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Arrecife
Local food buffs and hotel concierges have started calling Arrecife the best restaurant in town. An upscale but understated place 15 km east of town, it offers terrific seafood dishes and a good wine list. Classy service completes the experience. The only drawback is the location - if you don't have a car, you may end paying more in taxi fare than you do for dinner.
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Café y Pasta Giarre
This European-style café serves a wide range of homemade pastas, freshly made Italian desserts and good espresso drinks. Customers can choose between eating indoors in an intimate dining area or outdoors at sidewalk tables with big umbrellas.
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Cafetería Cobel
Always jam packed with regulars, the Cobel is an institution in La Ceiba. And for good reason - típica is served hot and fast and it's a steal. Try the hearty pollo con arroz (chicken with rice), crispy enchiladas, or if you're feeling adventurous, the sopa de mondongo (tripe soup), which is popular enough to make it a regular daily special. Service is decent but prepare to flag someone down at the height of the lunch hour.
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Chabelita
At the far end of the Zona Viva, this Garífuna-style restaurant is well worth the walk. Seafood is the specialty - try the hefty fish fillet or Chabelita's famous sopa marinera (seafood soup). The dining area is unremarkable, but a little patio in back is perfect for a late-afternoon or evening meal and a cold beer.
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Comidas Royale
Right on the parque central, this is one of the best buffets in town. Not only is it open all day, every day, but the trays always seem to be brimming with fresh food. Dishes vary by the hour - típica of all sorts is served up alongside Honduran-style chow mein, fried rice, sweet and sour chicken, and ribs. Portions are large and there's always a good daily special that includes a drink and a couple of sides.
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Espresso Americano
Serving up some of the best coffee in the country, this Honduran chain is well worth a stop. You'll find drinkable goodies of all kinds - espresso (of course), cappuccino, mochaccino, flavor-infused coffees, frozen drinks, even chai. It's a good way to jump-start your day. There's a second locale on the parque central.
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Expatriates Bar & Grill
Aptly named, this is a longtime favorite of foreigners living in La Ceiba. The specialty is barbecue chicken wings, but just about everything is grilled and good - ribs, shrimp, chicken breasts, veggies. There's also a full bar, large-screen TV with major sporting events, high-speed internet and a large selection of top Honduras cigars. It's at the eastern end of 12a Calle.
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Laura's Bakery
This bakery is known for its breads - most notably the wheat and French loaves - sold piping hot in the mornings. The pastries, however, are hard to resist too. There is another location in the Mall Megaplaza.
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Luna Gaucha
Uruguayan food, with strong influences from Brazil and Argentina, is emerging in many countries as a unique and satisfying cuisine. Luna Gaucha is La Ceiba's first of such restaurants and serves tasty grilled dishes, both individual and traditional family-style platters, in a friendly atmosphere. Good value.
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Mango Tango
This breezy restaurant-café-bar is a good place to start any Zona Viva outing - for many, it's the main destination. Its claim to fame is the well-stocked salad bar, one of the few in Honduras. The rest of the menu it typical north coast and Ceibeño fare - lots of seafood - served fresh at palapa -shaded tables. The bar stays open late, with sports playing on large TVs.
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Mangos
A local smoothie spot, Mangos is a small, yuppyish juice bar in the center of town. Choose from over 35 licuados or make up one of your own. A few tables and air conditioning make this a nice stop on a steamy afternoon.
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Mixers
Cafeteria-style eating is what you'll get at this locale. Every day a new variety of típica is served up - there's always beans, rice and a vegetable dish though - so you won't get bored if you eat here more than once. It's on the 2nd floor of a peach-colored shopping center.
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Pizza Hut
In a town where fast-food restaurants seem to be the only places open on Sundays, they're hard to ignore. Of all of them (and there are lots), Pizza Hut offers the best options - pizza, pasta, sandwiches, salads - plus free refills on drinks. Prices are surprisingly reasonable and there are weekday specials. It's open late too.
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Pupusería Universitaria
Honduras and El Salvador don't agree on much but they do agree on the merits of corn-dough patties stuffed with cheese and chicharrón (fried pork rind) and grilled to piping-hot perfection. Honduran pupusas tend to be larger (and more expensive) than the Salvadoran originals, but no less tasty.
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Ricardo's
Reputed to be one of the finest restaurants in northern Honduras, Ricardo's offers a quiet and classy respite from the hubbub outside. Choose between eating in a comfortable air-conditioned dining room or a leafy garden courtyard. Seafood is the specialty but steak and pasta dishes also are very good. If you like spicy food, the Pescado Ricardo's - broiled fish topped with jalapeño sauce and Parmesan - is divine.
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Swiss-German Restaurant
The name says it all. Popular with expatriates, the menu is replete with meat and sausage dishes plus a lion's share of potatoes and cabbage. Try the chuleta ahumada (smoked pork chop) for something a little different. Look for this sunny place a couple blocks south of the stadium.
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