City: Willemstad
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The 10 Best Food & Drink in Willemstad, Curacao
The lively capital of Curacao is a welcoming, upbeat destination with two distinct historic districts divided by the lovely St. Anna Bay. Punda, site of neat, narrow streets, is crammed with shops and museums. Otrobanda, or "The Other Side," is a maze of twisting residential streets, contrasting with the organized grid across the bay. Willemstad's colorful colonial architecture has won it UNESCO Heritage site designations. Diving and swimming with dolphins are popular activities in the bay.
Restaurants in Willemstad
1. Huize Batavia
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5.0 based on 6 reviews
Visit a UNESCO listed monument ,dated 1747, with all it's original 18th century antique, and art. Curacao has a lot of monuments to admire but only Huize Batavia is open to the public to visit. Huize Batavia is situated just in front of the cruiseterminal and busstation. Walk on to the Pater Euwenweg towards the hospital and you'll find Huize Batavia on your right in the RED BUILDING
2. Helmi Smeulders Caribbean Chef
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5.0 based on 20 reviews
Taking the Caribbean kitchen to a higher level Chef Helmi Smeulders reshapes the traditional Caribbean kitchen and brings out the best in Caribbean food. As Caribbean chef she leads a culinary revolution by breaking down and applying new techniques to centuries-old recipes. Combined with her fierce believe in the quality of fresh and locally grown produce, the Caribbean kitchen is evolving from comfort to culinary, from traditional to modern. Helmi happily shares her passion by creating remarkable culinary experiences such as secret popup restaurants, culinary road trips, hands-on workshops, adventurous cooking holidays and exclusive chef’s tables. She published her first cookbook Modern Caribbean Flavors in 2015 and her second book Island Vibes, The Joy of Caribbean Cooking in 2018.
Reviewed By corsair41ChaseAve
We travel to Curacao each January for the past 12 years. Love it! We've done lots of things so this year we were seeking something authentic and different we could share with some friends on their first visit to the island. We got reservations to for the four of us to cook with the "spice girl". Her kitchen was all organized to engage twelve of us that day. Starting with a talk on the food, tasting of ingredients, sharing in different techniques to work with the components, cooking to sitting down to a feast we created. What a great introduction to the island for our friends. What a fun and delicious time for all of us. Made food, friends and learned so much. We will go back next year to try the dinner she hosts and hopefully one time make the special surprise night feast she puts on at a to be announced island location twice a year. Hats off to you my dear! Thanks for a wonderful time. Mark & Ian
3. Maxie Sailing
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5.0 based on 15 reviews
Hello sealovers! Welcome aboard our cosy & comfortable 48ft sailing yacht Galaxie. We followed our hearts and we live our dream on Curacao today. We said goodbye to our winebusiness in the Netherlands and landed on the Spanish Waters. Our passion is sailing, gastronomy & wine and we love to share our beautiful experiences with you. Imagine our boatlife with lots of sun, sea, good food & drinks and friendship ❤ Let's go! We take care of everything so you can fully relax and enjoy amazing Curacao.
4. DLN Excursions
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5.0 based on 3 reviews
DLN Excursions stands for DREAM - LIVE - NURTURE. Our objective is to meet and exceed your expectations when it regards excursions in Curacao. We offer excursions that are focused on relaxation, adrenaline, sunrise or sunset. All our excursions are all inclusive (food & beverage & equipments).
5. Landhuis Chobolobo
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4.5 based on 284 reviews
Landhuis Chobolobo Country Mansion, also known as the ‘Home of the Genuine Curacao Liqueur’ is a very special Country Mansion. Why? Because the world-famous Blue Curacao Liqueur is produced and bottled there. A visit to the Curacao Liqueur Distillery at Landhuis Chobolobo is a journey through local history. You can experience and learn about the production process of the Genuine Curacao Liqueur and enjoy the taste such as it has been produced since 1896. There are several guided tours available and even a cocktail workshop where you can learn how to make dazzling cocktails with friendly local bartenders.
Reviewed By anonymoustraveler93
Two of my friends and I chose to do a private tour of the distillery which ended with 2 included cocktails. Seeing the distillery was very interesting, and the cocktails at the end were delicious! As we sat down to drink our cocktails, busloads of people started arriving to get group tours, so we were very glad we skipped those crowds. Would highly recommend!
6. Curacao Winery
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4.5 based on 36 reviews
This beautiful estate at Hato Curacao started in early 2014 with the establishment of a vineyard. Over the coming years, the vineyard will be expanded to well over 25 acres. The winery offers the ultimate wine experience for all the wine lovers out there, with tours through the vineyard and a wine terrace with beautiful views of the vineyard and the sea! Also let it see a lot of historical of plantagion Hato.
7. The Wine Factory
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4.5 based on 8 reviews
The Wine Factory - established on April the 3th 2008 - is targeting both the business-to-consumer and business-to-business sector. TWF provides a large variety of wines (over 300 wines) from all over the world. In addition, since mid 2013, TWF also offers a wide variety of spirits. Customer service is extremely important to the TWF; therefore, always feel free to taste any wine before purchase.
8. Ben Tours
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4.5 based on 11 reviews
Ben Tours is and has been Curacao's most experiences and personalized tour operator for more than 40 years. We offer you comfortable (and clean!) tours in both open air and air-conditioned busses. Our team is well trained and always happy to welcome you to our dushi Kòrsou!
9. Roast Rum Tastings
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4.5 based on 4 reviews
I am a Trini girl living in Curacao with a passion to share my love of the Rums in the Caribbean!! Experience the World of Rum through my eyes with Tasty food pairing bites prepared by our French/Italian - South African but Dutch Chef!! And of course...all the bites have a dash of Rum!
10. Walk and Dine Curacao
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4.0 based on 7 reviews
Go restaurant hopping! Select your food-theme, and different chef's will serve you their signature small dish. A three or four course dinner, in one area, all in one night... Walk from restaurant to restaurant and experience a new way of dining. Celebrate your birthday party with Walk & Dine or enjoy a beautiful and tasteful evening walk with your loved one.
