Restaurants in Palenque
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Don Mucho’s
The hot spot of El Panchán, popular Don Mucho’s provides great-value meals in a jungly setting, with a candlelit atmosphere at night. Busy waiters bring pasta, fish, meat, plenty of antojitos, and pizzas (cooked in a purpose-built Italian-designed wood-fired oven) that are some of the finest this side of Naples. And it offers live music – usually andina,cumbia or Cuban – around 8pm or 9pm, plus a rousing fire-dancing show most nights.
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Restaurant Las Tinajas
It doesn’t take long to figure out why this place is always busy. It slings enormous portions of excellent home-style food, and it’s enough to keep you (and possibly another person) fueled up for hours. Pollo a la veracruzana (chicken in a tomato/olives/onion sauce) and camarones al guajillo (shrimp with a not-too-hot type of chili) are both delicious, as is the house salsa.
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Café de Yara
A sunny start to the day, this modern and beautiful corner café has great breakfasts and excellent organic Chiapan coffee. In the evening, the lights get intimate, with salsa and other live music serenading diners on Friday and Saturday.
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La Selva
Palenque’s most upscale restaurant serves up well-prepared steaks, seafood, salads and antojitos under an enormous palapa roof, with jungle-themed stained-glass panels brightening one wall.
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Pizzería Palenque
Light wood tables and a recent remodel have added some sparkle to this very popular pizza place with tasty pies and pastas. Don’t feel like leaving your room? Delivery is available in the center.
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Restaurant Maya Cañada
This relatively upmarket and professionally run restaurant in the shady La Cañada area serves fine steaks and terrific seafood kebabs. It’s open to the air and has a cool upstairs terrace.
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Mara’s
This brightly painted traditional restaurant has a great location. It offers a good range of meat, fish and chicken dishes, and patrons can catch an ever-so-welcome tropical breeze.
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Cafetería Motiepa
Next to the site museum near the Palenque ruins, this is a good stop for a snack or drink.
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Restaurant Sakura
We can't vouch for the authenticity of the sushi, but the fried rice and other Chinese comfort foods hit the spot. Enjoy the quiet upper terrace with a bird's-eye view of the park.
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