A trip downtown for lunch in La Ceiba.

Normally, guests staying with us at La Villa de Soledad prefer to stay put in the Cangrejal River Valley and have lunch with us or visit “La Jungla” at the Omega Tours Jungle Lodge for lunch or dinner. However, from time to time guests ask about going to town and having lunch in La Ceiba.

La Ceiba is midsized city, and there are actually several different restaurants that you can choose from. Unfortunately, when you check the different travel books, as well as travel blogs, you will find a list of restaurants that no longer exist. This of course can be very frustrating, because you end up on a wild goose chase trying to find an establishment that is nonexistent. For example, you will find raving reviews about Ricardo’s, which was arguably the best restaurant ever in La Ceiba, but it has been closed for at least 6 years. You will find the same about Mango Tango, one of the best ever places to have lunch in La Ceiba, and despite the fact that it is featured in tripadvisor, it has been closed for at least 3 years!

So, what is the best place for lunch in La Ceiba? In my humble opinion, the best restaurant in La Ceiba is El Jardin de Susana. Susana is a local entrepreneur, a great cook and an extremely friendly host. She was, incidentally, one of the original partners in Mango Tango, and her fame has certainly followed her to her new endeavor.

El Jardin de Susana is located one house away from the main D’Antoni Hospital Avenue, across the street from the Kielsa drug store. The restaurant is set in a lovely garden, under a giant old mango tree, which provides a natural cool shade that will make you feel comfortable even in the hottest of days!

The menu at El Jardin de Susana is short, but offers something for everyone. One of the most outstanding assets here is the salad bar, probably the best in all of La Ceiba! Personally, I just love her beef steak with blue cheese sauce, but actually everything in the menu is outstanding. Susana does the shopping at the markets personally, and she is the cook preparing your lunch in the kitchen. To me, this is truly the best place for lunch in La Ceiba!

We, at La Villa de Soledad are more than happy to help you arrange a trip into town for lunch in La Ceiba at El Jardin de Susana. The only other place in town where you will find such a good lunch is precisely at La Villa de Soledad. But then we only serve meals to our guests, so if you want to try it out, come and stay with us a few days at La Villa de Soledad B&B in the Cangrejal River Valley in La Ceiba. I promise you will be happy you did so!