Coffee shops, bakeries with seats and the places Mérida lingers in over a cortado.

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Café Crème

Order Filter coffee + quiche

Café Crème on Calle 41 in Mérida's Centro is a French-owned cafe with house quiches, pâté and homemade marmalades, two blocks off Paseo de Montejo.

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Le Gourmet

Order Mexican-bean cappuccino

Le Gourmet on Calle 59 in Mérida is a long-standing cafe with Veracruz and Chiapas beans, breakfasts under a vaulted colonial ceiling steps from Plaza Grande.

Cucu Café

Order Single-origin flat white

Cucu Café on Calle 47 in Mérida is a third-wave room with single-origin pour-overs and house-baked pastries, on the Calle 47 culinary corridor.

Ki' Xocolatl

Order Mayan hot chocolate

Ki' Xocolatl on Parque Santa Lucía Mérida runs single-origin Mexican chocolate in bonbons, hot chocolate and dessert plates under the portales colonnade.

Casa Leiva

Order Cold brew + tortas

Casa Leiva on Calle 55 in Mérida runs cold brews, sandwiches and bowls inside a restored colonial casa, the digital-nomad lunch room of the Centro.

Café Pop

Order Chiapas pour-over

Café Pop on Calle 57 Mérida is one of the city's earliest specialty coffee rooms, with Chiapas and Veracruz pour-overs and a quiet courtyard.

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Café Museo

Order Mocha + pan de elote

Café Museo on Paseo de Montejo inside Casa Museo Montes Molina runs mochas and pan de elote in the courtyard of a restored Porfiriato mansion.

Casa T'HŌ Café

Order Specialty espresso + brunch

Casa T'HŌ Café inside the Paseo de Montejo concept hotel in Mérida runs specialty espresso and a daytime small-plates kitchen on the patio terrace.

Café La Habana

Order Cuban espresso + Yucatán pastry

Café La Habana on Calle 59 in Mérida runs Cuban-style espresso, machetes and Yucatán pastries 24 hours a day on a Centro corner near Plaza Grande.