Popoki Poke Bowl
Caye Caulker, Belize District
Popoki Poke Bowl is a poke bowl cafe on Alamina Drive in Caye Caulker village, Belize, a few minutes' walk from Front Street, with a shaded garden cat area at the back. Its owners, Carin and Mica, run the cat side as a small rescue they call the Caulker Cat Crew: they take in strays and litters found on the island and offer them for adoption, and some have gone to homes abroad, including one in California. A few cats, among them Popoki and Sammy, live at the cafe. Visitors can sit with the cats while they eat or drop in just for a drink. The menu has signature and build-your-own poke bowls with seafood, other proteins and vegetables, plus coffee and other drinks, with vegan and gluten-free options. The cafe also supports the island's feral cats through the Caye Caulker Humane Society and sells merchandise, such as a cat calendar, to pay for the rescues' care.