Category Archives: Restaurant Reviews and Food
Best seafood on the Gulf Coast
It’s fantastically good, and surprise! It’s in Sisal, a fishiing village on the Yucatan coast west of Progreso, Chuburna, and all the towns we can access via the Merida-Progreso road. To get to Sisal, you have to follow Jacinto Canek … Continue reading
Thai Restaurant in Baca
Beryl Gorbman www.yucatan-yenta.com Thanks to William Lawson’s review on his website, Lawsonsyucatan.com, ten of us piled into several cars yesterday and drove to Baca to see whether it was really true – that there was an authentic and delicious Thai restaurant … Continue reading
MexicaChica Tours – a fine, new concept
MexicaChica packages imaginative high-end tours for small groups of women here in Yucatan. The educational but fun trips have a multi-disciplinary approach. “For instance,” explains the owner, Claudette Elizondo, “our fantastic collage workshop takes us on a day trip to … Continue reading
Korean Food in Merida
Younghee Moser is an excellent cook. She sells things at the Slow Food Market on Saturdays – like kim chee, “Korean pancakes,” spicy soybeans, quail egg salad, etc. She also makes a variety of other dishes that you can order … Continue reading
Slow Food Market Continues to Thrive
Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1. I try never to miss it. The multi-vendor nearly-organic market on the grounds of Monique Duval’s bakery is a hit. I go there regularly for eggs and for Korean food, among other things. This … Continue reading
Restaurant Review: OneBurger
Merida has needed a good hamburger. Welcome OneBurger!!!! It’s part of a chain out of Miami and the local franchisee has done an excellent job. I went there recently for take-out for a group of four on a lazy afternoon. … Continue reading
Cafe Cairo, Merida
Cafe Cairo is a good place for film aficionados. They rent movies that you won’t see elsewhere, many of them in English. They serve baguette sandwiches which are better than most and a variety of coffees, teas and fruit smoothies. … Continue reading
Curries – from Indochine Restaurant, Tacoma WA. By Russel and Ly, Indochine
Tantalizing Curries! Who doesn’t love to learn!! Our learning capabilities are in fact a crowning joy of our humanity. In this section of Friends of Indochine we will delve a little deeper into a topic of great interest to all … Continue reading
Indochine, Tacoma WA
Tacoma is an unlikely location for high-end Thai/Vietnamese/French cuisine, but that’s what Indochine is. It’s on Pacific Avenue, across from the museums, on a strip full of hip bars and restaurants. The place is beautiful. It’s another example of the … Continue reading