Must-see restaurants in Honduras

  • Ricardo's

    Western Honduras

    Right on the Parque Central, this classy restaurant offers the best view in town from its tables on the plaza and its myriad atmospheric dining rooms…

  • Pastelitos Miriam

    San Pedro Sula

    San Pedro Sula's breakfast favorite is this diner-style restaurant that pumps out deep-fried pastelitos – half-moon shaped pies filled with all sorts of…

  • Keith's BBQ

    Roatán

    Head directly to this humble shack for the best meal deal on the beach. Reina cooks up huge potions of very fresh fish, chicken or pork with sides of…

  • La Hacienda Lenca

    Western Honduras

    A block east of Parque Central, this cavernous, upscale-feeling place is full of heavy wood furniture and has a few dining areas including a patio. The…

  • Casa Gloria

    Western Honduras

    An attractive colonial-style place that offers buffet dining – pollo asada (grilled chicken), bistek (steak) and some veggie options – during the day and…

  • Pupusaría Universitaria

    La Ceiba

    This excellent budget haunt inside a clapboard-and-bamboo building serves up big flavors at moderate rates, including pupusas (cornmeal mass stuffed with…

  • Café & Sabores

    Honduras

    This agreeable diner-like cafe is a good spot for breakfast and always has five or six set-lunch choices. Excellent licuados (fresh-fruit drinks) are…

  • Café ViaVia

    Copán Ruinas

    This terrific restaurant serves breakfast, lunch and dinner in a hip, convivial atmosphere, with tables next to a garden courtyard or overlooking the…

  • Jardín Café

    Western Honduras

    This hip and cozy place has some of the best food in town. As the name suggests it's cafe-style with tables in a main room, out in a garden patio or up on…

  • Jugos Chapala

    La Ceiba

    This terrific juice bar has an incredible choice of juices and shakes, including a bunch of fruits you'll have never even heard of. Each drink can come…

  • Che Pancho

    Utila

    This small cafe has a garden location and serves up an excellent selection of salads, hot dogs, schnitzel, sandwiches and even a tuna fillet. Add to that…

  • Chico's Place

    Honduras

    This place right on the beach is one of many similar establishments and enjoys a great reputation locally for its superb seafood. It's busy each weekend,…

  • Chef Guity

    La Ceiba

    This dilapidated Garifuna-style restaurant in the zona viva is famous for its seafood, including conch, fish, lobster and crab, but particularly for…

  • Carnitas Nia Lola

    Copán Ruinas

    Two blocks south of the plaza, this open-air restaurant has a beautiful view toward the mountains over corn and tobacco fields. It's a relaxing place with…

  • Cafe Honor

    Western Honduras

    Located in the ornate bandstand in the heart of the central plaza, this cafe offers the best views in town from its upper-floor balcony. It's great for a…

  • La Casa Vieja

    Western Honduras

    Famous for its burgers – the king of which is La Big Daddy (made with 450g of beef) – La Casa Vieja also does chicken wings and breaded shrimp, veggie…

  • Sobre Mesa

    San Pedro Sula

    The antidote to fried food, here you'll find soups, salads, sandwiches, hearty breakfasts and light meals all made with health-conscious, organic…

  • Kay's Place

    Honduras

    This breezy top-floor, beachside restaurant has fantastic views over the beach and does good fish, seafood and meat grills, as well as beach-bum-worthy…

  • Du Monde Cafe y Te

    Honduras

    A wonderful little find, this classy, cozy cafe has indoor or outdoor seating overlooking the street and the best coffee in town. Small meals like nachos…

  • Carivida Club Café

    Honduras

    Low lighting, minimalist decor, contemporary wooden furniture, and no headache-inducing music to talk over – it feels almost surreal after any time spent…

  • Drunken Sailor

    Roatán

    Italian-run, this lively joint on a roadside outdoor patio cooks up some tasty and seriously cheap pizzas. For extra calories go for the deep-fried pizzas…

  • El Rodeo

    Western Honduras

    This Southwestern-themed steakhouse doubles as a surprisingly good boho bar Thursday to Saturday nights, with live music from 9pm. The food is definitely…

  • Luces del Norte

    Honduras

    Settle in to the homey and colorful wooden Caribbean-style premises to enjoy locally renowned seafood (the paella is particularly noteworthy). It also…

  • Asados Copán

    Copán Ruinas

    With one of the best settings in town, this large, open-air steakhouse is popular with tourists and locals alike. The menu's simple but effective – a…

  • Auto Pollo Al Carbón

    Honduras

    Roast chicken served under a corrugated-iron roof in a down-home, red-and-white-painted open-air shack, a wishbone’s throw away from the Caribbean. You…

  • Java Vine

    Roatán

    There are good sandwiches, coffee and cake to be had at this friendly cafe and wine bar; it's also one of the few independent and budget-oriented places…

  • Bean Crazy

    Roatán

    Great coffee, hearty breakfasts and sandwiches at lunch in arty, modern surrounds (plus air-conditioning!) makes this the perfect spot to chill out with…

  • Cobel

    La Ceiba

    A great stop for cheap, filling and delicious baleadas in clean surroundings and in the heart of town.

  • Donde Ofelia

    San Pedro Sula

    You're literally caged in at this family-run, semi-open-air place that takes its security very seriously. Another quirk is that you're given an order form…

  • Restaurante Duncan Maya

    Tegucigalpa

    An atmospheric (if rather rundown) place that occupies a covered patio with original floor tiles, colossal wooden columns and a full bar, Duncan Maya is a…

  • Café Skandia

    San Pedro Sula

    An absolute institution in the city center, this classic 1950s-style cafe looks like it's been transplanted from an ocean liner with its marine-blue color…

  • Al Corral

    La Ceiba

    It's all about meat at this popular grill place beloved by local families. The meats are grilled right in front of you in the courtyard dining room, which…

  • Cafeto

    La Ceiba

    This modern cafe dubbed 'Ceiba's Starbuck's' pumps out espresso drinks, frappes, fresh fruit-juice smoothies and a range of breakfast options, including…

  • Restaurante El Estoraque

    Western Honduras

    On the main road 3km before you enter Peña Blanca from La Guama, this place specializes in fish caught from the lake. Simply choose how you'd like it…

  • Churrasqueria Momo’s

    Copán Ruinas

    A meat-lover’s haven one block south of Parque Central, Momo’s serves beef in four basic styles, including pincho (kebab), churrasco (Argentinean-style…

  • Munchies

    Utila

    Situated in a landmark Utilan building dating from 1864, this restaurant's front porch offers a great perch for people-watching. It offers good vegetarian…

  • Cafetería Artesenías El Jarrón

    Western Honduras

    A bustling, atmospheric place that does a lot of lunchtime trade: the buffet (L120) is a great deal, with lots of veggie dishes. You sit at polished log…

  • Plaza Típica

    San Pedro Sula

    Just north of the Parque Central, this open-sided food court is your best bet for an inexpensive daytime meal. There are around 25 stands rustling up…

  • Pizzería Bella Italia

    Honduras

    You're paying for the seafront location (as well as the armed security guard) at this pricey Italian place. Pizza – from personal to 16-piece gigantes –…

  • Lighthouse Restaurant

    Roatán

    A traditional wooden Caribbean structure that juts out into the bay, this restaurant has sea views on three sides. Seafood is the specialty, including…

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