The Southern Coast Restaurants
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1. Chef Rob's Gourmet Café/Love on the Rocks
$$$ | |You'll recognize this restaurant by the big sign out front made from one side of a red 1964 Peugeot 404, and inside the restaurant at Parrot Cove Lodge, the eclectic Caribbean-style, locally sourced food is nothing but contemporary and delicious. The place is really a two-for-one, with the adjoining Love on the Rocks restaurant, where guests cook their own food on lava rock. You can order a four-course meal (soup, salad, entrée, and dessert) from the prix-fixe menu or order à la carte. The menu changes daily, but the entrée might be lobster, fresh fish, or ribs, all presented creatively and with interesting sauces. The Chef's Table is a third option if you have a group of at least six, but no more than 12. Rob will prepare a private, sumptuous seven-course dinner for your group for BZ$130 per person. Advance reservations of at least 48 hours' notice are required.
Sittee River Rd., Hopkins, Stann Creek, Belize663–1529Known For
- Eclectic, rotating menu
- One of Belize's top restaurants
- Option to cook your own food
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Rate Includes: No lunch, Reservations essential -
2. La Dolce Vita
$$$ | |In a slightly Fellini-esque, upstairs setting the often-underrated La Dolce Vita brings authentic antipasti, bruschetta, and pasta dishes to Placencia. With opera music playing softly in the background, it's like being in a small, family-run restaurant in Italy. The spaghetti carbonara, with the owner's own home-smoked bacon, is amazing. Try the signature penne dolce vita, with a shrimp and zucchini sauce or the linguini with calamari, octopus, squid, and shrimp. Most dishes are in large portions. The owner imports Italian pastas, olive oils, and wines to make sure everything is top quality. (The wine is always a generous pour.)
Main St., Placencia Village, Stann Creek, Belize523–3115Known For
- Spaghetti carbonara
- Penne dolce vita
- Good wine selection
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Closed Mon. No lunch -
3. Maya Beach Hotel Bistro
$$$ | |This bistro by the beach is, hands down, one of the best restaurants in the entire country. The setting, in a covered patio by the swimming pool with breezes from the sea, which is just a few yards away, is everything you come to the Caribbean to enjoy. The menu changes regularly, but among the standards you'll go gaga over are nut-encrusted snapper and cocoa-dusted pork chop on a risotto cake. There also are nightly seafood specials. The bistro has a selection of small plates and appetizers including fish cakes, baked garlic (wonderful spread on fresh-made crackers with chutney) coconut shrimp, and honey-coconut ribs. No matter what you choose, you'll find the flavors and presentation interesting and creatively inspired. At breakfast, don't miss the fresh-made bagels or the cinnamon rolls. The place is small and extremely popular; online reservations are essential.
Placencia Rd., Maya Beach, Stann Creek, Belize523–4040Known For
- Creative, always-changing seafood menu
- Its popularity, which makes online reservations a must for dinner
- Scrumptious appetizer selection
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Rate Includes: Reservations essential -
4. Secret Garden Restaurant
$$$ | |This upmarket place serves sophisticated international meals at dinner in an open-air, palm-lined, romantically lighted garden. Enjoy the friendly service and an eclectic mix of dishes including ceviche, jerk chicken, black bean soup, and bacon-wrapped steak. The chef can do vegan and gluten-free dishes. Save room for the delicious key lime pie.
Sunset Pointe, Placencia Village, Stann Creek, Belize523–3420Known For
- Upscale place for Placencia
- Vegan and gluten-free options available
- Key lime pie
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Closed Sun. No lunch -
5. Barracuda Bar & Grill
$$$ | |This beachside bistro, part of Beaches and Dreams Seafront Inn, is one of the best eateries on the Southern Coast, with delicious dishes like fresh grilled snapper and smoked chicken or ribs. Catch the sea breezes on the covered, open-air deck while you munch a handmade pizza or enjoy a burger.
