The best restaurants Placencia Village

Located in the center of the village of Placencia, Wendy's is now a classic, a little more formal than the average village restaurant. The restaurant has both a large air-conditioned indoor dining room and a lovely shaded terrace. The menu features simple Creole-inspired dishes, such as fish or lobster in sauce or grilled, rice and beans, as well as more American fare like burgers and salads. Try the cocktails!

One of the area's colorful haunts, this "barefoot bar" serves up live music every Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Ideal for those who want to spend a little time in a very tropical beach restaurant, and meet new people in a friendly atmosphere. The extensive menu features mainly Central American specialties: nachos, burritos, salbutes, tostadas, tacos, enchiladas , salads, wraps, burgers and pizzas.

Visitors flock to the few tables in this small, almost informal restaurant, attracted by the hearty, inexpensive home cooking. Here you'll find the usual egg dishes for breakfast, with fresh fruit juice for the fussiest of stomachs. The dinner menu is very attractive: fried conch with pineapple sauce, lobster claws, grilled snapper fillet, chicken or pork chops. Since 2022, Dawn's grill has been temporarily relocated to the premises of sister restaurant The Galley.

De Tatch is located on the beach and glued to the Sea Spray Hotel. Its menu is not very original, but all the dishes are carefully prepared, and are therefore simple and very good. We stop here for breakfasts to be prepared according to the mood of the day: omelettes, pancakes, waffles, yoghurts, fresh fruit and juice, burritos, burgers, vegetarian options and of course seasonal fish and seafood. The setting is really nice just a stone's throw from the water and under a large straw roof, which smells like a holiday.

A Placencia institution. Opened 23 years ago by Omar, the family business is now run by his son Grayson. The restaurant is open to the four winds on the street, without fuss or frills; an elevated terrace overlooks the street. Specializing in seafood, the menu features lobster, crabs and whatever else the fishermen brought in that morning. For breakfast, we can serve you a shrimp omelette if you feel like it. The restaurant has its own boat and organizes fishing and diving excursions.

Beside the beach, right next to the main dock, this is a perfect place to relax. The frame is very pleasant, with a shaded terrace, sun loungers, deck chairs and wooden tables to settle and enjoy delicious, refreshing smoothies (more than 30 à la carte), accompanied by salad, or, burgers or even cool.

Right in the center of Placencia, on the main street running through the village, in a delightful wooded setting, the restaurant's tables are tastefully set in the middle of a garden with a sober, Zen atmosphere. The menu is inspired by Mediterranean and Asian recipes, and made from local produce. We particularly recommend the ceviche and linguini with pesto and prawns. The restaurant also has a massage area, should you wish to relax as much as possible before sampling the delicacies of this little secret garden.

An elegant tropical-colonial setting for this large restaurant on the second floor of a vast wooden house, open to the breeze that flows from the front terrace to the back. The restaurant's menu is full of surprises, thanks to its owners who have just arrived from New York. Delicious ceviche and memorable pork tacos are on the menu, and the pasta is a must-try. As its name suggests, the restaurant also boasts a fine wine list, with varietals from all over the world.

Cha Chi's is somewhere between a restaurant, a pizzeria and a gourmet pub. We come here to enjoy an excellent pizza with crispy dough or a filet of the day's fish, as well as to have a drink, especially in the late afternoon, as it's happy hour here every day! Classic North American dishes such as pizzas are prepared on the spot with the finest ingredients, and we keep coming back for more. In the evening, the atmosphere is festive and there's often live music. Reggae, salsa, Garifuna music, all tastes are catered for.