Belmopan - Post Report Question and Answers
What typical restaurants, food delivery services, and/or takeout options are popular among expatriates?
The only US chain/franchise restaurant in the country is Sbarro pizza, and I know of only one in Belize City. There are probably 10-15 restaurants that expats frequent in Belmopan. Curiously, very few Mexican restaurants with decent tacos. There are three or four pizza places in town, and the expats are divided on which one they like best. Belizean food centers pretty heavily on rice and beans (different from beans with rice), stew chicken, and plantains. There is one food delivery app called runman that supposedly you can order food from. Some of the local restaurants will deliver, but it's usually them hiring a local taxi driver to drive it to you. Honestly, if you have a vehicle, it's just as easy to drive an pick things up yourself. Nothing in town is further away than probably 5 minutes or so. - Jun 2026
Good Restaurants in Belmopan are limited and most deliver. Drive 20 minutes to resorts to Treys Barn & Grill and the food is very very good. Drive 40 minutes to San Ignacio and there is more to choose from. Driving out of town at night is not considered safe so a lot of entertaining is done at home. - Feb 2019
No restaurants are fast - call ahead to order or order and then go do an errand if you want to be efficient. The food in Belmopan is not great but there are decent tacos, wings, pizza, hummus, and Belizean barbecue. For great food you need to go to Placencia or another tourist spot. - Jun 2015
No fast food...but a couple pizza places and a Chinese restaurant deliver. There are a few decent restaurants, some local and some run by expats. - Jun 2015
There is good pizza (a few outlets deliver), and a few modest restaurants in Belmopan that are OK, but that's about it. There are no world-brand (McDonald's, Burger King, etc.) fast-food establishments in Belize. Some of the jungle resorts provide a weekend getaway and fine-dining option, but they are hours away over bad roads. Coppola Enterprises has two excellent resorts with world-class cuisine, and there are a few others as well. We enjoyed some of the local restaurants for what they are. - Jan 2011