|
|
|
GoCozumel
Vacation Rental
Villas and Condos |
|
Cozumel Restaurants
In general, restaurants on Cozumel are quite
good and very reasonably priced so don't miss the
"flavor" of Cozumel Island.
Cozumel Dining Reviews and
Recommendations
Cozumel Favorite Restaurants (December,
2011)
These favorites listed below are not ads, but our personal recommendations.
|
Kinta
|
Since
my first dinner at Kinta (and the many, many that have followed)
it's been my favorite Cozumel restaurant. The food is extraordinarily
good, it's presented beautifully, they have a selection of wine and it's a
relaxed atmosphere where you are made to feel very welcome. Dine
inside in air conditioning or in their delightful garden. The prices
are quite reasonable for the high quality they offer.
I
recommend reservations as they are very popular. Call
869-0544. On Ave 5 between Calle 2 and Calle 4. Open Tues.-Sun.
5:30pm to 11pm.
|
|
La Cocay
|
An excellent
restaurant, La Cocay is on Calle 8, between Ave. 10 and Ave. 15.
Wonderful food and a great atmosphere. There is a dining area inside
that is air conditioned, or you can dine outdoors. The
atmosphere is lovely and for a special dinner celebration La Cocay is good
choice. The food has been consistently good and it is beautifully
presented. They recently opened for Sundays also, so now they are open
Monday-Sunday from 5:30 to 11pm. Call for reservations
872-5533. |
|
Chi
|
Another choice
that's among my favorites Chi Chinese Restaurant and Bar. It's upstairs at
the corner of Melgar (the oceanfront street) and Calle 3. The entrance and
stairs are on Calle 3, just before you get to Pizza Hut. Dine inside in
air conditioning or you can choose to dine outside. You'll have a
wonderful ocean view and superb food. It's a great success! They
open for their Sunday, all you can eat buffet at 12 noon. There
is now a second location of Chi, and it's on the second floor of the tall
building right across from Puerta Maya cruise ship pier. |
|
Especias |
A very nice
small restaurant, and the owner Adrian is charming, fun and entertaining. An interesting menu with a good assortment. I've enjoyed every meal
I've had there. This is one restaurant that friends and family always want
to go to when they visit Cozumel. The food is quite
good and I think the prices are reasonable. They are upstairs, on Calle 3 between Ave. 5 and Ave. 10. |
|
Parilla
|
Parilla is mainly take-out, but they do have a couple of
tables if you want to sit down and eat there. Really great chicken with a
choice of regular grilled chicken or teriyaki
chicken. You can buy a whole chicken or a half chicken and there are side
dishes of either cilantro or chinese rice and either black beans or pinto beans.
They make great sandwiches and terrific hamburgers and fries. Prices range
from 90-100 pesos for a whole chicken and 2 sides, (about $8-$9 US). A burger
with fries is 60 pesos (about $5.50) and sandwiches and subs that range from 45
to 60 pesos ($4.50 to $5.50 US) They are on Ave. 30 near the corner of
Calle 19. There is an OXXO store on the corner, and they are to the left
of that. Service is fast, and the food is really good. They will
even deliver! Open 11am to 11pm . Stop by and pick up a menu with their phone
number.
|
Guido's
|
Great Italian food, and excellent pizza and lasagna. On the main waterfront street (Ave. Rafael
Melgar) north of
the main plaza, between Calle 6 and Calle 8. Dine out on their patio.
Nice for an evening meal, but I've enjoyed a number of lunches there too.
Their "puffy" garlic bread is unusual, but it is delicious and I order
it every time I eat there. The sangria is wonderful. They now take both Visa and MasterCard and are open Mon-Sat. from
11am to 11pm.
|
|
Mosaicoz
|
This
restaurant is downtown in the pedestrian area of the main square. If
you are standing at the big clock tower with your back to the ocean, look
toward you right and on the corner you will see tables and
umbrellas. Normally open for both lunch and dinner, but I believe
the pizza is available only after 5pm. I've had the pizza, the
Mexican platter and a bacon cheeseburger. All very good. At
lunch time in the summer it can be hot outside. Just the other day as we
sat down we noticed they had a number of floor fans and they turned a fan
on for each of the tables. How thoughtful! |
|
Prima Trattoria
(photo of
new location coming soon) |
Prima has moved
and is now on the
top floor of the north building at El Cantil condos. They do offer dining
both inside and outside on the terrace. The location is on Ave
Melgar (the main waterfront street) between Calle 13 and Calle 15 (now
also called Ave. Xel Ha). The view is marvelous, the
food is good and they are normally quite busy. |
|
Il Giardino
|
Open Tuesday through Sunday for lunch from about 12 noon to
6pm. Each Sunday they make their special lasagna and it's normally ready about 1pm. The price for their delicious lasagna is
60 pesos. I've been known to pick a couple of extra servings to
go, and freeze them to enjoy another day. During the week they have a selection
of pasta, pork, chicken, shrimp and salad and all are at very reasonable
prices. The arrachera is great too! Located in a residential area on Ave. 15, between Calle 17 and
Calle 19.
|
|
Wet Wendy's
|
I do love their margaritas. On the rocks or frozen, and
they make some very unusual flavors. The menu includes everything from hamburgers, onion rings and
fries to Mexican and TexMex dishes. They have vegetarian fare plus ribs and
chicken dishes. Try something with their mango chipolte sauce, or how
about one of their great burritos? In the pedestrian area of
the downtown square on Ave. 5 between Juarez and Calle 2. If you are
standing in the square at the big clock tower with your back to the ocean you
are on Ave. 5. Go to the left across Juarez and about a 1/2 block later on the
lest you'll see the tables and umbrellas. They normally open about 11am.
