Eat· Portobelo· Other Caribbean
Casa Vela Bar, Restaurant & Sail Loft (Portobelo)
9° 33.2′ N · 79° 39.5′ W
A waterfront bar and lunch restaurant with a sail loft out back, long popular with cruisers anchored off Portobelo for German fare, wifi and canvas or sail repairs in one stop.
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Coordinate from OpenStreetMap (node 8751435312, listed as a pizza restaurant). Spirit of Argo (2016): Casa Vela is a bar/restaurant on the waterfront with a sail loft in back, run by its German owners (sail loft and bar). Noonsite's August 2016 report: the sail loft hosts a bar and lunch restaurant specialising in German fare, with wifi. Ownership and menu may have changed: ask on VHF 72. Portobelo security: armed robberies and dinghy thefts have occurred, so lock the dinghy at the dock.
Best for
Lunch and sail repairs on the Portobelo waterfront
Nearby
- Casa Congo Restaurant & Dinghy Dock (Portobelo)Right here
- Captain Jack's Bar & Grill (Portobelo)0.2 NM away
- Festival of the Black Christ (Portobelo)0.2 NM away
- Portobelo Clearance (Port Captain & Immigration)0.2 NM away
- Portobelo Fortifications (UNESCO World Heritage)0.2 NM away
- Portobelo Town Provisioning, Bakeries & Laundry0.2 NM away
- Portobelo Town Shops, Buses & ATM0.2 NM away
- Portobelo Anchorage & Forts0.7 NM away