Restaurants in Cuernavaca
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Reposado
Reposado is synonymous with its celebrity chef Ana García, a local girl who has made a name for herself both in Mexico and the US with her promotion of alta cocina mexicana. Don’t miss a chance to come to her intimate and charming restaurant and to try her ever-changing menu of traditional Mexican cooking with exciting twists and innovations. Tables are scattered throughout the colonial complex and romantically candlelit. There’s a stylish sofa-bed cocktail lounge in a loft overlooking the pool. Those really interested can organize to stay in the small on-site hotel here and take cookery courses with Chef García – see the website for details.
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El Barco
This popular, no-nonsense joint specializes in Guerrero-style pozole, the all-curing Mexican version of matzo-ball soup. Small or heaping clay bowls are accompanied by fine oregano, mildly hot red chili, shredded lettuce, limes and chopped onions. Specify pollo (chicken) maciza unless you’d like your soup to include bits of fat, and especial if you enjoy avocado. For refreshment, there’s ice-cold beer, pitchers of agua de jamaica (hibiscus water) and top-shelf tequilas.
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La Strada
On the walking street also known as Callejón del Cubo, this inviting slice of Rome presents authentic Italian-Mediterranean cuisine in a covered interior courtyard. The napkins are linen, the wine cellar is well-stocked, the lettuce is organic and service is attentive. Considering its location near the Palacio de Cortés, it’s not too touristy. Romance fills the air Friday and Saturday nights, when there’s live violin music and opera singing.
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Restaurant Y Cafetería Los Arcos
Right in the thick of things off the Plaza de Armas, Los Arcos is a European-style café which makes for a great meeting place. The huge terrace is nearly always packed. Whether you come for early-morning coffee, late-night cocktails or a meal in between, you’ll find friendly and efficient service. There’s also a geletaría here serving up great ice cream. Happy hours run from 2pm to 4pm and again from 8pm to 10pm.
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Casa Hidalgo
Directly opposite the Palacio de Cortés, with a great terrace and an even better upstairs balcony, this is one of Cuernavaca’s most popular eateries and attracts a well-heeled crowd of local socialites and wealthy visitors. The menu is eclectic (try cold mango-agave soup with jicama or Tlaxcalteca chicken breast stuffed with cheese and roasted poblano pepper with three salsas: squash blossom, spinach and chipotle, for example).
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La Cueva
This sloped bar, which opens onto the bustling crowds of Galeana, serves up superb pozole (shredded meat and hominy in a delicious pork-based broth) and a range of other delicious snacks and light meals. This is a great place to come and eat with the locals at local prices. It’s also an excellent place for breakfast, with a range on offer for just M$30.
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Gaia
Once the mansion of the ‘Mexican Charlie Chaplin, ’ actor Mario Moreno, this stylish restaurant has a very impressive international menu, with dishes like linguini with shrimp in cilantro sauce and a ‘fish trilogy’ served with tamarind and chili. Reserve a table with a view of the Diego Rivera mosaic that adorns the bottom of the swimming pool.
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La India Bonita
Set in a lush courtyard, Cuernavaca’s oldest restaurant also has some of its best traditional Mexican food – from brocheta al mezcal (skewered meats marinated in mezcal) to chile en nogada (poblano pepper in walnut sauce) – with the occasional enticing twist.
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Bon’s Café
Head to this large, open café on a pedestrian avenue for affordable, delicious breakfasts – including scrumptious bagel sandwiches, waffles and croissants – and a quiet place to read or use your laptop (wi-fi is free). Afternoon fare includes simple paninis and heaping salads.
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Gour Neem
Come early to this hole-in-the-wall vegetarian restaurant, where delicious and generous set meals are served on a rotating schedule that includes Mediterranean, Italian and Indian fare. It’s open till the food runs out.
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La Universal
Enjoying a strategic position on the corner of the two central plazas, with tables under an awning facing the Plaza de Armas, La Universal has great people-watching, and the diner food is tolerable, but unmemorable.
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La Comuna
Decorated with fair-trade handicrafts and serving excellent organic coffee, as well as cheap beer, cocktails, pies, tamales and fruit salads with granola, Comuna is the home of Cuerna’s political left.
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Trattoria Marco Polo
Italian dishes – including a broad range of excellent, thin-crust pizza – and an attractive setting just across from the cathedral make this a great option for reasonably priced international fare.
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Coffee Mexico
This independent little coffee shop is a great spot to recharge, or get breakfast. There are delicious pastries on sale and it's popular with language students and local students alike.
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