Same taste, a different table.

We’ve always been on Wilhelminastraat — just a block away now, inside walls that have stood since 1936. I’m the same island girl, still serving the seafood and goat I grew up on, still keeping it local and authentic. We’ve moved with the times too: a rooftop lounge for golden hour, Mesa Secreta for the nights you want kept quiet, and hands-on cooking and mixology experiences for anyone who wants to get their hands in it too.

Heads up: we only host 50 people per seating, and a deposit’s required to book — we won’t get burned by no-shows twice. Just meandering downtown? Stop by and see if you can snag a seat.

Our Story

It started under a tree.

Taste My Aruba began under a tree nearly 10 years ago, a block away from where Cas Veneranda now stands — right across the street from the library where a young Nathaly first learned to dream, one book at a time.

Her favorite author then was Astrid Lindgren, the writer behind Pippi Longstocking. Dream, child, dream — the world is your oyster.

Since then, the kitchen has been written up by Forbes, National Geographic, USA Today, and Lonely Planet, and welcomed HBO’s cameras through the door. We’ve never left Wilhelminastraat — and now the story comes full circle, a few blocks down, at Cas Veneranda, a restored 1936 landmark on the same historic street where it all started.

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One kitchen, a few more ways in

Pull up whenever the mood hits — lunch, dinner, a coffee run, or a proper tipple. Come chat, connect, mingle. However you roll through, there’s a seat here with your name on it.

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Rooftop Lounge

Sunset cocktails above the rooftops of downtown Oranjestad. Exquisite drinks, small plates, and the best seat in the house once the sun drops.

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Mixology Experience

A scrumptious lunch, paired with a hands-on afternoon building island-inspired cocktails with our team.

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Cooking Experience

Our celebrated Aruban cooking experience, always paired with fresh, house-infused cocktails, course by course.

My island, on your plate

I’m an island girl — I grew up on seafood and goat, and that’s non-negotiable. It’s always on my menu.

Come through my doors and taste what my island actually tastes like: the childhood dishes I still crave, my grannies’ and grand-aunts’ recipes, and the classic flavors that raised me.

Farm-to-table isn’t a trend here. I’ve been sourcing local, from local hands, since day one — local and authentic, and that’s not about to change.

Mesa Secreta

The table you have to be invited to.

Mesa Secreta — 8 seats, a curated guest list, one assigned table. Each seating is numbered, from No. 001 onward, and it’s never quite the same twice. Larger groups can book the full experience privately.

8 seats · curated guest list · private bookings welcome

Come taste it, at the new address.

Wilhelminastraat 7, inside Cas Veneranda — a restored 1936 house in downtown Oranjestad, now with a lot more going on.