Private Chef in Cartagena
One of our 130 private chefs cooks in the rental where you're already staying. You choose the menu and the chef; we agree the conditions and the total price in writing, we handle the payment, and we coordinate the details with the chef before the date.
How much does a private chef cost in Cartagena?
For 6 people in Cartagena, a private chef costs less than dinner out.
AVERAGE PRICE · 6 GUESTS
288 USD
48 USD per guesteverything included
What's included
- Chef comes to you
- All ingredients sourced and bought
- Full meal cooked in your kitchen
- Spotless kitchen afterwards
HERE'S THE REAL BREAKDOWN
- 2 guests61USD / guest = 122 USD total
- 4 guests48USD / guest = 192 USD total
- 6 guests48USD / guest = 288 USD total
- 8 guests38USD / guest = 304 USD total
- 10 guests38USD / guest = 380 USD total
- 13+ guests36USD / guest = 468 USD total
How it works
Personalize your request
Tell us what you’d like to eat, how many guests, and where you’re staying in Cartagena.
Receive menu proposals
Local chefs send you proposals based on your preferences and occasion.
Get chatty with your chefs
Message them directly to adjust the menu or ask questions.
Book your experience
Choose your chef and confirm securely through the platform.
Enjoy!
Your chef shops, cooks, serves, and cleans up — all in your kitchen.
Find your chef
Customize your request and start talking with your chefs.
130 Private Chefs in Cartagena
Get to know more about our top rated Private Chefs in Cartagena
More than 11,300 guests have already enjoyed the experience
4.02 Chef
The guests in Cartagena have scored the experience with their Private Chef with a 4.02.
4.46 Food quality
The quality of the menus cooked by our Private Chefs in Cartagena received an average score of 4.46.
4.52 Presentation
Not only taste counts! The presentation of our private chefs' dishes has received a 4.52 average score.
4.56 Cleaningness
The cleanup of the kitchen and dining area in Cartagena has been scored with a 4.56 on average.
A personal chef for any occasion in Cartagena
You rented a place in Cartagena for a few days and you'd rather not spend the trip working out where everyone is eating. A private chef cooks in the kitchen you already have — a seafood dinner on the roof terrace, a slow lunch after a morning in the walled city, or dinner every night of the stay.
Booking a chef is only the beginning: what makes it work is everything around it, and that part is ours.
Some guests book chefs for a seafood dinner on the rooftop. Others want a relaxed lunch after a day exploring the walled city. With 100 chefs working throughout Cartagena, and more than 11,300 guests already booking the service, it’s become a favorite for travelers who want something unique and stress-free.
Menus are created based on your tastes, group size, and dietary needs. You can ask for Colombian dishes, vegetarian options, or something more international. Most meals include four or five courses, and pricing usually starts around 61 COP per person. You’ll get proposals to choose from, chat with the chefs, and confirm the one that fits.
The kitchen’s yours, the menu’s yours, and the night feels a little more local when someone’s cooking just for you.
Frequently asked questions
Below, you can find the most common questions about private chef services in Cartagena.
A private chef service includes everything necessary to enjoy a personalized dining experience at home. This includes:
- Customization of a menu based on your preferences;
- Purchase of ingredients;
- Mise en place (preparation of ingredients) before arrival;
- Preparation of the menu at your home;
- Complete table service;
- Set up and cleaning of the kitchen and used spaces.
Please note that tableware and glassware are not included. Gratuity is entirely at your discretion.
The price of renting a chef in Cartagena can vary depending on the specifics, but smaller groups tend to have a slightly different price per person compared to larger gatherings.
Booking prices range from 36 USD to 61 USD. For groups of 13 people or more, the price is 36 USD per person. For groups of 7 to 12 people, the cost is 38 USD per person. For groups of 3 to 6 people, the rate is 48 USD per person, and for 2 people, the price is 61 USD per person.
Seasonal ingredients, your location, and how soon you book also affect the final price. If you're interested in getting free quotes with no obligation, fill out our form and let the best chefs near you send unique proposals for your event.
Tell us the dates, the number of guests, what the group likes and anything nobody can eat, plus a couple of details about the kitchen where you're staying. We turn that into a brief the chefs work from, so you don't have to explain it again to each one.
Within a few hours you'll see proposals from chefs who fit what you asked for, each with their menu, their experience and reviews from previous services. You can ask for changes to any menu through Take a Chef, and the agreed menu, conditions and total price stay in writing in one place.
Once you confirm, we coordinate the final details with the chef and stay responsible for the booking through to the day itself.
There are currently 130 chefs available in Cartagena. Fill out a form specifying your needs and the date. Take a Chef will connect you with the best available chefs in Cartagena who will send you their menu proposals. You can then choose the chef and menu that suits you best.
There's no hard limit, but a private chef service works best as something intimate: in Cartagena the average booking is for around five guests, and groups rarely go past fifteen because of the space most kitchens and dining rooms have.
For larger groups we check with the chef beforehand what the kitchen can actually handle and how the service would run, and we tell you before you book rather than after.
