Belize Food & Dining

There is a selection of restaurants which serve international, Chinese, Creole and Latin American food. Service and quality vary but the food is generally cheap.

National specialties:
• Tacos, corn or flour tortillas, with shredded chicken, onions, cabbage and cilantro.
• Rice-and-beans; for a change of pace, switch to beans-and-rice (where the beans are cooked separately and spooned with their own gravy over white rice).
• Split peas and pigtail over rice.
• Game meats, including deer, hicatee, iguana or gibnut.
• Plantains, fried to a sweet golden brown.

National drinks:
• Coconut rum mixed with pineapple juice.
• Belikin beer.
• Fresh orange, lime, watermelon or cantaloupe juice.

Tipping: Few places add service charges, and 15% is normal.

Nightlife
While Belize could not be considered a major clubbing destination, there is no shortage of bars throughout the country. In Belize City, the main spots tend to be the bars in the top-end hotels, which usually have live bands. There is also a casino here. San Pedro, on Ambergris Caye, has a lively bar scene and a couple of clubs.


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