Mazunte
This spirited little cafe is ideal for its ample fruit plates, coffee, juices and ice cream.
Must-see restaurants in Mexico
Isla Mujeres
Inside the remodeled market are several stalls selling cheap hot food, while other vendors offer a variety of produce and fresh juices. Outside the market…
Playa del Carmen
The trademark offerings of this quickly establishing chain – vegetable- and fruit-juice blends, salads, various vegetable and chicken dishes and other…
Cancún
This casual open-air restaurant boasts the best authentic Mexican tacos in the Cancún Hotel Zone, and its convenient location in the central alley right…
Cancún
This busy air-conditioned deli serves sandwiches on croissants and baguettes with a variety of meats and cheeses, and there's a vegetarian option as well…
Puerto Vallarta
Grab a table on the pleasant outdoor patio and load up on sopes (tortillas with a layer of beans, cheese and salsa), tamales, chilaquiles, nopales,…
Todos Santos
If you can handle the Eagles barrage (you're almost guaranteed to hear Hotel California at least twice while you're here), pop into the restaurant that…
Puebla
The 6570-sq-meter Mercado de Sabores Poblanos is a budget-friendly complement to Puebla’s food scene with everything from snacks to full meals. A…
Morelia
Resting on your laurels in the leafy, music-filled Jardín de las Rosas is a Morelia rite of passage – the university is around the corner and the music…
Mérida
A very old-school restaurant with several traditional-style dining rooms surrounding a small courtyard. It bills itself as an upscale eatery and serves…
Cuernavaca
This popular, no-nonsense joint specializes in Guerrero-style pozole verde, the all-curing Mexican soup but here made 'green' with pepitas and mild green…
Cancún
The seafood is pretty good here but the real draw is the festive atmosphere, plus you get to enjoy a meal in a working-class neighborhood far removed from…
Tijuana
Tiled walls, a painted ceiling and a mounted traje de luces (traditional bullfighter's garb) make this atmospheric and historic restaurant stand out. The…
Playa del Carmen
You'll probably have to wait for a table at this popular eatery, and service is slow, but it's worth the wait when you try Mary's Yucatecan comfort food…
Veracruz
Eating downstairs at the Zevallos puts you in among the marimba players and wandering salesmen, but mixing in the street-level melee brings down the…
Western Central Highlands
At the entrance to a natural foods store, this vegetarian cafe dishes up veggie burgers (from M$29), ceviche de soya tacos (M$13) and all manner of fresh…
Guadalajara
This bright barnlike restaurant-bar has romantic lighting and leather chairs, along with piñatas and colorful papel picado (cut-out paper) hanging from…
Valladolid
A meeting spot for revolutionaries in the early 20th century, this historic building now houses an OK bar-restaurant with Frida Kahlo–themed eclectic…
San Cristóbal de las Casas
A fun, economical and busy cocina popular (popular kitchen) across from the Mercado Municipal, Alebrije serves freshly prepared food like enfrijoladas con…
Xalapa
This popular cafeteria has street-view seating as well as tables placed around trees and vines in a courtyard. There's a climbing frame out back to keep…
Taxco
No fine vistas or breezy terrazas here – just authentic pozole, served up in Auntie Calla’s basement. Pick your poison: chicken or chicharrón (fried pork…
Veracruz City
A rehearsal room for a trio of jarocho musicians, Tano, which has been in business since 1967, is crammed with faded 1970s photos of the owner posing with…
Cancún
With a lively atmosphere and an attentive staff, Perico’s, probably one of the city’s longest-running restaurants, sticks to the family recipes, putting…
Isla Cozumel
Atmospheric Pancho's is set in an early-20th-century building with a beautifully decorated courtyard. The food’s not bad, either, focusing on Mexican…
San Luis Potosí
'The caterpillar and the barley' is a large and hugely popular restaurant-bar divided between the downstairs dining room, dominated by a normally busy bar…
Cancún
Locals like the trendy style and inexpensive prices at Mercado Torres, an outdoor market of locally owned food stands in the far southwestern corner of…
Taxco
In business for over 50 years, Santa Fe is a favorite among locals for its fairly priced traditional fare such as conejo en chile ajo (rabbit in garlic…
Northern Central Highlands
This large garden restaurant (complete with slides and swings to keep the kids occupied) is the most popular place to eat in Jalpan, although it's hard to…
San Luis Potosí
Distinctly different flavors from the Huasteca Potosina are on offer here. Try the likes of zacahuil (a giant tamale cooked for 12 hours), cabuches …
Tamales Chiapanecos María Geraldine
Coyoacán & San Ángel
Look for these incredible tamales by Chiapas native doña María Geraldine. Wrapped in banana leaves, stuffed with ingredients such as olives, prunes and…
The Copper Canyon & Ferrocarril Chihuahua Pacífico
This is a simple outdoor restaurant with plastic tables and chairs, set on a porch enclosed with chain link fence. Meals are basic – scrambled eggs with…
Tepoztlán
This Swiss Family Robinson–style sprawling treehouse, just off the pathway to the archaeological site, is set amid thick forest. There’s a good selection…
Centro Histórico
Pre-Hispanic fare is the specialty of this cantina-style restaurant where you can sample maguey (agave) worms, chapulines (grasshoppers) and escamoles …
Central Pacific Coast
One of the humbler yet more popular of the beachfront palapas (thatch-covered restaurants) on Playa El Borrego. The pescado zarandeado (spiced, charcoal…
Tijuana
Bear in mind that this restaurant fronts the so-called mariachi square, so whispering sweet nothings to your sweetheart may be tricky. Aside from this, El…
Tapachula
In the clutch of eateries around the central park, this one's a standout for its bustling atmosphere and huge, sizzling, succulent steaks. If steaks not…
Veracruz
There are far fancier cafes in town but this unpretentious place is the best one (ask any local) and it doubles as a bakery. Grab a cake, muffin or pan…
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