Elvi’s Kitchen

In 1974, what began as a take-out burger window evolved into a sit-down restaurant featuring carefully prepared Caribbean specialties like conch soup and fritters, mojo de ajo, fried green plantains, and street corn. You may have to wait in line to eat dinner at the restaurant during peak season, but most of the time there isn't much of a wait. Make sure to save space for dessert. Elvi's Kitchen is open Monday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Chef Jennie Staines is a local celebrity in San Pedro, where she runs Elvi's Kitchen, a popular hangout for both locals and visitors. If you have the opportunity, come for supper on Friday night, when Chef Jennie and her team present a Mayan Feast, their method of maintaining Maya culture's culinary trademarks. Pibil, a pit-roasted pig, will almost certainly be served, as will mechado, a shellfish soup. From an early age, Chef Jennie's life revolved on food; her father was a fisherman, and her mother (the Elvi after whom the restaurant is named) prepared and sold tamales. Jennie stepped in to aid her, and a dream was born. What should you order if you show up on a different day? Colu Henry suggests the chicken curry, which she guarantees will leave you speechless.

Rate: 4,6/5.0, 1,229 Google reviews

Address: Pescador Dr, San Pedro, Belize

Website: http://www.elviskitchen.com/