The best restaurants San Ignacio

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.

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. 

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.

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.

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.

Within the walls of this old wooden shack lies a small, traditional, no-frills dining room. The place serves colorful local family cuisine, with a lip-smacking special of the day(cochinita pibil, stew, beef foot etc.) and a few options such as fajitas and burritos, as well as a choice of delicious grilled meats. The best place in San Ignacio to try the region's simple cuisine. Note the wide range of homemade smoothies, whose flavors owe nothing to chemistry!