Local Eats In Orange Walk Belize: Vegan Friendly

This hidden gem can be your next foodie destination with popular dishes like tamales & salpicon. There's also the local Orange Walk tacos found in every corner.

Orange Walk might just be your next foodie destination. In this post, I'll list out exactly what locals eat, where you can find it and as a bonus include some cafes & bakeries.

What To Eat

The food in every region is normally influenced by the neighboring countries. This town is no different with most of the dishes originating from the Yucatan Area.

These are the most popular dishes & snacks the locals eat: 👇

Where To Eat

This list is for places that sell local dishes with many being locally owned. While there are other restaurants with fancier views, the priority was authentic & tasty Belizean food.

These are the best places to eat in Orange Walk Town: 👇

Street Food

Ana's Pupusas

This little gem is located in the outskirts of town but it's my favorite pupusas spot because the owners are from El Salvador and serve it exactly like they do in their country. For the best experience, eat at the location but expect to wait a little bit. Ms. Ana opens up her shop from Thursday to Sunday.

• 🏆 What To Try: Mixed pupusas
• 🌱 Vegan Option: Chaya or pumpkin pupusas

Camie's Fast Food

Locals flock this tiny hole in the wall every weekend for salbutes, panades and anything that leaves a paper bag greasy. They also sell burritos, tostadas, burgers and tortas.

• 🏆 What To Try: Salbutes and panades
• 🌱 Vegan Option: Veggie burrito
• 🌮 Similar Food: Mayito's Panades

Lily's Tacos

For many local Orange Walkeños, this is their favorite tacos stand. Then again, taste is highly subjective but this is a perfect balance of taste, fast service and great price. You can try tacos from other stands for fun.

• 🏆 What To Try: $5 tacos with everything
• 🌮 Similar Food: Elma's Tacos

Mercy's Place

Everyone that's from out-district stops here because it's in front of the fire station. And because it's open till around 2AM. The tacos isn't the very best but the burritos are tasty, filling and good value for money.

• 🏆 What To Try: $3 Burritos with fruit juice

Garnaches Spot

This vendor might not have a name but the locals know it as the spot in front of the park (Queen Elizabeth Park). They sell garnaches for really cheap which is a big round tortilla chip with beans and cheese.

• 🏆 What To Try: $3 Garnaches with everything

Restaurants

Nahil Mayab

Nahil is an elegant restaurant with a beautiful green patio. It's perfect for fine dining and grabbing a drink. The menu is excellent offering wide variety of Mayan-inspired dishes at reasonable prices.

• 🏆 What To Try: Curry Shrimp
• 🌱 Vegan Option: Eggplant & Zucchini

The Dinner House

This restaurant recently expanded offering breakfast and a handful of authentic Belizean dishes. Check out their social media page for special of the day especially soups.

• 🏆 What To Try: Escabeche or Relleno

La Enramada

Everyone in town knows Enramada as the ceviche spot. It sells one thing only and that's ceviche - shrimp & conch. You can also get cold local beers while you're here.

• 🏆 What To Try: Salpicon or Shrimp Ceviche

El Establo

This restaurant was perviously managed by a family member so the recipes are actually from my grandmother. It's located in the outskirts of town has a rustic vibe and has all the mestizo dishes on the menu.

• 🏆 What To Try: Relleno or Escabeche

Victor's Inn

Having lived in Orange Walk as a child, I remember going to Honey Camp and coming back to eat salpicon at Victor's Inn. Locals rave about this spot as the best place to get salpicon.

• 🏆 What To Try: Salpicon

Cafes

Koffee Stainz

Finding a coffee shop in a small town in Belize is challenging. This coffee shop checks all the marks. It has plants, good coffee and a vibe. Possibly the best place to do some work or chill.

• 🏆 What To Try: Vietnamese Coffee

Maria's Bakeshop

This small coffee shop opened up relatively recently and brought a solid coffee & tea menu. It also has breakfast options with local options like meat pies. The only downside is the uncomfortable chairs.

• 🏆 What To Try: Matcha Horchata

Natural Balance

We're so lucky to have Taiwanese settlement in Belize to give us vegetarian options. This small cafe has been up for a decade and serves a small array of Taiwanese dishes and drinks.

• 🏆 What To Try: Bubble milk tea
• 🌱 Vegan Option: Dumplings

Ovenly Bites

This tiny bakery has a wide variety of bread and pastries. It's not a cafe and only offers takeout but there are so many options. If you go early in the morning, you can get their local meat pies as well.

• 🏆 What To Try: Banana bread and johnny cakes

La Popular Bakery

While this space is also not a cafe, it's where all the locals go to buy their bread. There's a wide assortment of bread and pastries. They also sell meat pies now.

• 🏆 What To Try: Honeybun or polvoron
• 🌮 Similar Food: Sister's Bakery

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