Guatemalan Breakfast: 19 Best Breakfast In Guatemala

Today we will write about Guatemalan breakfast and the best 19 Breakfast in Guatemala. The Guatemalan breakfast is easily famous, especially with its close proximity to Mexico. One thing is for sure – it’s good! There are also some dishes that are authentic Guatemala traditional breakfast to try! Click here to book online activities in Guatemala

On average breakfast in a sit-down restaurant in Guatemala will cost around $3-4 USD depending what you are ordering coffee and bread will be cheaper that if you order a proper dish for breakfast in Guatemala. A coffee can cost $2-3 USD.

As you see most of breakfast in Guatemala, these will usually include plantains, beans, tortillas, avocado, and eggs. They also have tea, cocoa and coffee drinks. Regular breakfast for week days in Guatemala can include various versions of egg dishes or what they call huevos.

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WHERE TO STAY IN GUATEMALA

There are dormitory rooms that you can rent the bed for as low as $20 USD a night if you want the cheapest option in Guatemala. Double-room hostels can cost up to $30-40 a night while mid-range hotels cost more or less $80 a night.

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GUATEMALA BREAKFAST: BEST 19 BREAKFAST IN GUATEMALA

There are a lot of iterations and mixes you can do when doing breakfast in Guatemala. Ackee and Salt Fish, with your favorite sweet beverage (coffee, chocolate or tea) will be one of the more common Guatemala breakfast options.

Ackee is actually a seasonal fruit, so you can’t have it all the time of the year. So let’s go and explore all the popular breakfasts in Guatemala.

1. CHAPIN

Chapin is the most famous breakfast in Guatemala. It is considered as Guatemala’s Desayuno Tipico, or typical breakfast in Guatemala. Chapin has two scrambled or fried eggs, boiled or grilled bananas, black beans and seasonal fruit.

Often you also get queso fresco. It is usually served with beans. As with almost any Guatemalan meal, you will also be made from homemade tortillas.

2. HUEVOS DUROS Y TOMATE

Huevos Duros y Tomate is a great choice for Guatemalan breakfast if you want a smaller dish, especially if you are an egg lover. Huevos duros are boiled eggs dipped in mild tomato sauce.

3. HUEVOS RANCHEROS

Huevos Rancheros is a very popular breakfast for Guatemalans is the Huevos Rancheros. It is relatively super spicy but light for a meal. It is served with fried eggs, tomatoes and spices, and tortillas. The mixture of the tomatoes and lots of spices are the signature part of this food.

4. HUEVOS DIVORCIADOS

Another popular version of the egg breakfasts in Guatemala is the Huevos Divorciados. This is also a popular Mexican breakfast. Basically, you have a tortilla with 2 sunny side up eggs, with 2 flavors of salsas – roja and verde.

It’s known as Divorciados, because you served 2 sunny side up egs, with. different salsa on each egg, served side by side. This Guatemalan breakfast is perfect for having a savory start to your mornings, and combines a lot of Latin flavors.

Huevos Divorciados or divorced eggs are best served with cheese and fresh avocado. And in Guatemalan breakfasts or any meals, tortilla is served with everything, so you can easily eat your Huevos Divorciados with tortillas.

5. GUATEMALAN TAMALES

Guatemalan Tamales are so popular in Central and Latin America. Guatemalan Tamales has almost the same salsa as Huevos Rancheros but they differ on the way how the salsa is eaten.

The salsa is enclosed with the dough and covered by banana leaves. These packed banana leaves are then steamed until it changes color. It is better if the salsa has meat on it.

6. PAN DULCE

Guatemalan breakfasts or snacks wouldn’t be complete with a little bit of pan dulce or sweet bread. Pan Dulce is also sometimes known as Pan de Manteca, or bread with lard or butter. If it’s sweet bread you want to have with your morning coffee, tea or juice, then try one of these for your breakfast in Guatemala.

7. EMPANADAS

Especially popular in Semana Santa, Guatemalan empanadas pack a sweet flavored creamy pastry. Empanadas are one the most popular street food in Guatemala stuffed with Manjar de Leche, a vanilla cinnamon flavored cream.

