Waruguma — Restaurant in San Pedro Town

Stop here for El Salvadorian PUPUSAS!!Located on Back Street, every order made to order on the streetside grill, served hot with the standard fare chopped coleslaw and tomato sauce, these pupusas are steamy melt in your mouth goodness. Pupusas are on the smaller side, so order as a side. Or 3 or 4 (depending on person) for a meal. We love ordering extra to take home and microwave for a minute then crisp up on low in the skillet. They are as good as fresh. Famous for their lobster burrito, this fan favorite feeds 2-3 people and leaves you raving to friends. Eat their monster everything seafood burrito and get your photo on the wall. No newcomers to this Hall of Fame in over two decades. You could be next. Today Waraguma is owned and operated by the original owner and her children, a lovely woman who brought her family to San Pedro from El Salvador, they also supply the island with packaged plantain chips, slicing and triple frying a mountain of 1160 plantains in a single day to achieve their famous lasting crispness, then packaging and distributing to stores en mass the following day. If you're lucky enough, as we were, to eat here on one of these plantain chip making days. You just might be lucky enough to score a bowl of crispy...

When researching restaurants and traditional Central American food to try on our trip, I stumbled across a travel blogger who wrote about Papusas, and he specifically mentioned that Warugama was the place to get them.

The restaurant itself was super tiny, I'd consider it more of a food window with street side seating.

A papusa is essentially a thicker crepe-like batter that gets spread over a flat metal surface and cooked. But before the dough is laid out, you pick what you'd like to go into your papusa. The minced ingredients are all mixed together and then pour over the flat surface and spread thin like you would cook a crepe. The result is slightly thicker, but full of flavor and makes a surprisingly filling snack.

The seafood one was ok but a little on the fishy side but the sausage and veggie one...

Warumunga is a true gem on the island of San Pedro.

They had a great menu of tacos, tostadas, pupusas and burritos. My American friends, don’t let the menu description fool you into thinking this is Taco Bell.

These items were amazing and that’s coming from a person living in Texas! I ordered a seafood pupusa…omg. This chunks of shrimp and crab with cheesy flavors mixed was heaven to the tongue!

My girlfriend had a shrimp burrito, I couldn’t stop eating off of her plate 🤣🤣🤣. The burritos are topped with cabbage that has this light buttery coconut swagger that just hits right on the money.

Also the chicken tostadas where perfect. Tender and packed with flavor and a great crunch that lasts until your last bite!

It’s CASH ONLY so don’t forget to...