Pizzas Piccolo Cartagena

Our verdict

Piccolo has been making pizza in Colombia for roughly four decades, and the Cartagena outpost carries that family-run history into Bocagrande, the city's main tourist and commercial coastal strip. The address on Avenida San Martín places it squarely in the neighbourhood where visitors and locals converge after the beach, and a second location in the historic Claustro Santo Toribio extends the brand's reach into the walled city. The format is casual and deliberately family-oriented: the Bocagrande branch operates as a combined restaurant, bar, pizzeria, and children's play area, which signals the crowd it draws and the pace it keeps. Thin, crispy bases with Neapolitan-style tomato sauce anchor the menu, alongside pasta options that include stuffed ravioli preparations. TripAdvisor lists the venue at the €€–€€€ price tier, with individual pizzas reported around 50,000 COP, positioning it as an accessible neighbourhood option rather than a destination dining address. What Piccolo offers in Cartagena is consistency within a format the brand has refined over four decades under the Jiménez family. There are no Michelin stars or 50 Best citations here, and the kitchen does not aim for them. For travellers staying in Bocagrande who want a reliable, low-pressure meal with pizza as the main event, the longevity of the brand and the family-friendly infrastructure make it a practical choice in a district where many restaurants skew toward tourist-facing seafood at inflated prices.

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