While Hopkins doesn't have a huge selection of restaurants, almost every single spot sells popular local Garifuna dishes. These are most popular dishes & snacks you should try.
Popular Dishes
- Hudut: coconut milk soup, plantain, fish
- Bundiga: seasoned fish, grated banana, coconut milk gravy
- Darasa: green plantain in tamale form, fish/chicken
Local Snacks
- Cassava Chips: akin to potato chips but made from the traditional ingredient, cassava - found at most supermarkets.
- Coconut Cassava Ice Cream: a fantastic combination local to the area - found at Nice Cream.
Hudut Dish
The staple ingredients in Garifuna dishes include: cassava, plantain, fish and other sea food. Locally in Belize, Hudut is referred to as a popular soup dish made with coconut milk served with mashed plantain and fish.
The plantain is prepared by using a traditional hand-carved large wooden mortar with a 4-foot-long pestle. The most popular restaurant serving Hudut is Ella's Cool Spot.
Here's a short list of my favorite places to eat: ๐
- ๐ฎ Innie's Restaurant
- ๐ฏ Siomara's Restaurant
- ๐ฅ North Side Kitchen
- ๐ฅ Tugucina Gloria
- ๐จ Nice Cream
Innie's Restaurant
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.
- ๐ Location: South Road
- โฐ Hours: 7AMโ2PM daily
- ๐ฐ Cost: $7.50 USD per serving
Siomara's Restaurant
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.
- ๐ Location: South Road
- โฐ Hours: 10AMโ8PM daily
- ๐ฐ Cost: $5.00 USD per serving
North Side Kitchen
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.
- ๐ Location: Sea Front
- โฐ Hours: 7AMโ9PM daily Price: $5.00 USD per serving
Tugucina Gloria
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.
- ๐ Location: Sea Front
- โฐ Hours: 10AMโ8:30PM daily (Closed Sundays)
- ๐ฐ Cost: $5.00 USD per serving
Nice Cream
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.
- ๐ Location: Seafront Road
- โฐ Hours: 11AMโ9PM daily
- ๐ฐ Cost: $2.00 USD per serving
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