Restaurants in Tamaulipas
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Aromas
A second home for some of Matamoros’ artists and intellectuals, this hip restaurant features avant-garde paintings on exposed brick walls and an intimate garden patio, where you can enjoy breakfasts (M$15 to M$60), spinach salads, fruity crepes, and well-executed main dishes including pastas and seafood. Prices are generally high, but the comida corrida (M$55), which includes soup, drink and dessert, is a great deal. The bar area upstairs, with modern booths, is perfect cocktail-quaffing territory and has live trova at weekends and jazz and other chill sounds on the stereo weekdays.
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Don Elias
A mix of tasty food, good service and lovely decor (fancy in the front and a fun log-cabin look in back) makes this place popular. The menu is heavy on steak and seafood, but you can eat lighter with the enchiladas rojas (enchiladas in red sauce) or salads. A guitar trio plays from 2:30pm to 4:30pm.
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Cafetería y Panadería La Superior
No frills, but oodles of charm, from the bullfighter portraits to the locals lingering over mugs of coffee, this classic place draws crowds for huevos con machacado (scrambled eggs with dried, shredded beef), chicken fajitas, quesadillas, and steak sandwiches.
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El Nuevo Sol
Take a booth in this bright, happy health-food store-café and you’ll feel like you’ve left Nuevo Laredo. The breakfasts, salads and antojitos are made with fresh veggies, soya meats and whole-wheat breads. The comida corrida (set lunch) costs M$70.
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Mi Pueblito
The restaurant is topped by a soaring thatched roof and has colorful textile tablecloths. It offers a menu of Mexican favorites, but its best value is the filling set lunch (M$80, available noon to 4pm). Take your pick from a variety of cigars and 200 tequilas.
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Café Sánchez
This venerable place with black tie-wearing waiters serves huevos rancheros and enchiladas suizas, but it's really all about the meat: a two-person parrillada with cabrito and steak costs around $250.
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La Fe
The place is run by the local women’s cooperative, has a large menu, but rarely has much of it available. Try the tortas de napalitos (cactus sandwiches) if you can. It also sells bird embroidery and homemade fruit preserves.
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Cafetería Tony’s
A mixture of good food (breakfasts, antojitos, tacos and sandwiches) and low prices keeps this simple place packed much of the day. And that’s the only downside; you might have to wait for a seat.
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Restaurante Principal
For a crash course in norteño food try some cuts of cabrito at this well-known restaurant near the plaza; or play it safe and order the grilled chicken.
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Los Norteños
A carnivore's delight: head to this simple but classy joint for cabrito, steak and chicken cooked over a huge charcoal pit.
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Capellini
Authentic Italian restaurant using many imported ingredients, it's worth the trip south of the center.
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Los Acaldes
Good value, cool respite and friendly service make this down-to-earth restaurant popular.
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