Santanera: El Quinto Aniversario Celebration

On Thursday, 19 November 2026, Canggu’s beloved Latin American dining hotspot Santanera celebrates a new milestone with its fifth anniversary: El Quinto Aniversario. The celebration reunites founding chefs Andrés Becerra and Germán Rincón for an evening of shared plates, floral installations and immersive performances, transitioning from dinner to a rooftop fiesta.

At Santanera, a plate’s arrival at the table means an invitation to taste, exchange impressions, and pass it along. The experience is shaped by its vibrant Latin American flavours, generous hospitality, and the pleasure of gathering. With El Quinto Aniversario, Santanera will express greater pride in its roots through cooking, flowers, music and dance.

Returning from his Spanish restaurant, Tinto, in Melbourne, fellow founding chef Germán Rincón reunites with founding chef Andrés Becerra to create a menu designed to share. The much-awaited reunion brings two culinary journeys back into the same kitchen, drawing on a shared foundation and the experiences they’ve gathered individually along the way.

The menu kicks off with Sher Wagyu cecina with smoked pineapple and suero costeño, accompanied by wood-fired potato bread. Meanwhile, Normandy scallop tostón utilises the twice-fried plantain preparation familiar across the Caribbean, often an accompaniment for ceviche, served with green sambal inspired by West Sumatra’s sambal ijo mixed with tomatillo, green chillies, citrus, and finished with lime zest. The grilled chicken wing takes on a more intricate approach to a familiar favourite – deboned and stuffed with Sobrasada, topped with a sheet of crispy chicken skin and egg yolk mousse. The Red snapper and navajas ceviche follows with piquillo tiger’s milk, a smoky interpretation of the Peruvian marinade.

For the heartier shared plates, the tallarines rojos take its cues from the Peruvian home-cooking staple. The chefs will prepare low-hydration egg noodles, paired with a habanero bisque made from smoked prawn heads, local Indonesian crab and pan-seared tiger prawns.

Throughout dinner, guests will be entertained by immersive performances of Alma Latina, featuring four dances moving across both dining floors in a series of dance, theatrical appearances and spontaneous interactions. The programme is designed around the dinner, before guests continue upstairs for the anniversary party and a choreographed rooftop finale set to Celia Cruz’s “Quimbara”.

Floral installations by Peers Studios adorn both the restaurant’s indoor and outdoor spaces, inspired by Colombia’s Feria de las Flores. Combined with Balinese materials and craftsmanship, marigolds, anthuriums and heliconias meet baskets and woven elements at the entrance, while flowers, ribbons and fabric extend through the stairs and around light fixtures.

The sharing set menu is priced at IDR 950,000++ per person, with dinner reservations available throughout the evening. The rooftop opens from 9pm onwards, with the celebrations continuing late into the night.

For more information or reservations, please contact +62 812 4665 8896 or visit santanerabali.com

Santanera
Jl. Tanah Barak No.55-57, Canggu
+62 812 4665 8896
@santanerabali
santanerabali.com