Los Cafeteros is the locals’ favorite Colombian restaurant in Tanki Leendert — off the tourist strip, packed with Aruban regulars, serving authentic Colombian and international dishes at extraordinary value. Bandeja paisa, parrilla platters, fresh-squeezed exotic juices, generous portions, and prices that reward you for venturing inland from the beach. The restaurant calls itself “el restaurante #1 en comida Colombiana e Internacional de la Isla de Aruba” — and the locals confirm it.
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About Los Cafeteros
Los Cafeteros is named for the iconic Colombian coffee farmer figure — and yes, the coffee is excellent. The space is decorated with Colombian art, paintings of the iconic coffee figure, a large aquarium with koi, and a small mural-decorated terrace. There’s a closed-off kids’ playground with slides, making this one of the most genuinely family-friendly restaurants on the island.
Located in Tanki Leendert, off the resort strip and in a residential area where you’ll know you’ve found a real local spot — most of the diners are Aruban families and Colombian expats. Bilingual staff (Spanish/English) make the menu accessible to tourists. Open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
The full menu with prices — checked October 2026
Transcribed from the restaurant’s own bilingual menu — the current Spanish and English cards photographed on its Google listing, including our own photo of the Platos Colombianos page further down — and from the Cafeteros Coffee digital menu the restaurant itself links by QR code on its dessert card. Every price is in Aruban florins (AWG), exactly as the card prints them; at the 1.79 peg, AWG 28.50 is about US$16. Treat prices as a close guide rather than a promise.
Entradas — appetizers, AWG 9–20
- Plátano maduro con queso (sweet plantain with cheese) — AWG 9.50 · patacones con guiso o queso (green plantain with stew or cheese) — AWG 9.50
- Arepitas (small corn cakes) or yuca frita, with stew or cheese — AWG 9
- Mini patacones de atún (tuna) — AWG 13.50 · chicharrones con patacón — AWG 14.50
- Calamares fritos — AWG 14 · camarones al ajillo or shrimp cocktail — AWG 18.50 · ceviche de chicharrón — AWG 20
Platos colombianos — the Colombian pages
- Bandeja paisa — AWG 28.50. The signature platter: beans, rice, chicharrón, sausage, meat, fried egg and plantain — and one of only two dishes Google flags as “popular” on the whole listing.
- Cazuela paisa or cazuela ranchera — AWG 26.50
- Hígado encebollado (liver in onion sauce) — AWG 25.50 · hígado cafetero — AWG 28.50
- Lengua criolla o en champiñones (beef tongue) — AWG 28 · lengua cafetera — AWG 29 · carne cafetera — AWG 29.50
- Caldo de costilla (rib broth) — AWG 18.50 · mondongo (tripe soup) — AWG 19.50 · papas cafeteras — AWG 18.50
- Arroz paisa — AWG 33.50
Carnes — steaks and burgers, AWG 15.50–45
- Carne a la parrilla (grilled steak) — AWG 26.50 · carne en champiñones — AWG 28
- Bistec a caballo (creole steak with a fried egg on top) — AWG 28.50 · mini parrilla — AWG 28.50
- Chuzo de carne — AWG 18.50 · combinado — AWG 19 · hamburguesa — AWG 18.50 · hamburguesa cafetera (the mac-and-cheese burger) — AWG 19
- Bofe (fried lungs — as paisa as it gets) — AWG 15.50 · churrasco — AWG 45, the only thing on the food card past AWG 35
Cerdo — pork, AWG 22–34.50
- Chicharrón completo (crunchy pork) — AWG 22 · cerdo a la plancha — AWG 26
- Chuleta apanada (breaded chop) or chuleta asada — AWG 27 · cerdo en champiñones — AWG 28
- Costillas agridulces “Tony Roma” (bittersweet ribs) — AWG 34.50
Cafeteros Coffee — desserts, coffee and drinks
- Desserts: tres leches AWG 9.75 · carrot cake 11.25 · postre de maracuyá 12.95 · quesillo (flan) 13.25 · brownie with ice cream 13.95 · fresas con crema 15.25 · postre cafeteros 15.50 · waffles or açaí bowl 19.25 · ice cream from a cup at 5.50 to the house cone at 8.75
- Coffee and hot drinks: espresso or americano AWG 4.55 · cappuccino or latte 5.75 · campesino (panela and cinnamon) 5.95 · mocha 6.75 · teas 5.25–7.50 · chai or matcha latte 10.75 · hot chocolate 5.55 · Milo 7.50
- Cold: flavored sodas AWG 12.25 · smoothies 13.25–17.25. Guests’ own favourites are the fresh Colombian juices — mora, lulo, passion fruit, tamarind — and aguapanela; the lemonade is the listing’s other “popular” pick alongside the bandeja paisa.
The menu book also carries pasta, salad, seafood, chicken and veggie pages — Google lists every one of those categories — but no current photo of them was readable when we checked, so we have left those prices out rather than guess. The menu album on the restaurant’s own Facebook page is the older 2020 edition; its prices run a few florins lower than what is on the table today.
Practical info
- Address: Tanki Leendert 249, Oranjestad, Aruba
- Phone: +297 587 7004
- Website: www.facebook.com/loscafeterosrestaurant
- Google rating: 4.5★ across 1,324 reviews (checked October 2026).
- Hours: Mon–Thu 9am–9:30pm, Fri–Sat 8am–10pm, Sun 8am–9:30pm, per the Google listing — open every day, breakfast through dinner.
- Typical spend: AWG 20–40 per person, reported by 60 diners — about US$11–22, which matches the card: a main plus a fresh juice lands mid-range.
- Service: dine-in, takeaway and no-contact delivery.
Our verdict
Order the bandeja paisa (AWG 28.50). It is the card’s showcase and one of only two things Google marks “popular” across 1,324 reviews — the other is the lemonade, which tells you to get a fresh juice with whatever you order. Second visit: the bistec a caballo or the mini parrilla, both AWG 28.50.
The value argument is simple arithmetic: apart from the AWG 45 churrasco, nothing on the food card passes AWG 35, so two people can eat mains, drink fresh juice and split a Cafeteros Coffee dessert for roughly the price of one entrée on Palm Beach. The AWG 20–40 spend that 60 diners report is the menu doing exactly what it says.
Timing is the part visitors miss: doors open at 9am on weekdays and 8am at weekends, so it works as a Colombian breakfast stop — eggs, caldo and a campesino coffee — as much as a dinner table, every day of the week. It sits inland in Tanki Leendert, a short drive from Oranjestad, with nothing walkable from the hotel strips — come by rental car or taxi. If eating where the locals’ florins go further is your thing, pair it with Magu in Savaneta on the island’s other end.
What guests are saying
Reviews are consistently strong, especially from Colombian guests (“tastes the same as home”), locals (“you know it’s good if the locals eat there”), and tourists looking for an off-strip authentic meal. The phrase “all killer, no filler” gets repeated. Multiple reviewers report eating there 3+ times in a single week’s visit. Specific named staff: Luis the waiter, the friendly Colombian owners.
Honest caveats: no outdoor seating (the small terrace is enclosed); spotty English from some staff (most are bilingual but not all); prices in florins, not dollars — confirm the conversion before paying ($1 USD ≈ 1.79 AWG); can be busy at lunch with locals on weekday afternoons. Worth it: this is one of the best authentic dining values on the island.
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