Trotter's ★ 4.3
Trotter's in Mérida's San Antonio Cucul is a dry-aged American steakhouse with a tomahawk-and-Caesar tableside program, popular with the Plaza Jardín set.
Signature: Dry-aged ribeye, Tomahawk, Caesar tableside
La Barra de Huniik is a modern yucatecan restaurant in Santa Ana, Mérida.
La Barra de Huniik is the chef's-counter sibling at Roberto Solís's Huniik in Mérida, a six-seat omakase-style room, one Michelin star plus Service Award.
Signature dishes: Chef's-counter tasting, Yucatecan small plates, Mezcal pairings
Address: Calle 60 415-B, Centro, 97000 Mérida, Yucatán
Trotter's in Mérida's San Antonio Cucul is a dry-aged American steakhouse with a tomahawk-and-Caesar tableside program, popular with the Plaza Jardín set.
Signature: Dry-aged ribeye, Tomahawk, Caesar tableside
Oliva Enoteca on Calle 47 in Mérida runs hand-rolled pastas and a deep Italian wine cellar, opened by chef Ricardo Garcia in a restored townhouse.
Signature: Hand-rolled pasta, Italian wine list, Wood-fired pizza
Los Trompos in Mérida's Altabrisa is the city's reliable late-night taco al pastor, kitchen running past midnight on weekends with a sprawling alambre menu.
Signature: Tacos al pastor, Gringas, Quesadillas, Alambres
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: Mexican small plates, Tortilla service, Mezcal cocktails
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