Modern Yucatecan$$$$Santa Ana
La Barra de Huniik is the chef's-counter sibling at Roberto Solís's Huniik in Mérida, a six-seat omakase-style room, one Michelin star plus Service Award.
Signature: Chef's-counter tasting, Yucatecan small plates, Mezcal pairings
American steakhouse$$$$Norte
Trotter's in Mérida's San Antonio Cucul is a dry-aged American steakhouse with a tomahawk-and-Caesar tableside program, popular with the Plaza Jardín set.
Signature: Dry-aged ribeye, Tomahawk, Caesar tableside
Italian$$$Santa Lucía
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
Mexican$$Norte
Los Trompos in Mérida's Altabrisa is the city's reliable late-night taco al pastor, kitchen running past midnight on weekends with a sprawling alambre menu.
Signature: Tacos al pastor, Gringas, Quesadillas, Alambres
Modern Mexican$$$Centro Histórico
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
Japanese$$$$Norte
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