Come Hungry. Eat Boldly.

Guyanese food is a vibrant fusion of African, Indian, Portuguese, Chinese, and Indigenous traditions.

Must-Tries:

• Pepperpot: Cassareep-infused meat stew
• Cook-up Rice: One-pot comfort with meat, peas, and coconut milk
• Roti & Curry: Flaky bread with curried meat or veg
• Seven Curry: East Indian wedding dish of pure flavour
• Metemgee: Ground provision stew with coconut milk
• Garlic Pork: Portuguese tradition on your plate

Street Eats & Snacks:

Egg balls, pholourie, chowmein, cassava balls, black pudding, and souse.

Sweet & Sippable:

Black cake, salara (coconut roll), mauby, ginger beer, and coconut water.

Find Your Flavour

Whether you’re craving grilled perfection, vegan bites, heritage cooking, or fine wines—THAG member restaurants deliver the full Guyanese flavour experience. Let your appetite lead the way.

Find Your Flavour – Local Dishes by Place & Time

Looking to experience authentic Guyanese cuisine during your stay? Here’s where and when you can indulge in traditional dishes, from pepperpot to puri:

Daily Offerings – Available Every Day

📍 Cara Lodge, Georgetown

• Pepperpot – Traditional Amerindian-style with beef, oxtail & cow heel (served daily)
• Salt Fish & Bakes
• Boulanger (Eggplant) Choka with Roti
• Garlic Pork – Portuguese heritage dish

Bonus: Every Third Saturday is *Curry Saturday

📍 Beach Specialties Restaurant, Caribbean Inn, East Coast Demerara

• Breakfast (Daily): Salt Fish & Bake, Baigan Choka
• Lunch & Dinner (Daily): Chicken Curry, Duck Curry, Trout Curry, Prawns Curry, Gilbaker Curry

📍 German’s Restaurant, Georgetown

• Daily Soups: Cow Heel, Chicken, Beef – or a mix of all three
• Daily Mains: Stewed or curried chicken or fish, Guyanese-style chowmein, fried rice an a whole lot more

Grand Coastal Hotel Restaurant, East Coast Demerara
Wednesday Evenings – Flavours of Guyana Night

No two Wednesdays are ever the same.

Expect a rotating selection of local favourites like bora and potato curry, channa and potato curry, curried mutton, duck, chicken, fish, dhal, and macaroni & cheese, each dish rooted in the rich culinary

• Bora & Potato Curry
• Channa & Potato Curry
• Curried Duck, Mutton, Chicken, Fish
• Dhal, Mac & Cheese and more

Shanta’s Puri Shop (Georgetown

Monday to Saturday –)
A street food haven with a wide selection of:

• Roti, Dhal, Puri, Fried Fish, Curries, Channa, Cassava Balls
• Coconut Buns, Salara & Indian Sweetmeats
• Locally made juices

A true taste of local home-cooked favourites!

Every Saturday – Bistro Café & Bar, Georgetown

• Duck Curry Saturdays – Served with rice, dhal, dhal puri, and salad

Every Saturday – Maggie’s Snackette, Georgetown

• Local street-style favourites:
• Chicken Foot, Cow Face, Pork Trotters Souse
• White or Black (Blood) Pudding

📍 Sunday Brunch – Herdmanston Lodge, Georgetown

• Pepperpot
• Salt Fish & Bakes
• Other local delicacies in a tranquil garden setting

📍 Sunday Buffet Breakfast – OMG! Arawak Steak House, Sheriff Street

• Pepperpot & Bread
• Bake & Salted Fish
• Boiled & Fried Provision with Stewed Fish

✅ Pro Tip for Visitors:

Guyanese cuisine is best enjoyed with the locals. Ask your host or hotel staff for their recommendations and don’t hesitate to try something new—you might discover your new favourite dish!