Quetzaltenango
With checkered tablecloths and hundreds of wine bottles hanging from the rafters, this place feels like it was lifted from the Mediterranean, and indeed…
Must-see restaurants in Guatemala
Guatemala City
Puerto Barrios specializes in prawn and fish dishes and is awash in nautical themes: paintings of buccaneers, portholes for windows and a large compass by…
Panajachel
Indonesian-run Las Chinitas has a pan-Asian menu – miso, Singapore salad, stir-frys and pot stickers, as well as changing menú del día features with tofu…
San Marcos La Laguna
This hangout brings a hint of Mississippi to Atitlán, with weekly blues jams in a colonial-style mansion. The menu features chicken platters, Cajun…
Guatemala City
This classic Zona 1 Chinese eatery has been going for years and is a reliable if somewhat unexciting choice. It's straight-up Chinese with a few…
Guatemala City
Right in the thick of the 6a Av action, this bustling restaurant does pizzas, pastas, good steak dishes and serves good espressos and lattes. The place is…
Panajachel
Ensconced in the gardens of Hotel Dos Mundo, La Lanterna makes its own pasta and stocks an impressive range of wines from the motherland. Bonus: you're…
Caribbean Coast
Located right on the water. The nearby mangrove trees and views are lovely. Service is friendly, but the food is slow to arrive, and the menu is mainly so…
Panajachel
One of a string of thatched-roof restaurants along the lakefront. The main draw, aside from the stunning setting, is the lake fish, highlighted by mojarra…
Chichicastenango
One of the few non-touristy eateries in town, this locally popular lunch hall does cow's foot soup, chicken stews and other hearty fare for the traveler's…
El Petén
Run by a friendly family, this basic dining hall off the center of the airstrip serves up decent if unremarkable meals with plenty of freshly made…
Central & Eastern Guatemala
Chiquimula option with a wide menu featuring pasta, pizza, seafood and steaks, all served up amid chilly air-con, with relaxed and friendly service.
Guatemala City
Down-home Guatemalan family food served in an eatery at the side of a kiosko (small store). It also has a cheap set menu.
Chichicastenango
Here you can take breakfast looking over the sea of tin roofs that cover the market. The gregarious, English-speaking owner is the grandson of the…
Panajachel
Easily spotted at the top end of Calle Santander by its magical mystery mural, this restaurant offers decent value three-course menus. Soup is always…
Quetzaltenango
Plenty of típica Xela fare on offer at this locally popular dining hall – try the quichom, a spicy chicken concoction. Lunch comes with soup and a freshly…
Tikal
This is one of a series of little open-air comedores along the right-hand side of the access road to Tikal. Pasta and hamburgers are among the offerings.
