Also: Food Day Trips in Merida
Food destinations within easy reach of Mérida, worth the early start.
Food destinations within easy reach of Mérida, worth the train, the rental car or the early start.
Famous for Yucatecan poc chuc and queso relleno in the yellow town
Izamal is the Yucatán yellow town 75 km east of Mérida; Restaurante Kinich on Calle 27 has run regional Yucatecan poc chuc and queso relleno from 1993.
Car or ADO bus from Mérida to Izamal, then walk to Calle 27
Famous for One Michelin star plus Green Star tasting at Chef Luis Ronzón's Mayan-garden-driven kitchen
Ixi'im at Chablé Yucatán in Chocholá is Yucatán's other Michelin one-star (with a Green Star), Luis Ronzón cooks from 100-plus traditional Mayan gardens.
Drive Mérida-Campeche highway 180 to Chocholá and Chablé Yucatán resort
Famous for Gulf seafood on the malecón
Crabster Seafood and Grill on the Progreso malecón runs Gulf seafood, ceviche, lobster and grilled catch directly opposite the beach 40 km north of Mérida.
Drive or ADO bus to Progreso, the malecón is 5 min from the bus station
Famous for Bib Gourmand Yucatecan pibil cooking in an 18th-century mansion
Pueblo Pibil in Tixkokob 20 km east of Mérida is chef Silvio Campos's Bib Gourmand pib-cooking kitchen, slow-roasted pork and Yucatán al pib techniques.
Drive Mérida to Tixkokob via Carretera 281
Famous for Cochinita pibil, Yucatecan stews and Valladolid lomitos
Valladolid 160 km east of Mérida is the Yucatán colonial midpoint, cochinita stalls in Mercado Municipal and Lomitos de Valladolid at Plaza Principal.
Drive Mérida-Cancún highway 180D
Make a night of it
Hotels in Valladolid
Famous for Gulf seafood and Celestún flamingo lagoon tour with lunch
Celestún 95 km west of Mérida is the Yucatán flamingo lagoon; La Palapa de Don Beto on the beach runs pescado frito and ceviche after the lagoon boat tour.
Drive Mérida-Celestún via Carretera 281
Famous for Yucatecan buffet at Hotel Mayaland after Mayan-ruin visit
Hotel Mayaland next to Chichén Itzá runs a Yucatecan buffet, cochinita, poc chuc, salbutes and Hanal Pixán mucbipollo during October-November dates.
Drive Mérida-Chichén Itzá via Carretera 180
Make a night of it
Hotels in Chichén Itzá (Mayaland Hotel)
Famous for Cenote circuit Cuzamá Tres Reyes plus Yucatecan lunch at a local lonchería
The Cuzamá cenote circuit 50 km south of Mérida pairs a horse-cart tour of three cenotes with a Yucatecan lunch at a Cuzamá lonchería, cochinita and poc chuc.
Drive Mérida to Cuzamá via Carretera 184
