Email & ShareEven after all the years we’ve lived here, we still sit around some nights wondering where to eat. Or we know where we want to eat, but we don’t know if it’s open on Monday night. Or what time it closes. We were finally spurred into doing something about it by one of our readers, José Bosoms, who very generously gave us the information for many of the restaurants in the list. (Thanks, José!)
So en verdad, we are creating this restaurant listing for ourselves. These are NOT paid announcements. The restaurants have not been consulted. This list will consist of every restaurant you or we can think of. We hope that the list will be a living thing… that it will grow with time. We encourage comments from you, our readers, as well as suggestions for new restaurants to put on the list. If the directions are missing, and you know them, put them in a Comment. If you have an opinion, or a link to an article somewhere else about that restaurant, put it in a Comment. As with any living thing, in order to grow, it needs to be nurtured.
Let’s nurture this list to make it THE definitive list for restaurants in Merida and the Yucatan Coast. Comment on the restaurants you enjoyed, and give us constructive, polite criticism about the restaurants that weren’t quite up to snuff.
And please send us suggestions for restaurants that are not on the list (and they are legion…) to info [at] yucatanliving [dot] com. When you send a suggestion, it would be helpful to include as much information as you can, including directions on how to get there. Yucatecan-style directions preferred (you know, turn left at the police station, then right at the house with the Christmas lights…). We’ll take street names and numbers too, if you insist.
You can find the restaurant listing anytime by clicking on the topic entitled “Merida Restaurants”. We may still do a review (under the Reviews topic) as the spirit moves us, but the Merida Restaurant Listings are where you will find reviews from all our readers… a valuable resource that will grow and grow!
Enjoy!
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folks-
great list, but it needs to include the Wine House in Itzimna. I dont have the address, but it is one of the hidden gems in the city.
Consider it done!
What ia great listing. I am always looking for a new place when I visit but not really sure what to try and locations. There are a couple that I did not find. The first is Amarro on Calle 59, I believe this is my current favorite. The second is an Italian restaurant and unfortunately I do not have specific info about it. It has recently moved from Calle 62, I think between 59 and 63 across from the theater. The new location is, I believe, on Calle 59 or 61 around 66 or 64 on the north east corner. Sorry not much help with the location. The food is fantastic. We experienced a true Italian dinner when we visited in November.
What is the deal with Villa Maria?
Keep up the great work…
I will be there in a couple of weeks and will be there until April and I’m afraid of eating. We heard not to eat from vendors and not to drink ice cubes. I’m very nervous about that. I was thinking of just eating canned food. Can you offer any help?
Merida and Progreso make a lot of their money from tourists, and for that reason, most restaurants are very careful with their food. They use purified water for their ice, wash their lettuce, etc. Because your body may not be accustomed to the food or the types of bacteria here, you might react poorly to some food from street vendors, but you don’t have to go to the extent of eating from cans. As long as you eat in a regular restaurant, you should be fine. There are plenty of grocery stores here, so you can cook your own food. And there are branches of American chain restaurants (like Chilis, Bennigans, Boston Pizza, TGIFridays, McDonalds, etc).
We, on the other hand, eat from street vendors all the time and we never get sick from it.
The Italian restaurant that Patti is talking about is called Pan y Vino. It is absolutely delicious!! If your looking for steaks, Salamanca Grill is wonderful! The prices are very reasonable and it is located in Pensiones. Another one of my favorite restaurants is La Rosita on Paseo de Montejo. They are known for their panuchos, salbutes, and caldos. DELICIOUS!
I have ice in my drinks as often as possible. The more drinks and the more ice, the better if you ask me.
I eat salads in restaurants. I do drink bottled water and use bottled water for brushing my teeth. I shower in regular water. Perrier is too expensive for bathing these days.
You are more likely to have stomach upset from a difference in the minerals in the water than from a horrible gastrointestinal infection.
But, just in case and mostly to settle your fears, bring a bottle of Imodium. Talk to your doctor about prescribing Xifaxan.