2024

THE JUNCTION

World cuisine restaurant

This little house near the entrance to Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve is the perfect place to grab a bite to eat before heading out into the forest, or to stop for a well-deserved drink after your excursion. Owner Moonie and her team prepare delicious bocas (tacos, quesadillas, burritos), barbecues and refreshing cocktails. You can also buy local wines, spices and vegetables if you only have time for a quick stop. When shrimps are in season, don't hesitate: they're excellent and inexpensive.

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 Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve
2024

POP'S

Americas Caribbean cuisine

A must-see! From early morning onwards, this very local cafeteria welcomes all the city's visitors with their simple yet assertive tastes. Breakfast dishes are served here at all hours: fried, poached and scrambled eggs, accompanied by bacon or sausage; omelettes of all kinds (don't miss the one with chaya, a prized herb from the Mayan region), Mexican preparations(rancheros), toast, bowls of fruit, pancakes and more. If you're hungry for lunch, fajitas, nachos, burritos and other club sandwiches are on offer. Bon appétit.

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 San Ignacio
2024

BOITON'S BAR BQ

World cuisine restaurant

When it comes to braised chicken, everyone in town recommends Ninette Boiton's restaurant. The quality/price ratio is truly excellent, as the portions are generous, the dishes tasty and the bill anything but salty. The desserts are also well worth the detour, if you can allow yourself insolent quantities of sugar and cream! Another plus point is that the restaurant has a shaded terrace overlooking the main road, from which you can watch passers-by come and go as you finish your meal.

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 Santa Elena
2024

OK RESTAURANT

Chinese restaurant

The map offers varied specialities such as ceviches, burgers, fried chicken, but also Asian inspired dishes such as curries and sweet and sour. The latter particularly caught our attention, especially the chicken. Family atmosphere.

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 Orange Walk Town
2024

MARACAS BAR AND GRILL

World cuisine restaurant €€

Situated on the banks of the river in the beautiful El Gran Mestizo hotel, this is the ideal place to enjoy a quiet outdoor meal. The restaurant's terrace is very pleasant, and the dishes are simple but very good. The menu features fish fillets, shrimp, lobster and ceviche, as well as classic Mexican dishessuch as tostadas, fajitas and tacos, all of which are sure to please. The cocktail menu is also well-stocked. Meat lovers will be delighted by the wood-fired grills. Shrimps, lobsters and tasty steaks are all on the menu.

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 Orange Walk Town
2024

PASQUALE'S PIZZA & ULTIMATE WINGZ

Italian restaurant and pizzeria

The city's must-try pizzeria, located at the entrance to the city center on the left. Giant pizzas and calzones can be eaten in or taken away. In addition to the set menu, you can create your own pizza to suit your tastes, from an extensive list of ingredients. As its name suggests, Pasquale's also offers chicken wings, salads, burgers and sandwiches. The terrace is very pleasant.

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 Belmopán
2024

HODES PLACE

World cuisine restaurant

Next to the Midas Hotel, this restaurant is organised around a huge terrace that allows you to enjoy the beautiful weather and an indoor room where you can find a bar and a few slot machines. The many dishes offered are classics at affordable prices (rice & beans, or, taco, burger, chickens, corn…). Nothing extraordinary, but everything remains correct for the price requested. Popular with locals and tourists. 

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 San Ignacio
2024

CORKERS RESTAURANT & BAR

World cuisine restaurant €€

This restaurant is well known to expatriates and tourists, who like to visit regularly. This is no doubt due to the very pleasant setting, reminiscent of Cuban clubs, and to the gourmet menu offering several types of dishes, all of which are very successful. It's not unusual to find fresh salads on offer, which is very pleasant after a few days of Mexican specialities... For the hungrier, there are South American-inspired daily specials, burgers and grilled meats. The cocktails are also famous throughout the city.

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 Belmopán
2024

FARM HOUSE DELI

World cuisine restaurant €€

Opened at the end of 2015, this chic restaurant, delicatessen, bakery, cheese shop, fishmonger and charcuterie has set up a large table in its store where you can feast on its delicious products while getting to know your neighbor. The happy owners, Ian Anderson and Chef Jay, have a love of well-made, flavorful products. The cheeses and charcuterie are locally produced, the fish comes from Dangriga every day and from the store you have a direct view of the bakers' work. What a delight!

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 Belmopán
2024

CALADIUM RESTAURANT

World cuisine restaurant

Opened in 1984, it is one of the oldest establishments in the city. Here you can eat typical Belizean dishes and others inspired by international cuisine (steamed vegetables!), and you can also enjoy its takeaway service. Practical, since the restaurant is located just in front of the city's bus station. So you can stock up just before you go on the road. The room is air-conditioned, the service is very warm. In short, a good address. The menu also includes dishes from higher categories such as lobster

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 Belmopán
2024

GUAVA LIMB RESTAURANT & CAFE

World cuisine restaurant €€

The products served here come from the organic Maya Farm, and are therefore fresh and delicious. The dishes on offer, with a Mediterranean or Asian flavour, are original and healthy: soups, salads, revisited quesadillas, burgers, meat and fish... Guava Limb's chef also offers a cocktail menu featuring infused rum. The restaurant is housed in an adorable wooden house painted in pastel colors, with a terrace for outdoor dining.

