La Chaya Maya ★ 4.4
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
Néctar is a modern yucatecan restaurant in Norte, Mérida.
Néctar in Mérida's San Antonio Cucul (Plaza Jardín) is Roberto Solís's original Yucatecan room, Michelin-recommended in the 2026 Mexico guide.
Signature dishes: Black onions, Nueva cocina yucateca tasting, Cebolla negra
Address: Avenida Andrés García Lavín 334, San Antonio Cucul, 97116 Mérida, Yucatán
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
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