Huniik
- ★ 4.9
- Modern Yucatecan
- $$$$
- Santa Ana
Roberto Solís's Huniik on Calle 60 facing Parque Santa Ana in Mérida picked up one Michelin star and the 2026 Mexico Guide Service Award in November.
11 splurge places in Mérida, editor-picked. Tasting menus and the full big-night-out treatment in Mérida. All Mérida food.
The splurge list
11 places
La Barra de Huniik
- ★ 4.9
- Modern Yucatecan
- $$$$
- Santa Ana
La Barra de Huniik is the chef's-counter sibling at Roberto Solís's Huniik in Mérida, a six-seat omakase-style room, one Michelin star plus Service Award.
K'u'uk
- ★ 4.8
- Modern Yucatecan
- $$$$
- Itzimná
Pedro Evia's K'u'uk in Itzimná Mérida runs an 11-course modern Yucatecan tasting menu inside a restored mansion near the Monumento a la Patria.
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Néctar
- ★ 4.7
- Modern Yucatecan
- $$$$
- Norte
Néctar in Mérida's San Antonio Cucul (Plaza Jardín) is Roberto Solís's original Yucatecan room, Michelin-recommended in the 2026 Mexico guide.
Apoala
- ★ 4.5
- Modern Mexican
- $$$$
- Santa Lucía
Apoala on Parque Santa Lucía in Mérida is chef Sara Arnaud Gómez's Oaxacan-Yucatecan fusion in a colonial portal, run by the Arnaud siblings.
NOL
- ★ 4.4
- Modern Mexican
- $$$$
- Santa Lucía
NOL on Parque Santa Lucía in Mérida is chef Erick Bautista Chacón's contemporary Mexican kitchen, Michelin-recommended in the 2026 Mexico Guide.
Picheta
- ★ 4.4
- Modern Yucatecan
- $$$$
- Centro Histórico
Picheta's rooftop in Mérida's Centro looks straight at the Cathedral and Plaza Grande, with chef Rodolfo Barrientos's contemporary Yucatecan plates.
Rosas & Xocolate
- ★ 4.3
- Modern Mexican
- $$$$
- Paseo de Montejo
Rosas & Xocolate inside the pink boutique hotel on Paseo de Montejo Mérida runs a chocolate-led Yucatecan tasting menu and a sunset rooftop bar.
Trotter's
- ★ 4.3
- American Steakhouse
- $$$$
- Norte
Trotter's in Mérida's San Antonio Cucul is a dry-aged American steakhouse with a tomahawk-and-Caesar tableside program, popular with the Plaza Jardín set.
Tora
Tora at Plaza Jardín in Mérida runs an omakase nigiri counter and a robata grill, one of the city's few serious sushi rooms north of Paseo de Montejo.
Oliva Enoteca
- ★ 4.2
- Italian
- $$$$
- Santa Lucía
Oliva Enoteca on Calle 47 in Mérida runs hand-rolled pastas and a deep Italian wine cellar, chef Ricardo Garcia's project in a restored townhouse.
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