Eat in Santa Lucía, Mérida

La Chaya Maya

• ★ 4.4
• Yucatecan
• $$

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.

Apoala

• ★ 4.5
• Modern Mexican
• $$$

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.

NOL

• ★ 4.4
• Modern Mexican
• $$$

NOL on Parque Santa Lucía in Mérida is chef Erick Bautista Chacón's contemporary Mexican kitchen, Michelin-recommended in the 2026 Mexico guide.

El Marlin Azul

• ★ 4.5
• Mexican Seafood
• $$

El Marlin Azul on Calle 62 in Mérida's Centro runs the city's dependable lunch ceviche and tostada de pulpo, cash only, kitchen closes at 18:00 every day.

Oliva Enoteca

• ★ 4.2
• Italian
• $$$

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.

Mercado 60

• ★ 4.0
• Mexican
• $$

Mercado 60 on Calle 60 Mérida is an open-air food hall with around twenty stalls, eight kitchens and two live-music stages, open 18:00-03:00.

Ki' Xocolatl

• ★ 4.4
• Café
• $

Order Mayan hot chocolate

Ki' Xocolatl on Parque Santa Lucía Mérida runs single-origin Mexican chocolate in bonbons, hot chocolate and dessert plates under the portales colonnade.

Márago Coffee Santa Lucía

• ★ 4.3
• Café
• $

Order Specialty cappuccino

Márago Coffee Santa Lucía in Mérida is the Calle 55 sibling of the Paseo de Montejo flagship, specialty espresso a block from Apoala on the plaza.

Apoala Wine Bar

• ★ 4.3
• Wine bar
• $$$

Apoala's wine room on Parque Santa Lucía Mérida pours a Mexican and Italian importer list by the glass with kitchen mole tacos and pulpo crudo small plates.

Salón Gallos

• ★ 4.1
• Cocktail bar
• $$$

Drink Yucatán-fruit cocktail

Salón Gallos on Calle 60 in Mérida pours Yucatán-fruit-driven cocktails on a small Santa Lucía corner, with modern Mexican small plates and trova music.

Mercado 60 Bars

• ★ 4.0
• Food-hall bar block
• $$$

Drink Mezcal cocktails by stall

Mercado 60 on Calle 60 Mérida runs three bars inside the food hall, cocktails and beer beside two live-music stages, open through 03:00 nightly.

Casa de los Sabores Yucatecos

• ★ 4.3

Casa de los Sabores Yucatecos in Santa Lucía Mérida pairs a Mercado Santa Ana walk with a Yucatecan cooking session, recado rojo, papadzules and brazo de.

Mercado 60 stalls

• ★ 4.0
• Argentine
• $

Try Mexican antojitos and grill

Mercado 60 on Calle 60 Mérida runs 20 stalls with Mexican antojitos, Argentine grill and Italian pasta for 80 to 180 pesos a plate, dinner and late hours.

Dzalbay Cantina

• ★ 4.2
• $$

Dzalbay Cantina on Parque Santa Lucia in Merida calls itself the home of live music, booking blues and jazz acts nightly from 16:00 until 22:00.

Flamel

• ★ 4.2
• $$$

Flamel, one block from Parque Santa Lucia in Merida, is a Prohibition-themed speakeasy whose author cocktails play on their names and ingredients.

Dix Bar

• ★ 4.0
• $$

Dix Bar near Parque Santa Lucia in Merida is a small neon-lit LGBTQ+ bar with drag shows on every open night and a DJ spinning pop and reggaeton.