Food in the Yucatán
The Best Little Taco Stand in Mérida, Yucatan - Yucatan Living
Hmmmm… tacos! When you finally discover real Yucatecan tacos, how
can you not fall in love? Don’t you just love those Maya-palm-sized
tortillas heaped with a tasty combination of meats or fish or veggies,
topped with a spicy salsa, some fresh onions, avocados, tomatoes,
cheese or black beans? Pour on a little salsa habanero, roll
it into a mini handheld burrito and pop it into your mouth! Four of
those is a filling meal, eaten in about ten minutes. Fast food, Yucatan
style! Heaven on the tongue!
In our experience, which is far from exhaustive, there are good taco stands in every corner of the city. In fact, most of the ones we know about are not in the Centro, curiously. They aren’t all on the Paseo de Montejo either… in fact, some of them are downright difficult to find for the uninitiated...
Mercados: Traditional Mexican Markets - Jim Conrad
In Mérida: Mercado Municipal; at corner of north-south running Calle 56 and east-west running Calle 65. Very large; typical food market on ground floor, but top floor occupied by a handicraft market, the Bazar de Artesanías Municipales, specializing in hammocks, embroidered clothes, straw bags, pottery, and filigree jewelry...
Mérida Seafood Tacos and Sandwiches
Ever smiling owner of El Negro taqueria Sr. Buenaventura Couoh makes his clients happy and eager to return to his exquisite seafood mini-restaurant. Located in Mérida’s city center on calle 64 between 59 and 61 is this little restaurant with a well deserved reputation built over twenty years for fresh “mariscos” or seafood tacos and sandwiches. Reasonably priced with rapid service and top quality, they have the recipe for success. Open from 7 AM to 3 PM every day. They also feature turkey, pork and regional dishes. Catering is available on request. Tel. 924-44-45.
Yucatecan Cuisine - Los Dos Cooking School
Los Dos is the first school in the country devoted exclusively to the cuisine of Yucatán. Featured widely in magazines such as Condé Nast Traveler, Travel & Leisure and Gourmet, and on broadcast television such as Oprah Winfrey’s Oxygen channel and with Rick Bayless on PBS, Chef David Sterling’s Los Dos school has become a “must-do” destination in Yucatán, along with the spectacular Mayan ruins and many natural wonders. What better way to learn more about this region’s culture than by savoring Yucatecan cuisine?