The cream tastes really good along with the dough of the Empanada and the sweet scented flavor of Cinnamon is really delicious.

8. GUATEMALAN ENCHILADAS

Guatemalan Enchiladas are different from the normal Enchiladas because they serve this dish with vegetable mixture.  Guatemalan Enchiladas are very rich in flavor because of the mixture of vegetables, tomato sauce, eggs, and spices. It is also served with corn tortillas.

9. DOBLADAS

Guatemalan Dobladas are popular as snacks or appetizers in Guatemala, and can be easily eaten as a breakfast. Dobladas means folded, which is easily how you eat every tortilla.

Forthe filling, you mix onions, guacamole, tomato sauce, and queso seco or crumbling cheese. These are perfect for heavy guatemalan breakfasts, or if you are having brunch.

10. LOCAL GUATEMALAN FRUITS

Because Guatemala has an abundance of fuits, having fruits for breakfast and snacks are just very easy. Have an assortment of bananas, papayas, mangoes and avocados and you’ll have a treat.

11. CHILES RELLENOS

Chiles Rellenos are filled chili peppers with rice, cheese, meat and vegetables. They are served with tortilla and tomato sauce.

12. GUATEMALA SEASONED MANGO / SPICED MANGO / PICKLED MANGOES

If you haven’t tasted seasoned mangoes, you are definitely missing something. An easy snack in Guatemala, Guatemalan Seasoned mangoes can begood if you’re having a late breakfast, or your used to having a little bitof a seasoned/ spiced taste early in your day.

This is basically just a yellow mango with some zest, – fresh lime juice, salt, chile cobanero (chillies), or pepitoria. These can be easily found in the streets too.

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13. GUATEMALAN COFFEE

Something any breakfast or snack will usually have, you must never leave Guatemala without trying one of their Guatemalan Coffees. We love coffee from Latin America because they are usually strong and full bodied.

14. HOT COCOA

If you’re looking for some alternatives to your coffee in the morning, try having some hot cocoa with your Guatemalan breakfast. Here, they love using pressed cocoa, mixed with your favorite milk and cinnamon, a perfect start to any day.

15. MOSH / GUATEMALAN OATMEAL

Mosh is another traditional Guatemalan breakfast drink that you definitely need to try. Mosh is an oatmilk drink. Oats with liquid is simmered, and later addedwith milk, cinammon, and other spices. Can be enjoyed for breakfast or with your afternoon snacks.

16. LICUADOS

Licuados is Guatemala’s fruit smoothie. Can be enjoyed in the afternoons or if you want to have it as breakfast in Guatemala.

17. HORCHATA

Also a popular drink in Mexico, another of Guatemala’s popular rice drinks is the Horchata. Can be easily enjoyed on its own as a snack, or if you want to drink it as a breakfast

18. ATOLILLO

Atolillo is another of Guatemalans’s popular drinks. This is a Guatemalan favorite beverage, almost like rice pudding, and usually served in the holidays.

Atolillo is rice (they use long grain) soaked overnight, then blended and mixed with your favorite milk, sugar, cinammon, and vanilla. Definitely a unique tasting drink, and something you can try any time of the year.

19. ATOLE DE ELOTE

If you’re looking for something really traditional and unique to Guatemala, try their Atole de Elote. This is a Guatemalan corn-based hot drink. Made with whole corn kernels, mixed with cinnamon, salt, sugar and milk. If it’s a hot drink you’re looking for, try this one.

WHERE TO STAY IN GUATEMALA

There are dormitory rooms that you can rent the bed for as low as $20 USD a night if you want the cheapest option. AirBnb is also available, mostly for about $30-45 USD a night.  Double-room hostels can cost up to $30-40 a night while mid-range hotels cost more or less $80 a night.

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There you go. 19 best breakfast in Guatemala that you definitely need to try when you are traveling in Guatemala. Which one is your favorite Guatemalan breakfast in the comments below.

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