2 Best Restaurants in El Peten, Guatemala

Las Orquideas

$ Fodor's choice

If you've never eaten in an Italian grandfather's kitchen overlooking a beautiful lake here's your chance. This unfussy outdoor spot has a nice selection of pasta cooked to order in the open kitchen. They bake up homemade bread for the bruschetta, and the pizza is a treat with a glass of wine or a frosty Gallo. It's worth the drive after Tikal. 

Dinner Fodor's Choice Italian Lunch $
Lakeshore Rd., El Remate, Petén, Guatemala
5819--7232
Known For
  • Italo-Maya pasta: a homemade tagliatelle with your choice of sauce
  • homey atmosphere
  • great pizza

Terrazzo

$$ Fodor's choice
This terrace is so lovely and the Italian food so rich that the lake will seem swapped for the Mediterranean in a delicious sleight of hand. The best plates are the bowls of house-made pasta slick with olive oil and dense with shrimp, bacon, tomatoes, squash, basil, or whatever tops your dish of choice. Burgers, steak, and interesting pizzas are also on the menu. The avocado salad is a little wedding cake of vegetables; beautiful. Plus, if you've been jonesing for that clementine San Pelligrino, Il Terrazo's got you covered.
Italian Lunch Dinner $$ Fodor's Choice Family
Calle la Union, Flores, Petén, Guatemala
7867--5479
Known For
  • must-try avocado salad
  • killer sunset views
  • homemade pasta
Restaurants Details
Rate Includes: Closed Sun.