Tugucina Gloria — Restaurant in Stann Creek District

The chef and owner was super nice and sweet, while I ate we chatted a lot about the city and her experience living in Hopkins. I was hoping to get hudut but she only makes it certain days of the week. I did try the mashed plantains cooked in a different way, it is definitely a different taste and texture that I'm not familiar with. I ordered a dish but she also gave me some pickled spicy onions, so so so good, and spicy. And she gave me a piece of her coconut dessert cookie thing I forgot what it is called but also local and delicious. She offers cooking classes if you contact her a day or two ahead...

I don’t know that Gloria was counting on serving anyone when we showed up…but she graciously welcomed us and made a place for us, and then we had some of the best fish we’ve had in Belize. It was such an interesting experience and so good! Our brief interactions with her left me feeling like a good mom hug.

In case you are new to Belize when you read this - I believe it’s common for open/closed hours to be very flexible for restaurants like this. They might not look open, but they usually are or just might be up for serving you even if they had planned to...

Kinda weird place, but we felt adventurous. Its like sitting on the kitchen table. There is no menu, no pricing and the options were vague to us. We expected some typical garifuna food, but we were served what looked like chicken shaslick sticks with rice and bbq sauce from the supermarket. With a bottle of gingerlemonade the lady charged Bld 26, In my opinion too much for the level of comfort, food...