The Cayo District Restaurants

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  • 1. Benny's Kitchen

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    This little open-air restaurant near Xunantunich has won many fans who come for hearty Mayan, mestizo, and Creole dishes at rock-bottom prices. You'll find mostly locals here, many from San Ignacio, Benque Viejo, and other parts of Cayo District. Most items on the menu are BZ$12 or less, including chilimole (chicken with mole sauce), cow-foot soup, Belizean escabeche (marinated fish or meat), and stew pork with rice, beans, and plantains. You can make a meal of the mestizo appetizers including salbutes (puffed fried tortilla with meat), tostadas, and empanadas, most under BZ$2 each. The classic Mayan pibil (pork cooked in an underground oven) is sometimes on the menu. The banana and mango licuados (milk shakes) are delicious, and you can also enjoy the official national drinks of Belize, Belikin and Fanta.

    San José Succotz, Cayo, Belize
    823--2541

    Known For

    • Cheap, good food
    • Pibil (pork cooked in an underground oven)
    • Chilimole (chicken with mole sauce)
  • 2. Corkers Restaurant and Bar

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    Next door to the Hibiscus Hotel, Corkers is run by the husband-and-wife team of Geoff Hatto-Hembling and Sam Buxton from the United Kingdom. To catch any breezes, sit in the covered, open-air patio, or you can dine inside in the cozy air-conditioned dining room. The menu is eclectic, ranging from classic English fish-and-chips and a grilled American cheeseburger with fries to Indian curries, plus pasta, steak, pork ribs, fried chicken, and a nice variety of salads.

    Hibiscus Pl., Belmopan, Cayo, Belize
    822--0400

    Known For

    • Tasty burgers
    • Half-price cocktails during happy hour 4–10 pm Thursday–Saturday
    • Funky, casual decor

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Closed Sun. and Mon.
  • 3. Grove House Restaurant

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    Inside the Sleeping Giant Lodge, you'll find a gastronomic delight. In a beautiful setting, The Grove House serves up fresh-from-the-field, homemade meals that look amazing and taste even better. Start with homemade bread and fresh churned butter; for breakfast, try the stuffed fry jacks. At dinner, the coconut shrimp is a surefire hit.

    Mile 36.5, Hummingbird Hwy., Belmopan, Cayo, Belize
    822--3851

    Known For

    • Local, organic, field-to-table dining
    • Stunning jungle and mountain views
    • Beautiful presentation
  • 4. Guava Limb Café

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    Located in a remodeled colonial framehouse on the far end of Burns Avenue, Guava Limb Café serves an eclectic mix of delicious soups, seafood, salads, and local and American dishes that have given it a reputation as the best restaurant in San Ignacio. Run by the owners of The Lodge at Chaa Creek, there's open-air seating and a bar on the first level, while a second-level veranda overlooks Macal River Park. You'll enjoy fresh, artful dishes like herb and garlic pan-seared shrimp with butternut squash bisque and jasmine rice, or glazed spare ribs with potato croquettes.

    79 Burns Ave., San Ignacio, Cayo, Belize
    824--4837

    Known For

    • Farm-to-table ingredients
    • Caribbean food and Asian dishes like gado gado
    • Vegetarian friendly
  • 5. Ko-Ox Han-Nah

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    From the Mayan language, Ko-Ox Han-Nah roughly translates to "let's go eat." It's far from fancy—you eat on simple tables in what is essentially a large open-front building on busy Burns Avenue—but service is cheerful, and the food is inexpensive and well prepared. Much of the food is raised on the farm of the Zimbabwe-born owner. In addition to the usual Belizean beans-and-rice dishes, Ko-Ox Han-Nah serves fusion food influenced by Mexican, Southeast Asian, and North and South Indian cooking, with salads, sandwiches, burritos, Burmese dishes, Cambodian and Korean chicken dishes, and Indian lamb curries.

    5 Burns Ave., San Ignacio, Cayo, Belize
    824--3014

    Known For

    • Farm-to-table food
    • Belizean rice and beans
    • International options including Indian lamb curries and Korean chicken

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Closed Sun.
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