Waterfront restaurant · Hopkins, Belize

Fresh food.Sea view.

Belizean plates, fresh seafood and cold drinks—served over the Caribbean. Come for lunch or dinner and settle in by the sea.

OPEN DAILY 9 AM–9 PMSERVED Lunch · Dinner · Drinks
Swinging Armadillo’s thatched-roof beachfront restaurant and swings lit up beside the Caribbean at dusk
SEAunder your table
OPEN DAILY9–9AM · PM
WHOLE FRIED FISH◆OVER-THE-WATER DINING◆BELIZEAN FLAVOUR◆COLD BELIKIN◆SEA BREEZES
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THE TABLE Built out over the Caribbean

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THE FOOD Belizean plates and fresh seafood

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EASY TO VISIT Open every day, 9 AM–9 PM

PLAN YOUR VISIT↗
Chicken meal with rice, beans, plantain and salad beside the Caribbean at Swinging Armadillo
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BELIZEAN CHICKEN PLATERice, beans, plantain and salad by the sea.
Golden toasted quesadilla wedges with salsa and a creamy dip
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QUESADILLASGolden toasted wedges with dips on the side.
Orange tropical cocktail on a wooden rail beside the Caribbean
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COLD DRINKSBelikin · cocktails · tropical favourites

Fresh Seafood

Shrimp Ceviche
BZ$28
Fried Whole Fish
BZ$40
More seafood →

Burgers & Bites

Classic Beef Burger & Fries
BZ$25
Loaded Nachos
BZ$25
Burgers & bites menu →

Lobster

Whole lobsters displayed on ice with Belikin bottles
Lobster on ice. Ask what’s available today.
Grilled Lobster
BZ$50
Try our lobster quesadilla →

WHAT’S FRESH TODAY? The easiest way to know is to ask.

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No shoes. No rush. No ordinary table.

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Swinging Armadillo sits out over the Caribbean on the northside of Hopkins, tucked under a yellow thatched roof right on the sand. You come for lunch, feel the breeze, order another cold one—and somehow sunset arrives.

Our food is generous, familiar and unmistakably Belizean. Ask what came in fresh. We’ll point you toward the right plate.

Find the one over the water ↗
Yellow thatched-roof Swinging Armadillo building on the beachfront in Hopkins
Beachfront, Northside Hopkins
Guests sharing drinks and dinner beside the Caribbean at Swinging ArmadilloREAL TABLES. REAL VISITORS.

This is our table

“Good food tastes better when the Caribbean is underneath you.”

Fresh plates, easy conversation and the kind of welcome that makes you stay longer than planned.

Come find us ↗

Settle in

Colorful tables, an open bar, and the beach a few steps away.

Pull up a chair inside the breezy dining room or sit out by the rail with the sea in front of you.

Sunlit wooden tables, yellow walls and open bar at Swinging Armadillo in Hopkins
Casual, coastal, Hopkins through and through.

Explore beyond your table

Make a day of Hopkins.

Garifuna culture, beach time and nearby rainforest adventures. Our visitor guide helps you plan the day, with a waterfront meal along the way.

Northside, Hopkins Village

Find the water.
Then walk out.

WHENEvery day
9 AM–9 PM
CALL+501 635-5404
COME FORLunch · Dinner
Drinks · Sea views
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