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After 15 years of wandering through Mérida’s markets, I thought I knew them pretty well. Then I spent three hours eating my way through Lucas de Gálvez and San Benito with The Lost Taco Food Tour and realized there were entire corners—and quite a few things to eat—that I had been walking past for years. […]
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Italian food lovers in Mérida have a new spot to add to their list! Osteria Rotella has officially opened its second location at Plaza Vector, bringing its homemade artisanal pasta and Italian-inspired cooking to a larger new space in the north of the city. After the success of its first restaurant on Avenida Yucatán, Osteria
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Learn, Cook and Give Back with Refettorio Aprende There’s a new reason to step inside the kitchens of Refettorio Mérida, and this one combines two things we love at MID CityBeat: discovering something new and supporting the local community. Refettorio Mérida has launched Refettorio Aprende (Refettorio Learns), a new monthly program of hands-on cooking classes
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Some places leave you with a full stomach. Others leave you thinking differently about where your food comes from. Rancho San Antonio did both. Just 40 minutes from Mérida’s Centro and about 25 minutes from Progreso, this working ranch offers much more than a countryside breakfast. It brings together agriculture, education, conservation, gastronomy, and community
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Some restaurants make a great first impression before you’ve even looked at the menu. Cariñito Cevichería Peruana did exactly that. Formerly known as Peruano in Santa Lucía, the restaurant has found a beautiful new home just steps from 500 Noches on García Lavín, bringing one of Peru’s most celebrated culinary traditions to Colonia México Norte.
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When I first moved to Mérida in 2010, finding a truly memorable international-style breakfast wasn’t always easy. When I first moved to Mérida in 2010, finding a truly top-notch international-style breakfast wasn’t easy. I always remember that when you ordered coffee, many places would bring you a cup of hot water and a packet of
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Certain businesses in Mérida quietly become woven into the rhythm of everyday life. Bocú is one of those places for me. Long before it had storefronts of its own, I was happily eating their breads and pastries at Merci without really thinking about where they came from. Today, Bocú has become one of Mérida’s favorite
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Some restaurants serve dinner. Others transport you somewhere else entirely. At Proyecto Casa 459, dinner feels less like going out to eat and more like being invited to a very stylish house party thrown by someone with impeccable taste in films, music, cocktails, and comfort food. If Fellini designed the interiors and Stanley Kubrick selected
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Some lunches are carefully planned. Others accidentally turn into an all-out comfort-food marathon. Our recent visit to WAGU at Vector Plaza was definitely the latter. My mom and I originally stopped in thinking we’d order a burger, maybe split some fries, and call it a day. Instead, lunch turned into one of those wonderfully indulgent
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Part train museum, part romance novel, and entirely one of the most memorable dining experiences we’ve had in Mérida this year. There are restaurants you visit because you’re hungry, and then there are restaurants you visit because they transport you somewhere else entirely. Vagón Santa Fe belongs firmly in the second category. Over the past
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