Restaurants

Center of town

Buccaneer---In the Colonial Hotel on the square. Best in town for hamburgers. Has a full menu. Breakfast through dinner.

Oasis---Good food and good crowds and the ambience is a little quieter---ie. No t.v. blaring. The pasta is pretty tasty. Recommended.

Mambo--- The newest restaurant in downtown Trujillo, MAMBO opened in 2004. They offer excellent Cuban cuisine along with a menu of local favorites. This restaurant is a little more upscale. On weekends they often have live music and dancing. Great fun. The crowd is a little more mature than some of the other bars in the nearby area. Recommended

Villa Brinkley--- In the hotel by the same name. The food can be fine and the view can’t be beat. Try to be there for sunset if possible. My favorite breakfast in Trujillo is served in a room above the courtyard here. The view is truly spectacular, and a great way to start the day.

Patio--- Although this is mainly a bar, they do serve food. You can be served inside or outside on the patio. The owner, Tito, is very accommodating but only speaks Spanish.

Dine at the Beach:

Near the Airport:

Hotel Christopher Columbus/Restaurant Isabella---A more sophisticated location with a.c. and a nice bar by the pool.

Bahia Bar---Now under Honduran management. The food is still adequate and it’s the nicest place to change for the beach and dine at the beach. Near the airport. Bar.

Gringo Bar---Next to the Bahia Bar, this establishment is the only place in town where you can buy southern style barbecue. The owner, Jack Walker, is from Tennessee. Bar. Expat hang-out.

Champas below the Fort:

Rincon de Los Amigos---Was in 2002 reopened by an Italian as an authentic pizza bar. They have constructed a pizza oven right at the bar, and make the pizzas right in front of you. Great pizzas and pastas. If you are staying for an extended period in Trujillo you might ask the owner to bake some bread for you to take out. It’s a welcome break from the 1950’s style white bread generally served in other Honduran restaurants on the North Coast. Recommended for pizza and a beer at the beach.

Jerry's (Rogue's)---Just two champas to the east of Rincon is another bar/restaurant owned by an American. Jerry is friendly and helpful if you need to speak English. His place has the big tin roof. They sure put on a great traditional Thanksgiving feast for expatriates, and at no charge.

Playa Dorado---This is one of my new favorites on the beach. The food is very good here. The fish is really tasty, and you can pick your size fish with its corresponding price. Most of the other dishes are fine also.

Playa Azul---Another of the acceptable choices at the beach.

El Delfín---The two story place on the beach below the fort is mostly for weekend drinks. Tito, who owns the Patio bar in town, is also the owner of this place. This can be a fun place for drinks, and going up top to the second floor provides more breeze and less insects. Open only on weekends.

There are other small places in town and on the beach. The rest usually have small crowds during the week, but the food is usually edible. Better to just drink, however. Bring insect repellant to all the places on the beach if you come at sunset.

Other Locations:

Vista Coronado---The newest dining alternative in Trujillo that opened in September of 2004. Just west of town on the unpaved road to Santa Fe (maybe a five-ten minute cab ride, or take the “Urbano” bus from the square or the bus depot and ask the driver to drop you off at Vista Coronado, or a 15-20 minute walk from the town center), the dining room is open-air under a large “champa” or thatch roof. The menu includes local fresh seafood and some international favorites. Ask for the daily specials such as pasta pesto, quiche, Hawaiian pizza, and homemade soups. Also smoothies and juices and sometimes homemade desserts. They also have a deck and pool so you can spend the day and swim and relax for a small fee (about $3.00). For the camper who wants safety from the unexpected, they also offer a few nice campsites for 50 lempiras a night. The campground is open every day and the restaurant for campers is available every day. They even rent tents if you don’t have one. The Restaurant is open Wednesday through Sunday 10:00am to 8:00 pm. Contact the owners at (504)434-3555 or 434-4918 or via email Camillekc@yahoo.com. English and Español spoken. Highly recommended.

Campamento---Outside of Trujillo about 3 or 4 kilometers on the dirt road to Santa Fe is this camp ground/champa or cabin rental. For the uninitiated, a "champa" in Honduras is the typical mud over wattle house in either a rectangular or oval shape, with a wood frame roof covered with palm fronds. The owner, Orleis Remaud, is wonderful and the food that she prepares on her beautiful and spotless clay oven is excellent. She always has the biggest shrimp in town, and she even at times has lamb. I love to sit watching the ocean, absorbing the atmosphere and enjoying the breezes that always seem to blow. As your food is cooked over a wood-fired clay oven, it can take a while for the food to come. Bring a book and relax. Highly recommended.

Comedor Caballero---In the fishing village of Santa Fe is this excellent restaurant. Although in wet weather it is hard to navigate the unpaved road to Santa Fe the approximately 10 kilometers, there are buses that usually make it through. I drive it all the time except when it's awful. This is the place where you want to splurge. The owner, Pete, used to work on a cruise ship and knows not only how to cook, but how to put together a beautiful plate. Try the lobster, if it fits your budget, but everything is great, and the portions are big. It can be extremely hot since the dining room is together with the kitchen, and since everything is cooked to order it can take a while for service. Highly recommended.

Casa Kiwi--- For the best hamburger in the state of Colon and for friendly New Zealand hospitality visit Casa Kiwi. Located about 2/3 of the way from Trujillo to Puerta Castilla this hostel boasts cheap and clean rooms, a friendly atmosphere, and a little restaurant with a pool table overlooking the beach. At times they stoke up a bonfire on the beach and throw fun parties. Food runs the gamut from hamburgers to typical platters, with breakfast to dinner. There is a great view of the city of Trujillo across the bay at sunset. Recommended.

La Prada---At the Aguas Calientes(hot baths) east of town. They serve good food in the restaurant or under a pavilion in the hot bath area. Or you can walk to the pavilion from the far pool, and ask for a waiter to come take your order and bring the food directly to you at the pool. The wait can be rather long as your order winds its way to the kitchen, so order before you are hungry. They have reopened the restaurant and hotel finally since Mitch (this area was the hardest hit by the winds, and many trees were downed). But the restaurant is not always open, so check when you drive by. The hot baths are definitely open and everything is repaired there.