Hopkins, Stann Creek, Belize622–1403Known For
- Fresh grilled snapper
- Smoked chicken
- Great sea breezes on beachside deck
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6. Dawn's Grill
$$ | |Friendly service, local atmosphere, good food simply prepared, modest prices, ice-cold beer—what more could you want? Dawn's Grill 'n Go is in a small no-frills building behind the soccer field in Placencia Village. These folks are open only for dinner; go for the grilled or fried chicken, or the fish of the day.
Placencia Village, Stann Creek, Belize602–9302Known For
- Yummy chicken
- Fish tacos
- Fun local vibe
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Closed Sun. No lunch. Often closed several wks July and Aug. -
7. De Tatch Café
$$ | |This open-air bar and restaurant near the sea with a "tatch" (thatch) roof has long been a popular hangout in the village. Try the huge shrimp burrito and wash it down with a few cold Belikins. Breakfasts are good and hearty here, too.
Placencia Village, Stann Creek, Belize503–3385Known For
- Filling breakfasts
- Cool sea breezes
- Shrimp burritos
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Rate Includes: Closed Wed. -
8. Driftwood Beach Bar & Pizza Shack
$$ | |Driftwood arguably has the best pizza in southern Belize, served up in a friendly, casual atmosphere in a beachfront thatch palapa. Try the Driftwood combo pizza, with red sauce, pepperoni, Italian sausage, peppers, onion, mushrooms, and black olives (in three sizes). If pizza isn't your thing, go for the catch of the day or one of the pasta dishes. There's plenty of cold beer and rum at reasonable prices, and occasional music Friday and Saturday evenings.
North end, Hopkins, Stann Creek, Belize664–6611Known For
- Best pizza on the Southern Coast
- Good selection of pasta and seafood
- Sunday afternoon beach barbecue
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Closed Wed. -
9. Innies Restaurant
$ | |At Innies, as at most local restaurants in the village, you're eating in a spot that was once somebody's house or back porch. Here, you can dine inside or outside and get the full flavor of village life. The food is authentic (though some dishes cater to the taste of tourists), delicious, and inexpensive. You'll find the staff very friendly. Traditional Garifuna dishes such as hudut (fish cooked in coconut milk and served with mashed plantains) and ereba (grated cassava bread) with bundiga (a gravy of grated plantains and coconut) are available, but less exotic dishes like fried chicken and rice and beans with stew chicken are also served.
191 South, Hopkins, Stann Creek, Belize503–7333Known For
- Traditional Garifuna cooking
- Tamer dishes such as rice and beans for the less adventurous
- Homestyle service
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Rate Includes: No dinner Sun. -
10. King Burger
$ | |No, it has nothing to do with the U.S. chain Burger King, but it is one of the best places in Dangriga to get an honest plate of chicken and rice and beans. Prepared by the Cuban owner, the fresh fish is good, and, yes, so are the hamburgers. Everything's affordable, too. No alcohol is served, but you can BYOB (Bring Your Own Belikin).
135 Commerce St., Dangriga, Stann Creek, Belize522/2476Known For
- Great fish dishes
- Friendly, local atmosphere
- BYOB
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Closed Sun., No credit cards -
11. La Trattoria Romana
$$$ | |The aromas waft out to the street and entice you in to this upscale—upscale for Hopkins, that is—Italian spot just south of town. Kick off a meal with a wide variety of bruschetta, followed by a Caprese salad, mushroom ravioli, and tiramisu for dessert. The wine list is one of the best in the country.
Sittee River Rd., Hopkins, Stann Creek, Belize630–3606Known For
- Ample Italian wine list
- Lots of bruschetta
- Friendly service
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: No lunch -
12. Lucky Lobster Bar and Grill
$$ | |You might feel like you've stumbled into a bar in the States, but this open-air bar just has all those trappings—several TVs tuned to sports channels, nice restrooms, and efficient service. If you're craving fried-not-greasy food, get the Chicklets (chicken tenders skillfully battered in buttermilk and cornmeal), or the Lucky Clucker Lollipops (chicken skewers). Come back for the great night scene. “I Got Lucky at Lucky Lobster” visors, koozies, and T-shirts can be purchased.
