Due its cultural diversity, Santa Marta has a wide gastronomic offer where African and Spanish heritages prevail, but you can also experience hints of Lebanese and Chinese flavors because of migrations. Fine dining restaurants have also followed international trends of developing new flavors by looking deep into one’s roots, so local ingredients from the Sierra Nevada have been making their way into local dishes. But the most common food you will taste on your visit are snacks that can be found in most restaurants and street corners like empanadas, cayeye and arepa de huevo and the always present coconut rice dish, fried fish and patacones.