Tag: Restaurants
Sandunga: A Oaxaqueña chef in Yucatán keeps family close
Oaxaca is known to foodies for its unique flavors, great street food, and mole. A flight of moles instead of beer is not unusual.
Sandunga...
Luciérnagas y Cosmonautas is where calming, simple food awaits
A stone’s throw away from the future La Plancha park to the north is Luciérnagas y Cosmonautas, a small restaurant created by Abril Batún and Natalia Sánchez.
Nights at Nanishe are filled with pure flavors of Oaxaca
Few people know that from Wednesday to Sunday, from 6 to 10.30 pm, Nanishe takes over the kitchen at firm favorite Maíz Canela y...
What’s open if you get hungry in Mérida on Christmas Day
Mérida's Christmas Day dining options are limited, but there's no need to starve. Here are 11 staff picks for you to explore.
Returning home, a young woman expresses love for Mexico with a...
During the worst of COVID, Alicia worked diligently to transform part of a Mérida mansion into a beautiful restaurant and bar.
El Remate restaurant offers a new view of Mérida (literally)
A defunct café has been put out of its misery and replaced with a place that better deserves such a prominent spot: El Remate...
So much is going on in this tiny Itzimná kitchen
A little restaurant in Itzimná may not have yet caught your eye, but it caught mine.
It is tucked away in a little plaza by...
It’s impossible to keep up with all the new places to...
It seems to me lately that I can't eat fast enough to keep up with all the new restaurants in Mérida. Here are four...
Where to have Thanksgiving dinner in Yucatán in 2022
American Thanksgiving is more expensive, but still a good value for money, in Mérida.
Work has begun on Mérida’s new foodie corridor
With a budget of 350 million pesos, Meridá’s Calle 47 in Centro is poised to become the city’s hottest area for eating out.
Hotel Cigno after dark means fine dining under the stars
The moment I saw Roger Gonzalez Escalante’s latest boutique hotel project on Instagram, I knew we had to visit Hotel Cigno.
Converting an abandoned grand...
The Mystery of Mérida’s Ciudad Maya
Until the early 1980s, the Mayan-themed restaurant and nightclub Ciudad Maya was one of the hottest spots in Mérida.
Come and getcha New York-inspired pizza on the Remate
We were a group of eight, including a child, eager to try a new pizza spot in Mérida. We headed to the Remate, where...
We’re combing the streets of Mérida, looking for a quick bite
Cornbread on your frappe? Our food scout gets adventurous while searching for a new place to snack
Pancho Maiz: Authentic masterpieces in a rustic Mejorada restaurant
According to the Popul Vuh, the sacred book that recounts the Maya creation myth, the gods formed the first humans from yellow and white...
Marky Mark’s Wahlburgers chain looks south of the border
Wahlburgers, the restaurant and bar chain founded by actor and producer Mark Wahlberg along with his brothers Donnie and Paul, is bringing the franchise...
Latin America’s 50 Best Restaurants awards gala moves to Mérida
Latin America’s 50 Best Restaurants 2022 returns in November with a new home — Mérida.
The awards gala, the first full gathering of Latin America’s gastronomic...
Favorite places in Mérida for a quick bite
I have been back out on the road, hunting for my next bite of something new. In Mérida, here are some of my latest...
A taste of Italy, and of romance, in García Ginerés
Tucked away on a quiet side street in Garcia Ginerés is a charming restaurant with an authentic taste and atmosphere of Italy. Casa de...
New rule would force restaurants to pay ‘rent’ for public spaces
It is time that Mérida’s businesses operating in public spaces pay for the privilege, says Mayor Renán Barrera Concha.
The mayor's comments came after a...
In García Ginerés, generations of women made Flores Café a success...
On a residential street in picturesque García Ginerés, the singular Flores Café is a story of family and love over several generations.
For its...
A shortlist of Mérida’s most modern places for brunch with friends
I only occasionally go out for breakfast or brunch. So when I do go, I want the place to be fun and unique. My...
Mérida’s new wave of creative Asian cuisine
Small family businesses make the world go round. And in Mérida, a new wave of family-run, Asian cuisine spots are on the rise. These...
A Mérida restaurant makes a big move, to Phoenix
A colorful Mérida restaurant is Phoenix, Arizona's latest import.
Arianna Pared Villegas opened Cocina La Negra in March. It's hard to miss the pink,...