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Overall Total Score
4.4 out of 5
Impressive | 154 reviews

What L B doesn't like about Restaurante La Cantaleta 2010:
Cantaleta I and II, a rustic restaurant chain in Medellin and El Retiro, both specialize in typical Paisa grilled meat plates adored as staple meals by Colombians in Antioquia. Also some steaks are offered, which typically are of excellent quality, served with salad, fries/purée, arepas or bread. The Paisa plate consists of grilled chicken, pork or beef with a perfunctory salad with thin dressing, rice and beans. Som... View all feedback. What TriLife likes about Restaurante La Cantaleta 2010:
The place is an experience. Like many of Colombia's great eateries, la Cantaleta is a roadside restaurant, which also sells stuff. They have a grocery store, a fruit and vegetables stand and the restaurant. Lots of bikers carb loading on a Sunday lunch time. Parking can be tricky and occasionally you'll wait a couple of minutes to get a table. You mist, of course order chiccarron. They are the meaty kind, not the typ... View all feedback.

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4.6 ★ from 10 reviews
Matteo
18.01.2018 - 12:32

You can buy Chicharrón almost anywhere in Antioquia... but it will never be like the one you buy at La Cantaleta. Well known for its typical food, La Cantaleta...

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Uzodimma
18.01.2018 - 12:32

I highly recommend you "el chicharrón" with a "media of guaro" the best you can get of this place! (Chicharrón is fried pork skin and guaro is the local alcohol...

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Inmaculada
18.01.2018 - 12:32

It doesn't get more authentic than this. This is the real paisa food and great prices. Another restaurant Queareparaenamorarte has the same food for 3 times the...

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Titilayo
18.01.2018 - 12:32

Great restaurant located in Retiro, every time I go this place is always packed. My in laws recommended the beans when we went so I ordered them and they were d...

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Марија
18.01.2018 - 12:32

Has to be the best place in El Retiro for Chicharones. We stop here frequently for a snake and drink. The restaurant also includes a butcher, vegetable store an...

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Tripadvisor
4.5 ★ from 144 reviews
Heinrich
31.07.2023 - 19:09

First off, the food is very typical Colombian food. You will find various cuts of meat, chicharrón is extremely popular) beef, pork, chicken, as well as beans,...

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Amanda
31.07.2023 - 19:09

This is a great place the try local chicharrón. Is not a fancy place but for sure it is a greatttt place to taste local typical food. Definitively we will come...

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TurismoMedellin
31.07.2023 - 19:09

Great restaurant located in Retiro, every time I go this place is always packed. My in laws recommended the beans when we went so I ordered them and they were d...

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dwkfoster
31.07.2023 - 19:09

I always try to stop here when in the area. The chicharron and empanadas are just great. In additional they sell freash local farm produce, so this is the place...

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TriLife
31.07.2023 - 19:09

The place is an experience. Like many of Colombia's great eateries, la Cantaleta is a roadside restaurant, which also sells stuff. They have a grocery store, a...

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