La Chaya Maya is a yucatecan restaurant in Santa Lucía, Mérida.
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 dishes: Sopa de lima, Poc chuc, Papadzules, Cochinita pibil, Panucho de pavo
Address: Calle 55 459 esq. Calle 60, Centro, 97000 Mérida, Yucatán
Apoala on Parque Santa Lucía in Mérida is chef Sara Arnaud Gómez's Oaxacan-Yucatecan fusion in a colonial portal, opened by the Arnaud siblings.
Signature: Filete con mole Apoala, Taco de pulpo Apoala, Crudo de jurel kampachi, Salmón enfrijolado
Apoala on Parque Santa Lucía in Mérida is chef Sara Arnaud Gómez's Oaxacan-Yucatecan fusion in a colonial portal, opened by the Arnaud siblings.
Signature: Filete con mole Apoala, Taco de pulpo Apoala, Crudo de jurel kampachi, Salmón enfrijolado
Picheta's rooftop in Mérida's Centro looks straight at the Cathedral and Plaza Grande, with a contemporary Yucatecan menu from chef Rodolfo Barrientos.
Signature: Contemporary Yucatecan tasting, Recado-roasted protein, Mezcal cocktails
La Tradición on Calle 60 in Mérida runs chef David Cetina's Yucatecan recados, poc chuc and queso relleno from a family kitchen of two decades.
Signature: Poc chuc, Sopa de lima, Queso relleno, Papadzules
Catrín on the Calle 47 culinary corridor in Mérida is chef Alfredo Villanueva's modern cocina cantina, mezcal-led with mural-painted walls and late hours.
Signature: Mexican antojitos reinterpretados, Mezcal flights, Cocina cantina
Manjar Blanco on Mérida's Calle 47 corridor near Paseo de Montejo runs cochinita pibil and queso relleno (Netflix Taco Chronicles featured) lunch-only.
Signature: Cochinita pibil tacos, Queso relleno negro, Pavo en escabeche
Micaela Mar y Leña on Calle 47 in Mérida brought a seafood and wood-fired kitchen into Centro, chef Vidal Elias Murillo, Michelin-recommended in 2026.
Signature: Wood-fired octopus, Aguachiles, Oysters Rockefeller, Arroz mulato