Sittee River Rd., Lot 6, Hopkins, Stann Creek, Belize676/7777Known For
- Sports-bar vibe
- Great bar food
- Souvenirs
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Closed Mon. and Tues. -
13. Peer's Place
$$$ | |The engaging German owner here makes use of locally sourced and the best of in-season ingredients to whip up an eclectic menu of European and American food. He’s quite proud of the large pork chops they serve. Fresh salads, seafood, and cakes round and a good wine selection round out the menu selection here. You’ll find secure parking, too.
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14. Pickled Parrot Bar & Grill
$$ | |This popular thatch-roof restaurant and bar sits smack-dab in the heart of Placencia Village between the main road and the Sidewalk. Try the Philly cheesesteak or the burgers and fries. The owners' dogs wander the place and might ask for some acknowledgment.
Off main road, behind Wallen's Market, Placencia Village, Stann Creek, Belize636–7068Known For
- Yummy cheesburgers
- Mouthwatering fries
- Owners' dogs
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Closed Sun. and Mon. Sometimes closed several wks in late summer -
15. Rick's Café
$$ | |This little place on the Sidewalk is a nice stop for fresh ceviche and cold beer at lunch; just sit on the open-air veranda and watch the village life pass by. If you're craving greens, it also has some of Placencia's best salads. For dinner, try the pizza or pineapple shrimp quesadillas. The chef-owner, Rick, is well experienced in the hospitality business in Belize and treats his customers well.
Sidewalk, Placencia Village, Stann Creek, Belize666–8466Known For
- Pineapple shrimp quesadillas
- Great salad selection
- Attentive owner and staff
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Closed Tues. and Wed. -
16. Riverside Café
$ | |The Creole and Garifuna dishes here are hearty, tasty, and prepared fresh. The restaurant is often busy with fishermen and the guys who run boats out to Tobacco Caye and other offshore cayes, but it's basic and clean. If you're going to the islands you can arrange transportation while sipping a beer or having breakfast or a plate of rice and beans.
Riverside and Oak Sts., Dangriga, Stann Creek, Belize661-6390Known For
- Filling breakfasts
- Hearty rice and beans
- Local fisherman's vibe
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: No credit cards -
17. Rumfish y Vino
$$$ | |This hip spot run by transplanted New Yorkers, in a breezy second-floor location near Tutti-Frutti, is a good place to have drinks, tapas, interesting seafood creations, and Italian pasta. Try the small plates of Thai shrimp cakes or pescado relleno (red snapper stuffed with shrimp). Bigger dishes include fish stew and several pasta and seafood dishes. There's a good selection of Italian and California wines.
Placencia Village Square, Placencia Village, Stann Creek, Belize523–3293Known For
- Good seafood selection
- Nice Thai appetizers
- Great wine selection
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18. Wendy's
$$ | |Long-established Wendy's—no, not that Wendy's—always delivers good, no-frills food at reasonable prices. The Belizean breakfast of fry jack (the local version of beignets without the sugar), bacon, eggs, and refried beans is nearly perfect. The grilled fish is fresh and delicious, and at lunch there are many dishes to choose from on the lengthy menu, including Creole items like cow-foot soup or mestizo soups like escabeche or chirmole with fresh flour tortillas. On Monday, there's usually gibnut (a ground-dwelling, herbivorous rodent that is commonly hunted for food in Belize). You can dine inside or outside on the veranda, and both are pleasant.
Main St., Placencia Village, Stann Creek, Belize523–3335Known For
- Filling breakfasts
- Great prices
- Solid Belizean dishes like gibnut, fry jack, and cow-foot soup
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