Boutique hotels
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Blancaneaux Lodge
- Style
- Coppola cabana
- Setting
- Majestic Mayan mountains
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Cayo Espanto
- Style
- Private island beach houses
- Setting
- Caribbean coast of Ambergris Caye
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Turtle Inn
- Style
- Shore-shack chic
- Setting
- Balmy Belizean beach side
Belize 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
(+501 523 3244)
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
(+501 226 3347)
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
(+501 523 4011)
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
(+501 820 4005)
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
(+501 220 5010)
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
(+501 804 3647)
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
(+501 824 3878)
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
(+501 226 2067)
Palmilla Restaurant at Victoria House
Refined internatinal cuisine in classic colonial surroundings.
San Pedro, Ambergris Caye
(+501 226 4012)
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
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
(+501 226 2859)
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
Bars
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
(+501 226 2056)
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
(+501 824 3878)
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