Yes, and that's how most people here use it. Whether you're in a colonial house in the old city, an apartment in Getsemani or a beachfront place in Bocagrande, the chef arrives with everything needed and cooks in the kitchen that's already there.
Before the date we confirm with the chef what the kitchen has, what time they arrive and how they get into the building, so the day itself doesn't turn into logistics. If you're staying several nights, the same chef can cook more than once and the menus are planned together.
Absolutely! Many guests are passionate about food and relish the chance to learn from the chef. You can pick up new kitchen skills and get a behind-the-scenes look at each dish on the menu. Feel free to jump in and cook alongside the chef for a truly interactive experience!
They do. Most chefs shop locally and build menus around fresh seafood, tropical fruit, and regional Colombian flavors. Think coconut rice, plantains, ceviche, or posta negra. You can ask for local dishes or mix things up with international options.
Drinks are not typically included, but you can discuss adding them to the menu proposal with the chef.
Tipping for private chefs is entirely at your discretion. Our goal is for you to have an unforgettable experience, and the chef always appreciates a nice tip. However, the decision and amount are completely up to you.
Personalize your menu
A romantic dinner or a gathering of friends. Traditional dishes or exotic flavours. A fine dining experience or a family-style meal. Every private chef experience is unique! Submit your request and personalize yours.
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How many chef services are booked in Cartagena each month?
Private chef reservations can vary seasonally depending on the destination. In Cartagena, for example, demand often increases during special dates like Valentine's Day or Mother's Day, so it's best to book in advance.
If you're wondering about the best time to hire a chef, any month is perfect for enjoying a private chef. Just keep in mind that prices may vary, especially for last-minute bookings. So, don't wait—book your chef early to secure your unique dining experience in Cartagena.
Cost of a private chef in Cartagena
The cost of hiring a private chef in Cartagena depends on your group size, the season and how far ahead you book. Larger groups pay a lower rate per guest than smaller ones, and the average booking here is for around five guests.
Booking prices range from 36 USD to 61 USD per person.
For 13 people or more: 36 USD
For 7 to 12 people: 38 USD
For 3 to 6 people: 48 USD
For 2 people: 61 USD.
Whatever the group, the total price and what it covers are agreed in writing before you book: ingredients, cooking, service and the kitchen left clean.
Prices also move with the time of year, where you're staying in the city and how soon you book.
Tell us the dates and the group, and we put together proposals from chefs who fit what you asked for, with the menu and the total in writing before anything is confirmed. Choosing is yours; keeping the conditions in one place is ours.
Private chefs registrations
After many years of offering our services, we are lucky to have a fantastic team of chefs that keeps growing in Cartagena!
1 new chef profiles a month come through our verification team, which reviews experience, previous services and the kind of cooking each one actually does before they can send a proposal.
That review is why the chefs you see for your dates are the ones whose work fits what you asked for, rather than everyone available.
What is the most reserved type of cuisine in Cartagena?
We mainly offer six types of cuisine in Cartagena: Mediterranean, Italian, French, Japanese, Mexican, and surprise. The type of cuisine with the highest number of bookings is the Chef's special, but you can have anything you want (our surprise menu will cover that!).
Beyond those, the chefs build a different menu for almost every booking, adjusting courses, portions and ingredients to the group in front of them. Allergies and dietary restrictions are part of the brief from the start, not something raised on the night.
Tell us what you have in mind for your days in Cartagena and we'll put together chefs who fit it.
Private chef in Cartagena, just for you
Staying in a rental in the walled city, Getsemani or Bocagrande? A private chef cooks for you where you're already staying, on the days you choose.
Most groups here ask for Caribbean cooking — fresh fish off the boat, coconut rice, plantain, ceviche — and the menu is built from what your group actually eats. You tell us what you have in mind; we turn it into a brief the chefs cook from, and put forward the ones who fit your dates and your kitchen.
Chef service in your villa or vacation rental—zero stress
Forget the market runs and the washing up. The chef brings the ingredients, cooks in your kitchen, serves each course and leaves the place as they found it.
Behind that, we coordinate the details with the chef before the date — arrival time, access to the building, kitchen and equipment, allergies — so nobody has to sort it out at the door. If something changes while you're here, we stay responsible for the booking until the last course is served.
Celebrate any occasion with a personal chef
Planning a special dinner at your holiday rental? Whether it’s a birthday, anniversary, or just your last night in town, a private chef adds that extra something. With more than 100 chefs ready to cook in villas and rentals across Cartagena, you’ll find someone who gets what you're after.
Talk to our chefs in Cartagena
Across 341 services already cooked in Cartagena, the most requested menus have been local Caribbean cooking, chef's choice tastings and fresh seafood — coconut rice, plantain, ceviche, posta negra. Guests have rated those services 4.53 out of 5 across 121 reviews.
Tell us the dates, the group and anything nobody at the table can eat. We read it, shape it into a brief the chefs work from, and put forward the ones whose cooking fits what you asked for — with the menu and the total price agreed in writing before you confirm.
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