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5 Local Restaurants In Belize City: Vegan Friendly

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Everything written on this blog is based on first-hand experience or knowledge as a local living in Belize. No fluff, just honest information.

As the commerce capital and the travel hub for the country, Belize City has very good options for vegan restaurants. A few are just a short walk away from the ferry terminals.

For more options, check out all the Belize Vegetarian & Vegan Restaurants hand-picked by the local veggie lovers.

1. Martha's Cafe

Location: 10 Fort Street
Hours: 7AM—8PM (Closed Mondays & 8AM—3PM Sundays)
Price: $10.00 USD per serving
Website: Martha's Cafe

As one of the few fully vegan restaurants in Belize City, this places is perfect but at the cost of also being the priciest. Then again, you get are paying for the location and the sea view.

avocado toast on glass table
Photo of breakfast at Martha's by Tim Lee

2. Sumathi Indian Restaurant

Location: Baymen Avenue
Hours: 11AM—9PM (Closed Mondays)
Price: $15.00 USD per serving
Website: Sumathi

This restaurant serves traditional Indian food which is extremely popular among local Belizeans in the city. Dishes are buffet style and relatively expensive compared to most veggie friendly restaurants. Buffet dishes doesn't translate to free refills at this place.

Besides that fact, the food is very good with large portions. There is outdoor seating available since it gets warm inside.

roti with curry stews on metal plate
Photo of Indian dish at Sumathi

3. Chef Roger

Location: 1637 Spain Avenue
Hours: 11AM—8PM (Closed Sundays)
Price: $6.00 USD per serving
Website: Chef Roger

After living in Belize City for a year, this is by far the best veggie-friendly restaurant I've found. Their wraps and hummus dishes are incredibly tasty. The restaurant is a family-owned business so you can expect exceptional service.

hummus platter with pita breaad and vegetables
Photo of hummus platter at Chef Roger

4. Vegan Bites

Location: BTL Park Kiosk 16
Hours: 12Noon—3PM (Closed Sundays & 7AM—10PM Saturdays)
Price: $15.00 USD per serving
Website: Vegan Bites

Vegan Bites is a small fully vegan food shack located at BTL Park which sits by the seaside. The owner serves buffet-style vegan food that is actually nutritious with options like tofu vegan curries, steam broccoli and local seasonal veggies and fruits like callaloo & breadfruit.

Worth noting is that the price is quite expensive for it to be a shack, and I'm not a big fan of the food served in a styrofoam. But I'm still grateful this place exists in my little country.

fried zucchini and curry veggies on styrofoam plate
Photo of buffet style vegan food at Vegan Bites by Stan

5. Ma Ma Chen

Location: 7 Eve Street
Hours: 10AM—4PM (Closed Weekends)
Price: $7.00 USD per serving
Website: Ma Ma Chen

This restaurant is a little gem in Belize City. It's only a 7-minute walk from the water taxi terminal (500 meters) so you can grab lunch while you wait for the ferry. Meals include food like vegetarian lunch boxes, dumpling soups, spring rolls and veggie sushi.

side view of white wooden house with chinese sign
Photo of Ma Ma Chen Restaurant

Quick Recap

5 Local Restaurants In Belize City

  1. Martha's Cafe
  2. Sumathi Indian Restaurant
  3. Chef Roger
  4. Vegan Bites
  5. Ma Ma Chen