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Beach roulette with chickens. Yes, you read that right. Every Wednesday evening in San Pedro for the last 20 years has been ‘Chicken Drop’ night. A giant, 100-square bingo card in laid out on the beach and a wire mesh suspended on top. An inexplicably enthusiastic crowd each bet a dollar on a square and a chicken is set loose upon the ‘board’. The pot goes to the one who has selected the square upon which the chicken eventually chooses to ‘drop’, and the lucky winner also gets to clean the board for the next round.

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Eating, drinking and dancing

We've tracked down the best cafés for people-watching, the bars with the coolest cocktails, the most accomplished restaurants and the liveliest local nightlife in Belize. All you have to do is make sure you've packed your most relaxed outfits…

Restaurants

Wild Mangoes


If you’re visiting Ambergris, reservations at award-winning chef Amy Knox’s open-air seafront restaurant are essentials. Small, busy and relaxed, the eaterie’s innovative take on Mexican and Caribbean flavours has built up an army of local fans.

Barrier Reef Drive, San Pedro
(+501 226 2859)

Montagna Restaurant/Guatemalteca at Blancaneaux Lodge

Blancaneaux’s two open-air restaurants, one serving wood-fired pizzas and pasta, the other Guatemalan cusine, are both worth stopping by for a nibble.

Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve, Cayo District
(+501 824 3878)


Five Sisters Lodge

This low-key lodge serves local dishes in a picturesque setting, with views of of five lovely waterfalls and a butterfly farm.

Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve, Cayo District
(+501 820 4005)


Martha’s

Very casual but loved by locals, this downtown eaterie serves appealing pizzas, steaks and local specialities.

10 West Street, San Ignacio, Cayo District
(+501 804 3647)


De Tatch

On the seafront, and open on all sides, this laid-back but extremely popular beach restaurant serves Creole-style fresh fish and zesty home-made key lime pie.

Placencia, Stann Creek District
(+501 523 4011)


Wendy’s

An informal Mexican pueblo-style diner where you can eat filling Caribbean dishes and watch latin soap operas with the locals.

Placencia, Stann Creek District


Auntie Luba’s

The Caribbean restaurant at Turtle Inn serves expensive but delicious chicken stew, white rice and black bean with fried plantain and locally brewed Belikin beer.

Placencia, Stann Creek District
(+501 523 3244)


Mambo at Mata Chica

Five miles north of San Pedro, this Mexican-style seafood is the star at this colourful and laid-back hotel restaurant.

Ambergris Caye
(+501 220 5010)


Rojo Lounge at Azul Hotel

A stylish and relaxed beachside palapa where you can enjoy a fusion of Mexican, Caribbean, Cuban, and Asian cuisine.

San Pedro, Amebergris Caye
(+501 226 4012)


Palmilla Restaurant at Victoria House

Refined internatinal cuisine in classic colonial surroundings.

San Pedro, Ambergris Caye
(+501 226 2067)


Blue Water Grill at the Sunbreeze Hotel

This open-air eaterie set beside the sea is great for grilled lobster with drawn butter, and mojitos.

San Pedro, Ambergris Caye
(+501 226 3347)


Bars and clubs

Jungle Bar at Blancaneaux Lodge


The hotel’s wood-lined bar is the best spot in San Ignacio for white rum coctails and martinis flavoured with homemade syrups.

Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve, Cayo District
(+501 824 3878)

Barefoot Beach Bar

There’s always a convivial atmosphere at this locally celebrated cocktail stop, especially on the weekly Jump-Up night. Be wary of the ‘frisbee challenge’, however…

Placencia, Stann Creek District


Fidos

Set under the biggest palapa in Belize, this San Pedro institution has live music in the evenings and is a great place to wait for a water taxi with a beer.

Barrier Reef Drive, San Pedro
(+501 226 2056)