Things to do in San Pedro Sula
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Parque Nacional Cusuco
Just 45km from San Pedro Sula, but remarkably difficult to access, Parque Nacional Cusuco is a cloud forest nestled in the impressive Merendón mountain range. The park has abundant wildlife, including parrots, toucans and a large population of quetzals, best spotted from April to June. Its highest peak is Cerro Jilinco (2242m). The park’s visitors center is the starting point for five different hiking trails. Two trails – Quetzal and Las Minas – pass waterfalls and swimming holes. Guides can be hired at the visitors center for around L$100 per trip.
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San Pedro Cathedral
This cathedral is worth peeking into. Occupying almost a full city block, it has high, pale-yellow walls and pillars, and an even higher central cupola. The walls are laden with paintings of the saints and other Catholic imagery and hand-carved wooden statues of the same. Like so many huge urban cathedrals in Latin America, this one offers instant respite from the hustle and bustle on the street.
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Museo de la Naturaleza
The Museo de la Naturaleza has over 80 exhibits that cover the gamut of natural history, from paleontology and human biology to ecology and the universe. The level of detail is on a par with a college textbook, which can get a bit old given the signs are in Spanish. If the door’s closed, enquire around the corner at the Fundación Ecologista HR Pastor.
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Restaurante Boc-Ga
This is a classy Korean restaurant whose name means ‘house of blessing’. Go for Western tables with chairs and table legs, or normal ones, which in here means low to the floor with cushions to sit on. Either way, you’ve got a grill in the middle for do-it-yourself dishes like Boc-ga teriyaki or tukpegi bulgogi (spicy beef), a house favorite.
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Nelly's Pizza
A leafy courtyard with potted trees, gurgling fountain and the requisite red and white checkered tablecloths make this is a great place for a drink or early evening meal. As darkness falls, holiday lights blink on, adding to the ambiance. The food (so-so) and service (slow) don't quite live up to the setting, but if you stick with the pizza you should go home happy.
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Café Skandia
In Gran Hotel Sula, Skandia is surprisingly pleasant for a hotel restaurant; you can sit in the air-conditioned dining area or at shaded tables by the pool. The menu includes Honduran standbys – eggs, fried fish, roast chicken – plus a bunch of items you rarely see, like waffles, onion rings, apple pie and milkshakes.
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Terraza Restaurant
Don’t be put off by the location – inside a budget hotel of the same name, this restaurant is one of the best downtown. Honduran classics like coconut shrimp and chicken tacos are served alongside international faves like BLTs and veggie pasta. Save some lemps with the plato del día (daily special).
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Fuente de Salud y Juventud
Mainly a natural goods store (vitamins, supplements etc), the Fount of Health & Youth also prepares a modest vegetarian buffet. The food is pretty underwhelming, but for vegetarians surviving on rice, beans and licuados (smoothies), it’s a welcome change. Spa treatments are offered here, too.
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Casa del Sol - Multiplaza Mall
This place sells the highest-quality artesanía (handicrafts) in town. You'll find every type of Honduran handicraft - pottery, leatherwork, wood carvings, tree-bark pressings, baskets. The shop provides free delivery to your hotel so you don't have to lug your items around town.
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Restaurante Típico Chef Mariano
Ask around for a place to get Garífuna food and this is the restaurant most people will recommend. Warm coconut bread is served with excellent main dishes, most of which are seafood based and have intriguing names like lluvia de róbalo (bass). Service is top-notch.
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Spot
San Pedro Sula's only openly gay club, the dance floor is not only jam packed with men on the dance floor, but also swinging around a stripper pole and shaking it in a cage. Disco and Top 40 rule this place - Madonna, of course, features prominently. Spot is straight-friendly.
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Cafetería Pamplona
A good honest restaurant serving good honest meals. There’s nothing spectacular about the menu – club sandwiches, chicken and rice, garlic fillet of fish, and a few daily specials – but the food is always good and service always friendly.
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Restaurante Don Udo’s
You don’t have to be a bigwig to eat here, though plenty do. Don Udo’s is one of San Pedro’s top restaurants, with excellent food and service and a cool colonial elegance. Live music and a cozy outdoor patio add to the experience.
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Ibiza
An unspoken meeting place for lesbians, this lounge-disco has big couches and lots of tables to kick back, drink and talk. On weekends, the floor gets crowded with dancers moving to a good mix of Latin rock, salsa, merengue and regguetón.
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Museo de Antropología e Historia de San Pedro Sula
Don’t let its ’70s look fool you: the Museo de Antropología e Historia de San Pedro Sula is an excellent museum that walks visitors through the changes in the Valle de Sula from the pre-Columbian era to the modern day.
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Crêpes
A great place to get - yes - crepes, but also traditional Colombian food, like soups and arepas (corn griddle cakes). Crepes are sweet or salty, ranging from Nutella to beef stroganoff and everything in between.
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City Mall
An impressive shopping center with an enormous food court, this mall houses high-end boutiques and department stores. It also has several banks with ATMs, internet cafés with calling service, and a movie theater.
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Museo Para la Infancia el Pequeño Sula
More a children’s learning center than a museum, the Museo Para La Infancia El Pequeño Sula offers monthly workshops in the sciences and arts. It’s 3km from Av Circunvalación.
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Barú
It’s a bit expensive but this Columbian restaurant – with food that tastes distinctly Honduran – has friendly service, indoor and outdoor seating and yummy salads and meat from the grill.
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Pecos Bill
They do all kinds of grillin’ in this large open-air restaurant with a Texas showdown theme. Movies or sports are shown on the giant TV every night – dinner and a movie all in one.
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Baleada Express
The sencilla (simple) baleada has just beans and cream, but the huge array of options here, including plenty for vegetarians, lets you get creative with the national snack.
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Espresso Americano
The cappuccino and mocha here are great, but cold 'frapuccinos' don't have much zing. Whatever you order, take it into the park as the tables are usually packed with old guys yammering.
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Super Jugos
The motto here is ‘the best licuados in Honduras’ and who are we to disagree? ( Licuados is a fresh fruit drink, blended with milk or water.)
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Klein Bohemia
If what you are looking for is a great time – and to learn a bit about national culture – then this is the spot. There’s no cover charge, and live music most nights.
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Umani
The age minimum (24 for men, 20 for women) and dress code (men must wear a collared shirt and dress shoes; women, well, dress to kill) are strictly enforced.
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