Guidebook for Ajijic
Food Scene
Excellent Spanish cuisine made with the freshest ingredients and real skill. I love the open walled building, the wine list and alfresco setting-jus IMO, but Tabarka's has a very European feel, yet more French countryside than Spanish. But the food and owners are definitely Spanish. Ties with 2 others for my favorite restaurant.
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Tabarka Restaurante
2a Ramón CoronaExcellent Spanish cuisine made with the freshest ingredients and real skill. I love the open walled building, the wine list and alfresco setting-jus IMO, but Tabarka's has a very European feel, yet more French countryside than Spanish. But the food and owners are definitely Spanish. Ties with 2 others for my favorite restaurant.
El Jardin de Ninette
Wonderful small menu, french sauces, nouvelle cuisine at excellent prices.
Wonderful variety of fine cuisine at great prices. Four of us had 2 beers, and 4 glasses of wine, 4 Entrees*, 3 desserts and 1 espresso. The bill with tip at current exchange rate was $82usd. * Entrees were MahiMahi beurre blanc , a Steak, Shrimp in a wine butter preparation with Asparagus and fresh herbs and a Chicken dish with portobella mushrooms and chipotle pepper. Absolutely delicious, lovely al fresco patio and good service.
Monte Cristo Restaurant
520 Carretera Pte.Wonderful variety of fine cuisine at great prices. Four of us had 2 beers, and 4 glasses of wine, 4 Entrees*, 3 desserts and 1 espresso. The bill with tip at current exchange rate was $82usd. * Entrees were MahiMahi beurre blanc , a Steak, Shrimp in a wine butter preparation with Asparagus and fresh herbs and a Chicken dish with portobella mushrooms and chipotle pepper. Absolutely delicious, lovely al fresco patio and good service.
Argentinian Steakhouse. I eat steak relatively rarely but this is where I go for steak. They have US and Latin American cuts. The Rib Eye was my favorite steak in the US. They have beautiful Rib Eye here at roughly $250+ pesos, but the Arrecherra, a marinated skirt that is a staple in steakhouses in Mexico is excellent at 120-130 pesos. I've come to prefer the Latin-American cut, Vacio; I believe i's a 'flap' steak, but it's really not a cut equivalent to anhy American cut. A large. IMO delicious cut with a choice of side dishes and chimmi churra is priced at 130-150 pesos, as much as half the price of the Rib Eye. At the current exchange rate that is about $8.50 -8.65.
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Ajijic Tango
19 MorelosArgentinian Steakhouse. I eat steak relatively rarely but this is where I go for steak. They have US and Latin American cuts. The Rib Eye was my favorite steak in the US. They have beautiful Rib Eye here at roughly $250+ pesos, but the Arrecherra, a marinated skirt that is a staple in steakhouses in Mexico is excellent at 120-130 pesos. I've come to prefer the Latin-American cut, Vacio; I believe i's a 'flap' steak, but it's really not a cut equivalent to anhy American cut. A large. IMO delicious cut with a choice of side dishes and chimmi churra is priced at 130-150 pesos, as much as half the price of the Rib Eye. At the current exchange rate that is about $8.50 -8.65.
Small menu and everything done WELL. Particular emphasis on southern gulf specialties (Gumbo, Oysters) but always have one excellent Thai Curry.
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Gossips Kitchen
36 Carr Jocotepec-chapala Small menu and everything done WELL. Particular emphasis on southern gulf specialties (Gumbo, Oysters) but always have one excellent Thai Curry.
Excellent authentic Mexican food just off the main plaza, familyrun,small menu, very inexpensive and close by 5 pm.
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Chile Verde
25 ColónExcellent authentic Mexican food just off the main plaza, familyrun,small menu, very inexpensive and close by 5 pm.
The best pies and cakes, nice lunch menu & garden setting. Close by 5 pm
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Panino's
9A HidalgoThe best pies and cakes, nice lunch menu & garden setting. Close by 5 pm
Located next to the Catholic church and across from the very traditional, quaint, sleepy Mexican village Square/ Plaza of tiny San Antonio Tlayacapan is the recently renovated Adelita's: in a building now sleek and modern enough to fit seamlessly into sophisticated Los Angelese California, is an up-scale restaurant, sometimes nightclub, that retains a few remnants of it's geography: open back wall, large Mexican style 'gone LA modern' pierced tin star light fixtures, and the same local largely ex-pat crowd. Everything they do, they o well.
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Adelita Bar & Grill
124 A Independencia Located next to the Catholic church and across from the very traditional, quaint, sleepy Mexican village Square/ Plaza of tiny San Antonio Tlayacapan is the recently renovated Adelita's: in a building now sleek and modern enough to fit seamlessly into sophisticated Los Angelese California, is an up-scale restaurant, sometimes nightclub, that retains a few remnants of it's geography: open back wall, large Mexican style 'gone LA modern' pierced tin star light fixtures, and the same local largely ex-pat crowd. Everything they do, they o well.
It was a drinks and live music hot spot but ownership has changed and I'm not sure....Just a few months ago they still had IMO the best, most sophisticated bar in town : Herb infused fresh fruit marttini's : Strawberry Basil, Mandarina Mint, Watermelon Yuerba Buena, etc.
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It was a drinks and live music hot spot but ownership has changed and I'm not sure....Just a few months ago they still had IMO the best, most sophisticated bar in town : Herb infused fresh fruit marttini's : Strawberry Basil, Mandarina Mint, Watermelon Yuerba Buena, etc.
Roberto's Restaurant
35 Carretera Pte. Cold Cilantro soup and great desserts.
go bistro
31 Marcos Castellanosnew menu and location....
El Original Tony's Restaurant
149 Carr Jocotepec-chapalaDrinks & Nightlife
If you like a biker bar, small bar food menu and often live music. Quiet days, raucous nights.
Iron Horse
78 HidalgoIf you like a biker bar, small bar food menu and often live music. Quiet days, raucous nights.
El Barco is primarily and definitely a night-club, live music and dancing establishment. But they are open quite early and have a regular afternoon quiet bar crowd. There is am excellent Sushi Bar operated within and perhaps another menu also.
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El Bar Co.
El Barco is primarily and definitely a night-club, live music and dancing establishment. But they are open quite early and have a regular afternoon quiet bar crowd. There is am excellent Sushi Bar operated within and perhaps another menu also.
Essentials
Super Lake
The ex-pat's grocery store.
El Torito
56 Carretera Ote.Walmart Chapala
Arts & Culture
Parroquia de San Andres Apostol
14 Marcos CastellanosThe 'new' church. Quite beautiful.
Capilla Nuestra Señora del Rosario, Ajijic Little Church
Everything Else
Piazza principale di Ajijic
4 Guadalupe VictoriaThe Plaza, the heart of Ajiic.