Must-see restaurants in San Cristóbal de las Casas

  • Top Choice
    Santo Nahual

    Even before you've tasted the food, this wonderful new venture impresses with its glass-roofed courtyard dining area filled with worn timbers, smooth…

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    Restaurante LUM

    This swanky indoor-outdoor restaurant in San Cristóbal's first designer hotel serves up exciting blends of Chiapas, Veracruz and Yucatán cuisine fused…

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    El Secreto

    Possibly San Cristóbal's best choice for fine dining and one of the best value places this side of the equator. High end gourmet cuisine in a color palate…

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    Ooh La La! Pasteleria

    Bite into these authentic, fresh French pastries and you might have to recalibrate your location; a whiff of Paris comes with a sugary hit. There's pain…

  • Trattoria Italiana

    Set inside a pastel-colored colonial building and with some tables outside under the trees, this Italian-run local delivers in Tuscan style, right down to…

  • El Caldero

    Perfect for a cold day, simple, friendly little El Caldero specializes in delicious Mexican soups – pozole (shredded pork in broth), mondongo (tripe) and…

  • L'Eden

    This smart, colorful restaurant has a tempting and reliable European and Mexican menu that includes an authentic fondue suiza (Swiss fondue), sopa azteca …

  • Namandí

    Nattily attired staff serve baguettes, pastas and good coffee at this large cafe and restaurant, but the fresh-off-the-griddle crepes are the main draw…

  • Plaza San Augustín

    This wonderful food court, housed in a refurbished two-storey colonial building, is chock-a-block with food options for all budgets and tastes, from Thai…

  • Restaurante Belil

    Run by a passionate owner who promotes not only indigenous artworks and textiles (without taking a monetary cut), but also delightful tastes of Chiapas…

  • TierrAdentro

    A popular gathering point for political progressives and coffee-swigging, laptop-toting locals (not that they’re mutually exclusive), this large indoor…

  • La Casa del Pan Papalotl

    This attractive and relaxed restaurant-bakery is the place in San Cristóbal for vegetarian, vegan and bio dishes and there's an emphasis on using local…

  • Comida Thai

    For a little extra spice pop by this very simple Thai place. The family who runs it make just three or four different dishes a day, but they're all made…

  • Il Piccolo

    Run by an Italian father-and-son team, Piccolo's has a a wood-fired pizza oven and kids' trampoline in a huge back garden with dynamite views. The menu…

  • El Meson del Taco

    Satisfy your taco cravings at this plastic-table joint, which grills up mountains of tacos al pastor. Locals love the meaty sarape, heaving with beef,…

  • La Lupe

    This very popular cafe has farmhouse decorations splayed across the walls and good, authentic Mexican country fare served in clay pots or on wooden boards…

  • Pizzería El Punto

    Forget the cardboard crap that passes for pizza in some parts, these crispy slices are the best in town, bar none. The central branch of this excellent…

  • Sensaciones de Chiapas

    Inside the Hotel Ciudad Real, this is a great place to try authentic Chiapas cuisine including a great range of mole (chili sauce) dishes and the house…

  • Kukulpan Panadería Artesanal

    This artisanal bakery and vegetarian hotspot has a few seats on a tiny plaza. Bites here are perfect for a quick lunch (or take out) and include organic…

  • La Salsa Verde

    Meat sizzles on the open-air grill and TVs blare at this taco institution (more than 30 years in business), with tables of families and club-goers packed…