Restaurants in Chetumal, Mexico: Gastronomy & Typical Cuisine

The cuisine in Chetumal is a mixture of influences from the Yucatecan and Belizian people, with the most traditional being beans and rice. It's a dish that is normally friend in coco oil and accompanied with fried bananas, beans and your choice of meat being either chicken or fish. There is also the meat pie, which is normally a small spicy ground beef dish.

The Yucatan's personal stamp is also seen in the bean tamal made in Chetumal popularly known as the "xpelon", "brazo de reina" (a type of roll sponge cake) which is also called "sotobichay" by the locals. In the town festivities, they prepare special dishes for the occasion such as "mucbi pollos" for All Soul's Day and fruit cake for Christmas.

There are also the dishes made with seafood such as dogfish buns or fillet a la "tikinxic" or try the snails, a specialty from the towns of Calderitas and Bacalar.

Desserts are last but definitely not least so try a "machacado", liquefied fresh fruit with condensed milk and cinnamon. Or if you prefer, on a hot day, try a green mango and cured plums with salt and Habanero sauce. Don't forget to order an ice-cold local beer to round off your meal.