8 Best Restaurants in Northern Belize, Belize

Cocina Sabor

$$ Fodor's choice
Succulents populate the restaurant’s patio, as do Orange Walk residents and a smattering of tourists who know a good food joint when they find it. The reasonably priced menu is a mix of mestizo and other Belizean favorites and includes flavors such as coconut rum salsa and ginger-citrus glaze that give Belizean classics an energetic twist. Come on Thursday for popular Dollah Wing Day or any night for dreamy frozen mojitos. Simply put, this is one of the best and most pleasant places to eat in town.
Latin American Lunch Dinner $$ Fodor's Choice Family
South Belize-Corozal Rd., Orange Walk Town, Orange Walk, Belize
322-3482
Known For
  • authentic Belizean recipes
  • friendly service
  • generous portions
Restaurants Details
Rate Includes: Closed Tues.

Corozo Blue's

$$ Fodor's choice

This popular eatery in a stone building on the bay at the South End serves excellent wood-fired pizza, burgers, sandwiches, and ceviche, plus a few traditional Belizean dishes like rice and beans. By Corozal standards, prices are on the high side, but the atmosphere, bayside setting, and friendly staff make it well worth a visit.

Patty's Bistro

$$ Fodor's choice

Patty's Bistro (sometimes spelled Patti's) serves some of the best food in town, the service is sprightly and friendly, the atmosphere is no-frills, and prices are low. For a local treat, try the hearty conch soup (in season, usually October to late April).

Latin American Lunch Dinner $$ Fodor's Choice Family
2nd St. N, Corozal Town, Corozal, Belize
402-0174
Known For
  • great Belizean and North American choices
  • conch soup
  • odd hours
Restaurants Details
Rate Includes: Closed Sun., Credit cards accepted

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Frozen Paradise

$

Neighboring Crabby's Restaurant, Frozen Paradise makes for an ideal dessert stop after lunch. Serving iced coffees, frappes, and other various drinks, the coffee place is mostly known for its savory drinks. Their "chamoyadas" are the most popular—a refreshing frozen drink consisting of blended mango, tamarind spice, and chamoy sauce. For those looking for a quick bite to eat, Frozen Paradise also serves Belizean fast food like garnachas, empanadas, and salbutes for less than $10. 

Café Dessert Family $
N. Front St., Sarteneja, Corozal, Belize
651--9273
Known For
  • savory frozen fruit drinks
  • ideal location in front of the sea
  • quick and friendly service
Restaurants Details
Rate Includes: Closed Mon.--Wed.

June's Kitchen

$

The best breakfast in Corozal is served by Miss June at her home, but there's only seating for about a dozen guests on the open-air patio. Everything is homemade, freshly prepared, and served by Miss June and her family. For example, you can have a delicious breakfast of an omelet, pepper sausage, fried potatoes, warm bread, and freshly squeezed orange juice for about BZ$10. Lunch is delicious, and the entire menu can (and will) be spoken in a few words: likely stew chicken, stew beef, or stew pork, plus a daily special. Delivery is available, brought to you by Miss June's husband on his bike.

Latin American Breakfast Lunch $ Family
3rd St. S, Corozal Town, Corozal, Belize
422--2559
Known For
  • yummy home cooking
  • big breakfasts with great prices
  • friendliest service in town
Restaurants Details
Rate Includes: Closed Wed. No dinner

Liz's Fast Food

$
You can get a sack full of tacos, sabutes (corn tortillas topped with refried beans, shredded stewed chicken, lettuce, onions, tomatoes, and cilantro), empanadas, garnaches (fried corn tortillas with refried beans, grated cheese, onions, habanero pepper, and cilantro), and other mestizo dishes here for almost nothing. Most items, though small as a sand dollar, are extremely tasty and cost only a Belize dollar for two or three. Daily specials may include fish, beans and rice, stew chicken, or other Belizean dishes, all extremely inexpensive. Place your order at a takeout window in the flaking green, streetside stall.

Maracas Bar and Grill

$$

A well-run option in Orange Walk Town, Maracas Bar and Grill has one of the town's most scenic settings overlooking the New River—you might even spot a crocodile. Sit in the covered riverside patio or in the air-conditioned dining room and start your meal with an appetizer of shrimp, conch, or lobster ceviche (lobster is available mid-June to mid-February and conch is usually October to late April). Indulge your comfort food cravings with pizza, fajitas, tacos, quesadillas, or a beef or fish burger. Escabeche is offered Sunday only. Occasionally local parties here get loud, but you'll probably be welcome to join the festivities.

Latin American Lunch Dinner $$ Family
Naranjal St., Orange Walk Town, Orange Walk, Belize
614--0081
Known For
  • lovely open-air bar overlooking the river
  • succulent ceviche
  • exceptional service
Restaurants Details
Rate Includes: Closed Mon.

Tradewinds Restaurant

$$

The "house restaurant" for the Orchid Bay Resort, Tradewinds is run by David and Demaris, an American-Belizean couple. The menu features adequate American pub food such as burgers and wings, along with ceviche and other seafood and some traditional Belizean dishes such as rice and beans with stew chicken. Once a week there is a soup night, which attracts locals for an inexpensive night out and a chance to benefit the local community---one-half of the evening's proceeds go to support various good works in the community.