5 Local Restaurants In Hopkins Belize: Vegan Friendly

Updated Aug 22, 2022 • 2 min read

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Some of the best tasting food in the entirety of Belize comes from Hopkins. Traditional Garifuna dishes like Hudut and Bundiga are staples loved by both the locals and travelers that visit.

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Here are a few restaurants you can try.

1. Innie's Restaurant

Location: South Road
Hours: 7AM—2PM daily
Price: $7.50 USD per serving

Innie's has classic Garifuna food that is served with cassava and plantains. Try the hudut which should be found in most restaurants in the village.

2. Siomara's Restaurant

Location: South Road
Hours: 10AM—8PM daily
Price: $5.00 USD per serving

This tiny restaurant is a classic. Every time I come to Hopkins I go grab the usual Belizean breakfast. If I'm not mistaken, the owners are immigrants from Honduras. And... the food is good, fast and cheap. Well, cheap for Hopkins at least.

3. North Side Kitchen

Location: Sea Front
Hours: 7AM—9PM daily
Price: $5.00 USD per serving

Like many of the local restaurants in Hopkins, the business location is merely an extension of the people's home. And that's not a bad thing, it means that the cooking is just like mom's cooking. Bundiga, a traditional dish with fish, coconut, and green plantains as ingredients is normally a special of the day.

4. Tugucina Gloria

Location: Sea Front
Hours: 10AM—8:30PM daily (Closed Sundays)
Price: $5.00 USD per serving

Chef Gloria is quite the cook in Hopkins. So much so that she has prepared meals for Prince William and Kate Middleton. She offers authentic Garifuna cooking classes if you're interested in the cuisine as well.

5. Nice Cream

Location: Seafront Road
Hours: 11AM—9PM daily
Price: $2.00 USD per serving

After walking around the village for a while, we found dairy-free ice cream with coconut & cassava! This place is found in a colorful little verandah with a homey feel because it's actually someone's home converted to an ice cream shop.

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5 Local Restaurants In Hopkins Belize