walker’s rare blend: silky, with smoke and honey.

Wine

GlassBottle
  • Torre MugaGlass$215.000Bottle$1.800.000

    Bodegas Muga’s great red from Rioja: powerful, with oak and black fruit.

  • Finca ResalsoGlass$45.000Bottle$340.000

    A young Ribera del Duero by Emilio Moro: red fruit and easy drinking.

  • MastroJanni RossoGlass$55.000Bottle$480.000

    Sangiovese Rosso di Montalcino: cherry, dried herbs and bright acidity.

  • 1865Glass$64.000Bottle$380.000

    Chilean red from Viña San Pedro, from selected vineyards: body and oak.

  • Milla CalaGlass$185.000Bottle$790.000

    A Chilean blend from Viña VIK in Millahue: cabernet with a year and a half in French oak.

  • Santa Helena ReservaGlass$30.000Bottle$190.000

    An easygoing Chilean reserva, made for the long table.

  • Finca Las Moras MalbecGlass$30.000Bottle$150.000

    Malbec from San Juan, Argentina: plum, violets and gentle tannins.

  • Finca Las Moras RoséGlass$30.000Bottle$150.000

    Argentine rosé, dry and fresh: strawberry, citrus and a clean finish.

  • Finca Las Moras C. S.Glass$30.000Bottle$150.000

    Argentine cabernet sauvignon: blackcurrant, green pepper and firm structure.

  • Ramón Bilbao VerdejoGlass$45.000Bottle$195.000

    Verdejo from Rueda: fresh grass, citrus and a cleansing bitter finish.

  • Pazo de San MauroGlass$80.000Bottle$305.000

    Albariño from Rías Baixas: green apple, white flowers and a saline edge.

  • Mar de Frades AlbariñoGlass$80.000Bottle$398.000

    Albariño from Rías Baixas: citrusy, saline and sharp, like the sea it is named for.

  • Leyda Reserva Sauvignon BlancGlass$60.000Bottle$350.000

    Sauvignon blanc from the Leyda Valley, by the Pacific: citrusy, herbal and zesty.

Sparkling

GlassBottle
  • JP Chenet RoséBottle$280.000

    French sparkling rosé: strawberry, generous bubbles and a light sip.

  • Moët Chandon BrutGlass$145.000Bottle$1.100.000

    Fine-bubbled champagne: apple, brioche and a dry finish.

  • Dom Pérignon BrutBottle$2.700.000

    Vintage champagne, made only in the best years: complex, mineral and long.

Digestifs

ShotBottle
  • JägermeisterShot$30.000Bottle$290.000

    A German liqueur of fifty-six herbs, served ice-cold: bitter, sweet and aniseed.

Beer & Hookah

5 options

Beer

  • Stella$18.000

    Belgian lager, golden and dry, with a clean bitterness.

  • Corona$18.000

    A light, pale Mexican lager, with its slice of lime.

  • Águila$18.000

    The coast’s lager, smooth and ice-cold: the beer of the Colombian Caribbean.

  • Club Colombia$18.000

    Golden Colombian lager, with round malt and a smooth finish.

  • Hookah$180.000

    For the long table: charcoal, aromatic smoke and unhurried conversation.

Soft Drinks

Alcohol-free

11 options

  • Sparkling Water$9.000

    Cold bubbles, to pair with the meal or cleanse the palate between dishes.

  • Still Water$9.000

    Natural water, well chilled.

  • Gatorade$10.000

    Cold and full of electrolytes, for tropical thirst.

  • Hatsu Iced Tea$12.900

    Bottled iced tea, light and aromatic.

  • Hatsu Soda$9.000

    Bottled soda, bubbly and floral.

  • Red Bull$20.000

    The can that stretches the night.

  • Red Bull Sugar-Free$20.000

    The same can, without the sugar.

  • Coca-Cola$9.000

    Classic, ice-cold and just right.

  • Coca-Cola Zero$9.000

    All the Coca-Cola, no sugar.

  • Manzana$9.000

    Colombian apple soda, sweet and very local.

  • Colombiana$9.000

    The golden kola Colombians grow up with: sweet, foamy and full of memory.

El Jardín del Gato · Cartagena de Indias

Prices in Colombian pesos (COP)

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El Jardín del Gato — restaurant · bar

Address

Calle 11 # 1 –⁠ 150, Local 101
Bocagrande, Cartagena

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Hours

6:00 p.m. – 1:00 a.m.

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