Caribbean restaurants in Central America
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Rincón Pinareño
Almost worth the trip from Managua - in an ordinario - this Cuban restaurant serves up crusty pressed sandwiches that skimp on nothing, truly delicious soups and more in a cozy dining room that can get packed at lunch.
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Nerie’s II Restaurant
Nerie’s offers most imaginable accompaniments to rice and beans, including curried lamb, stewed cow foot, lobster, gibnut and deer. You can start things off with a choice of soups, including chicken, escabeche (with chicken, lime and onions), chirmole (with chicken and a chili-chocolate sauce) or (again!) cow foot, and round it off with cassava pudding.
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Nuestra Tierra
A taxidermied bull’s head greets you at this country restaurant, where the theme is Costa Rican spit and sawdust. Cheery waiters deliver wooden platters piled with heaping casados to hordes of hungry tourists and Tico families seated at rustic picnic-style tables. Portions are large, the food is good and the prices reasonable.
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Monchados
Something of a Quepos institution, this long-standing Mex-Carib spot is always bustling with dinner-goers who line up to try traditional Limón-style dishes and Mexican standards. Food here is eclectic, innovative and never bland, a theme that is also reflected in the vibrant decorations and fairly regular live music.
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Soda Miss Sam
If you can't get enough of the Caribbean flavors, Soda Miss Sam and Miss Lidia's Place are the local favorites for gallo pinto and spicy coconut sauce. Both ladies have been around for years, pleasing the palates and satisfying the stomachs of locals and tourists alike.
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Miss Lidia's Place
If you can't get enough of the Caribbean flavors, Miss Lidia's Place is one of the local favorites for gallo pinto and spicy coconut sauce. This lady has been around for years, pleasing the palates and satisfying the stomachs of locals and tourists alike.
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Wet Lizard
Inside the Belize Tourist Village but also accessible directly from the street, the Wet Lizard provides solid serves of mainly Belizean and Tex-Mex food amid bright tropical colors, ’70s rock and plenty of cruise-ship passengers. Its upper-deck setting is breezy.
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The Lobster Pot
Right on the beach, this mellow restaurant serves fine Caribbean cooking. It’s not cheap (or fancy for that matter) but it’s worth the splurge. The dessert choice is killer – key lime pie, yucca cake or coconut brownies (L$60).
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Restaurant El Palenque Luisa
Tree-trunk beams, bamboo roof and plant-filled interior create quite the jungle décor in this inviting open-air restaurant. It's an ideal spot to feast on tasty vegetarian fare, as well as fish and meat dishes cooked Caribbean Creole style.
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Calypso Club
A waterfront restaurant at the Princess Hotel & Casino, Calypso serves ample portions of Belizean- and Caribbean-style seafood. Burgers, pasta and salads provide lighter and more economical options – but a regular Belikin is BZ$6.
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Reggae Restaurant
Exuding a friendly, laidback vibe, this soda serves Caribbean-style standards, from basic casados to the house specialty, shrimp in coconut milk. This place also has facilities for camping (per person US$3), plus some comfortable cabins (US$20 to US$30).
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Smoky Mermaid
Attached to the Great House hotel, the Smoky Mermaid serves tasty Caribbean and international food on a lovely patio with tinkling fountains and towering tropical trees. The meals are dependably good and the servings satisfying.
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Captain T's Casa Azul Caribbean Café
Under new ownership, this longtime favorite now has a mostly Caribbean-Garífuna menu, with some southern Florida flare, like deep-fried fish, and holdovers from the old restaurant, like pizza and spaghetti.
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Soda Café Caribbean Flavor
Caribbean-style standards, fresh juices and gallo pinto (meal of blended rice and beans).
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Miss Edith's
This long-time local restaurant serves a laundry-list of Caribbean specialties, including jerk chicken, rice and beans, and potatoes stewed in garlic – in addition to a number of vegetarian options. It’s a famed spot that sometimes rests on its laurels, with cooking that is off-and-on and somewhat indifferent service.
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