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ArubanRestaurant

Papiamento

Family-run Aruban seafood in a historic cunucu house since 1983

Pricefine-dining
AtmosphereHistoric cunucu house, inland residential setting near Palm Beach
LocationWashington 61, Noord, Aruba
Cuisine
Aruban, Seafood, Caribbean fusion
Price
fine-dining
Atmosphere
Historic cunucu house, inland residential setting near Palm Beach
Location
Washington 61, Noord, Aruba
The place

Papiamento

A fine-dining Aruban restaurant in Noord run by the Ellis family since 1983, serving Caribbean-fusion seafood in a converted historic cunucu house.

Papiamento occupies a restored cunucu-style house on Washington 61 in Noord, inland from the Palm Beach hotel strip. The Ellis family, Eduardo and Lenie Ellis, has run the restaurant since 1983, serving Aruban and Caribbean-fusion dishes built around fresh seafood.

On TripAdvisor it holds roughly a 4.3 out of 5 rating from about 3,010 reviews, ranking #154 of 602 restaurants in the Oranjestad area. Most visitors rate the food and setting highly, though some longtime guests have noted the experience has become less consistent in recent years.

On the menu

Signature specialties

Fresh seafoodCaribbean-fusion dishes
Before you go

Visit & reservations

AddressWashington 61, Noord, Aruba
ReservationsRequired

Located in Noord