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 San Ignacio
2024

COCINA SABOR

World cuisine restaurant €€

This restaurant is considered by Orange Walk locals to be a must-visit address. And despite the simple setting and sober decor, the food at Oscar Amparo Gutierrez's welcoming establishment is very good indeed. Dishes blend Belizean and Mestizo inspirations, with a particular emphasis on seafood. Lobster is often on the menu, as is a beautiful fish soup in coconut juice inspired by hudut garifuna. A must for those stopping off for a few days in Orange Walk.

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 Orange Walk Town
2024

NAHIL MAYAB RESTAURANT AND PATIO

World cuisine restaurant €€

A pretty, flower-filled patio for this restaurant frequented by tourists and locals alike, serving the best of local cuisine. Mayan-inspired dishes for a change from the Mexican cuisine so common in the region, but also pastas, burgers, grills and vegetarian specialties. Musical entertainment is organized on a regular basis, adding to the cachet of this little green setting in the heart of Orange Walk.

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 Orange Walk Town
2024

TAN'S PIZZA PARADISO

Italian restaurant and pizzeria

A little way from downtown but still within walking distance, Tan's pizza is a pretty little place, perched in the trees and built of wood. It's been serving great pizzas for decades. Pizzas come in a variety of sizes, the largest being 40 cm in diameter, and therefore reserved for the very hungry or large families. Made-to-measure pizzas are ideal for creating your own recipe. Very nice decor, and you can also take advantage of the take-away service. For peace of mind, call an hour before picking up your pizza.

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 Orange Walk Town
2024

CRAVE HOUSE OF FLAVORS

World cuisine restaurant €€

Opened at the end of 2015, this is surely the city's most interesting culinary proposition. Chef Alejandro Mendez and his pastry chef wife Melissa welcome you to this small restaurant, in an air-conditioned dining room or on the terrace, to share good food in a very pleasant setting. Alejandro left to train in Guatemala City, before returning to open his own establishment in San Ignacio: a perfect blend of traditional Mayan and international cuisine. Don't forget to make a reservation, as the place is very popular.

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 San Ignacio
2024

KO OX HAN NAH

World cuisine restaurant

This unassuming little wooden shack in the middle of Burns Avenue is THE must-visit restaurant in town. Every San Ignacio resident always recommends this little gem first, which serves dishes of rare freshness. The vegetables are tender and delicious, and used in tasty dishes. You'll soon want to make this Eden your canteen for the duration of your stay in the Cayo District, as the prices are also very affordable. The only drawback is that the restaurant fills up quickly, so be patient.

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 San Ignacio
2024

LAS ORCHIDEAS RESTAURANT

Mexican restaurant

In the heart of the Indian Church community nestles a small, friendly restaurant serving excellent Guatemalan (the country of origin of the village's inhabitants who fled here in the 1980s) and Mexican specialties. Enchiladas, tacos and tostadas are prepared in this community restaurant, expertly run by nine women from nine village families. Indoor dining room and outdoor terrace. Before or after visiting Lamanai, Las Orchideas is perfect for a gourmet break before hitting the road again.

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 Lamanai
2024

LEE'S CHINESE RESTAURANT

Chinese restaurant

We're transported to the other side of the world as we pass through the front door of this small restaurant. The restaurant room is decorated with Chinese lanterns and signs, but it lacks a little charm for our Western eyes. In terms of cuisine, all the major Chinese specialties are on the menu and they're pretty good, as the locals make no mistake and come here regularly with their families. Don't miss the excellent fried wontons! You can also try the chef's great specialty, T-Bones (delicious beef steaks!).

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 Orange Walk Town
2024

TRAVELLERS RESTAURANT

World cuisine restaurant

This is the place to come for breakfast or lunch when staying at Blue Creek. You'll find local specialties such as enchiladas, rice and beans, buttered shrimp, as well as burgers and salads accompanied by excellent home fries. The place is simple and the portions quite small for the country, but it really gives you the impression of being one of the inhabitants of this remote region. You'll enjoy talking to Mennonite families here, who are more open to contact than those you meet on the road.

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 Blue Creek - Rio Bravo
2024

FORMOSA CAFE

Asian cuisine restaurant

This Taiwanese fast-food restaurant is very welcoming thanks to its cool, colorful decor and smiling staff. You'll enjoy Taiwanese coffee, tea, fresh fruit juices and smoothies, as well as Taiwanese specialties such as spring rolls, chicken, shrimp and beef soups, and mouth-watering cakes for dessert. The menu is quite varied, and vegetarians will find something to satisfy their appetite with veggie dumplings or springrolls, or even with a good vegetable fried rice.

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 Belmopán