Must-see restaurants in San Cristóbal de las Casas

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

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

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…

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…

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…

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

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

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…

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…

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

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

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…