Must-see restaurants in Honduras

  • Angeli Gardens

    San Pedro Sula

    So the food is just OK (the Honduran plates for two or more people are your best bet), but the setting here in a lush garden at the edge of a mountain…

  • Roatán Oasis

    Roatán

    If you're going to splurge on a meal on Roatán, go here. The gorgeous Oasis uses seasonal and locally sourced produce to create delectable creations such…

  • Cafe at La Casa de Cafe

    Copán Ruinas

    Inspired by trips the owners have taken around the world, you'll find homemade, healthy and fresh delights here from tamales to perfectly spiced curries…

  • Neptune's Restaurant & Bar

    Utila

    Hop on the free shuttle (every half-hour) near the Coral View Dive Center to get to this day trip–worthy bar-restaurant on a gorgeous white sand beach…

  • Mercado Los Dolores

    Tegucigalpa

    At the side of Iglesia Los Dolores, these stands inside a covered market offer a variety of tempting cheapie lunchtime street-food dishes, including…

  • Hacienda San Lucas

    Copán Ruinas

    Set on farmland overlooking Copán Ruinas, this wonderful place – worth the effort to get here and the price – has some of the best food in the region. The…

  • Pisco

    Tegucigalpa

    You can't beat this classy and delicious Peruvian restaurant in Palmira for a special night out – or for a welcome change from Honduran basics. The menu…

  • Galeano Cafe

    Tegucigalpa

    This very hip cafe rocks both an industrial and upcycling look, with brushed concrete fittings and salvaged wood furniture. It's an absolute lifeline…

  • Tacos Raul

    Roatán

    This rustic outdoor stall fries up some of the best el pastor (pork) tacos in the country. Topped with chimole (chopped salsa), two make a large meal. The…

  • Mango Tango

    Utila

    Housed in an over-the-water building that takes in views from three sides, Mango Tango has some of the best food in town. Try the Galician-style octopus,…

  • Temporary Cal's Cantina

    Roatán

    This place is packed nightly by those willing to drive to this out-of-the-way location between Oak Ridge and French Harbor. Wooden tables on a beautiful…

  • Kandil Pizza Y Cafe

    Western Honduras

    Flying the flag for contemporary aesthetics in the rustic Lencan hills, Kandil is a beautifully designed place where modish decor juxtaposes with colonial…

  • Ki’boc Café

    La Ceiba

    This friendly place is about as bohemian as Ceiba gets, with a civilized and artsy feel, welcoming staff and organic coffee. The filling breakfasts are…

  • Café San Rafael

    Copán Ruinas

    This smart cafe serves organic coffee grown at its finca (ranch), though it's mostly known for its delicious cheeses (platters L150 to L700). Breakfasts …

  • César Mariscos Restaurante

    Honduras

    This is the Honduran favorite, and a reason many city folk come to Tela. Combine grilled lobster sold by weight and dripping with garlic butter with a…

  • El Jardín de Susana

    La Ceiba

    Totally unsigned (look for the green house with tables in the courtyard), Susana's Garden cooks up a storm. Famous for its salad bar (yes, those are fresh…

  • Cafe Tío Juan

    Western Honduras

    This hip and friendly second-story coffee joint overlooking the main plaza offers you great, hot or cold organic coffee from nearby Marcala, inspirational…

  • ¿Por qué no?

    Roatán

    This adorable, friendly cafe with tables on the veranda overlooking the sea does excellent breakfasts (L190), including to-die-for pastries, bespoke…

  • Camilla's Bakery

    Utila

    Our favorite breakfast stop on Utila serves fresh bread and homemade bagels with all kinds of toppings, as well as delicious egg dishes, quiche, smoothies…

  • Hotspot Cafe

    Utila

    With real coffee and an enormous whiteboard menu that includes breakfasts, smoothies, burgers, wraps and a popular steak sub, this cute, brightly painted…

  • Casa Ixchel

    Copán Ruinas

    There's a friendly welcome at this serious coffee-lover's place, where locally grown Casa Ixchel Arabica coffee is the fuel of choice and the espresso…

  • D&D Brewery

    Western Honduras

    Besides offering craft beers brewed right on the premises, this restaurant also offers excellent food – try the blueberry pancakes, burgers or sumptuous…

  • Family Restaurante

    Honduras

    The best of Omoa's seafront seafood restaurants is always teeming with lip-smacking diners, and has a view through blooming birds of paradise over the sea…

  • Mini Cafeteria

    Tegucigalpa

    A Tegucigalpa breakfast institution since 1973, everyone will tell you they love this place but no one can remember the name. The specialty is burritas,…

  • Baleadas Express

    Tegucigalpa

    As hard as it is to imagine a gas station fast-food outlet being one of the best eating options in the city, within 24 hours in Tegus you will almost…

  • Café Paradiso

    Tegucigalpa

    An intimate, bohemian hangout, this is the place to find Tegus' creative types. The decor (with an excess of curios and lots of paintings) and layout …

  • Creole’s Rotisserie Chicken

    Roatán

    A low-key island institution, Creole's offers excellent island-style roast chicken (a quarter chicken is L80), plus shrimp and fish mains. Choose from…

  • Pupusería El Patio

    Tegucigalpa

    On weekends this beer hall of a place can be a riot, with tables overflowing with bottles and families belting out the karaoke. Pupusas (cornmeal stuffed…

  • Comedor Mary

    Copán Ruinas

    This charming space comprises a garden for alfresco dining and a dining room full of dark wood furniture where excellent pupusas (L12 to L25 each) are…

  • El Dorao Cafe

    Western Honduras

    An unbelievable find in sleepy Peña Blanca, this smart and cool place has fused local coffee-growing expertise with the needs of the cosmopolitan city…

  • Claudio's Italian Bistro

    Tegucigalpa

    Claudio's attracts a well-heeled crowd and makes for a good break from local cuisine. There's superb pizza and a variety of pasta dishes, seafood and…

  • Cafe Vino Tinto

    Honduras

    Just below the plaza, this atmospheric little restaurant serves up wonderful sea views, along with great wood-fired pizzas, quesadillas and fresh fish and…

  • Sunken Fish

    Roatán

    The in-house restaurant of a lodge and dive center, the Sunken Fish is open to the public all day and enjoys a fantastic setting overlooking the sea – one…

  • Mango Café

    Utila

    Owned by Andrea, an Italian who's lived in Utila since the 1990s, this place specializes in authentic thin-crust pizza from a purpose-built brick oven…

  • Café Honoré

    Tegucigalpa

    This is a mecca for the Honduran elite, and if you're yearning for gourmet treats this is the place. The deli section has Parma ham and French cheese,…

  • Lenca Maya

    Western Honduras

    A five-minute walk southwest of the Parque Central, this atmospheric restaurant has tables scattered around a colonial-style courtyard. The menu includes…

  • Twisted Tanya’s

    Copán Ruinas

    Set upstairs, with views over Parque Central and beyond, lively Tanya's serves up some good versions of Italian, other European and Asian-influenced…

  • La Sirena

    Roatán

    This remote restaurant is housed in a fairly run-down building on stilts over the water. Inside, however, you'll be served some of Roatán's best seafood,…

  • RJ's

    Utila

    Ask anyone on the island where you can find Utila's best food and they'll tell you RJ's without hesitation. While that may be due more to the local taste…

  • Restaurante Guancascos

    Western Honduras

    A wonderful terrace restaurant at the Hotel Guancascos, from where you can gaze over Gracias' terra-cotta-tiled rooftops and the Lencan highlands. Great…

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