La Bella Época ★ 4.0
La Bella Época on the upstairs terrace of Hotel Casa del Balam on Mérida's Calle 60 runs a romantic Yucatecan dinner, with marimba on weekend nights.
Signature: Cochinita pibil, Pavo en relleno negro, Sopa de lima
Barrio Vivo is a modern mexican restaurant in Centro Histórico, Mérida.
Barrio Vivo on Calle 60 Mérida runs a small-plates Mexican kitchen and a mezcal program, with live trova most evenings on its colonnaded terrace.
Signature dishes: Mexican small plates, Tortilla service, Mezcal cocktails
Address: Calle 60 458, Centro, 97000 Mérida, Yucatán
La Bella Época on the upstairs terrace of Hotel Casa del Balam on Mérida's Calle 60 runs a romantic Yucatecan dinner, with marimba on weekend nights.
Signature: Cochinita pibil, Pavo en relleno negro, Sopa de lima
Tora at Plaza Jardín in Mérida runs an omakase nigiri counter and a robata grill, one of the city's few serious sushi rooms north of Paseo de Montejo.
Signature: Nigiri omakase, Sashimi, Robata grill, Japanese-Yucatecan fusion
La Bella Época on the upstairs terrace of Hotel Casa del Balam on Mérida's Calle 60 runs a romantic Yucatecan dinner, with marimba on weekend nights.
Signature: Cochinita pibil, Pavo en relleno negro, Sopa de lima
Roberto Solís's Huniik on Calle 60 facing Parque Santa Ana in Mérida picked up one Michelin star and the 2026 Mexico Guide Service Award in November.
Signature: Roberto Solís tasting menu, Pibinal corn, Recado-driven seafood
Pedro Evia's K'u'uk in Itzimná Mérida runs an 11-course modern Yucatecan tasting menu inside a restored mansion near the Monumento a la Patria.
Signature: Esquite pibinal, Tostada negra blackfish, Cerdo pelón mamey, Ceviche pibinal
Néctar in Mérida's San Antonio Cucul (Plaza Jardín) is Roberto Solís's original Yucatecan room, Michelin-recommended in the 2026 Mexico guide.
Signature: Black onions, Nueva cocina yucateca tasting, Cebolla negra
La Chaya Maya on Santa Lucía in Mérida pours tortillas on a clay comal in the dining room and runs sopa de lima, poc chuc and panuchos seven days.
Signature: Sopa de lima, Poc chuc, Papadzules, Cochinita pibil, Panucho de pavo