|
El Moro
|
Authentic Mexican
food at reasonable prices. I like their grilled
fish in garlic and lime and love their chicken burrito. The Mexican platter for 2
will give you a wide variety and El Moro's chicken mole is popular. Off the
tourist path, so take a taxi if you don't know the island. Otherwise,
it's on 75th Ave. Norte Bis kind of behind the new Pemex gas station. They
open about 1pm and I understand they are closed
Thursdays. |
|
Del Sur
|
Del Sur is now-open at their new location. They make Argentinean empanadas (empanadas are like little turnovers in
a pastry shell). I can't list all the varieties they have but I tried the
beef with spices; the cheese, tomato and basil and the cheese, bacon and
plum. Just recently had the cheese, pepperoni and jalapeno and I like that
too. All are delicious and I understand that now, in this larger location
they have expanded their menu. They have quiche and steaks, and their dessert
menu now includes a fantastic banana/chocolate emanadas, although my favorite
dessert is apple/cinnamon. Their new location is at the corner of Calle 3 and Ave.
5 and they open at 5pm. |
|
Rock N Java Cafe
|
Quite good and
reasonable prices. My favorites are the croissant sandwiches and they make
wonderful desserts you just won't believe. (German chocolate cake, pecan pie, fudge
brownies, banana muffins, cherry cheesecake, etc.) Great iced cappuccino
too. They have a good selection of vegetarian dishes also. On Melgar, the main waterfront street, south of the
new Punta Langosta Plaza. They have also opened a Sushi and
Thai Noodle Bar that is now downstairs in the Mega grocery store mall. A great
idea for take-out. Order first, do your grocery shopping and then pick up
your order to go.
|
|
Casa Denis
|
Downtown on
the main square. The food is good and their prices very reasonable. Took a
group of 8 and everyone was
pleased with their selections. We included a wide range of tastes, from
a 3 year old to those of us that love highly seasoned foods. We dined at the tables outside to enjoy the breeze.
Located on the right side of the main plaza square, in the
second block back. This is one of the oldest restaurants on Cozumel and
it's a family tradition. |
|
Sorrisi
|
An Italian
restaurant with an extensive menu. The restaurant has changed a lot over
the past few years and I did not see pizza on their menu any longer.
In the past I had sampled some of their shrimp dishes as well as chicken
too. My latest meal there was a chicken breast stuffed with
prosuitto and asiago cheese and cooked with mushrooms - yum. They do have
a nice wine list. The
presentation is quite nice but the prices are on the high side for
Cozumel. At the
same time the decor is lovely and it's a rather romantic atmosphere.
Located on Calle 3, less than
a 1/2 block off the main oceanfront street. |
|
Las Palmeras
|
Right across the
street from the ocean in the middle of town, this restaurant is almost
directly across from the ferry to the mainland. Good food, and it's
presented well. Good margaritas, good guacamole and
salsa. The hamburgers here have a charcoal grilled taste and I
really
like that. Very much a tourist spot, but still good. |
El Museo |
On the main waterfront street (Ave. Rafael
Melgar) north of the main plaza, on the second floor covered terrace of the museum. You'll
enjoy a beautiful view of the water and the breeze is lovely. It's a
wonderful
places to go for breakfast and the prices are reasonable. Great
banana pancakes. Although they do serve
sandwiches, etc. for lunch they serve breakfast all day. Open from 7am to
2pm. |
|
French Quarter
|
If you're hungry for a taste of Louisiana cooking, then try French
Quarter, but you'll also find that they have expanded their menu to
include a very wide variety including seafood, Mexican dishes and burgers too.
The onion rings are wonderful! It's on Ave. 5,
between 3rd and Salas. Dining is upstairs under the big palapa. For
the last 4 years they have prepared deep fried turkeys for me for Thanksgiving dinner for a
group of 20 or more. What a great way to make Thanksgiving dinner
easy. It was GREAT! |
Zermatt Bakery
|
Not a restaurant, but I had to include
this...it's my favorite bakery, and you really should try Mexican pastries. If you're on
the square downtown, walk to the back of the main square (where the clock is),
then go to the
left about 2 blocks. Zermatt is at the corner of 5 Ave. North and Calle 4 North. |
|
American Fast
Food
Restaurants |
Just in case you get a craving (or your kids do) for a
Big Mac, Whopper, Subway sandwich, Dominos pizza or Pizza Hut when you're visiting Cozumel,
we do have all these here.
Other American franchises
now on Cozumel include
a Baskin Robbins, Starbucks and Hard Rock Cafe.
|
Local
restaurants with low prices & grocery stores
These are personal recommendations based on experience
Rotiseria Triunfo
(Pollo a la Lena)
|
On the corner of 30th Ave. and Calle 4
Norte, this rotisserie chicken is wonderful. Cooked by a natural wood fire
it has a wonderful flavor and is very tender and juicy. Only available
"to go", and a whole chicken was 90 pesos (about $7 U.S.) the last
time I stopped. They will
cut up the chicken and it comes with tortillas, spaghetti noodles and sliced
cabbage.
|
Cameron Dorado |
They make delicious breaded shrimp tacos and tortas. The breaded shrimp are put on either a tortilla for the little tacos or a sandwich roll for a
torta. They are topped with a little mayonnaise and sliced onion. Really delicious, and the prices are
very reasonable. They are on the transversal road (Ave. Juarez) about a mile or so past Ave. 65.
Open Monday through Saturday from 7am to 2:30pm.
|
|
Sabores
|
On Ave. 5 downtown, between Calle 3 and
Calle 5. Open for lunch only from 12 noon to 4pm Mon-Fri. The menu changes
daily and is written on a white board. Eat inside, or walk through the
kitchen and out to their garden in back. Prices are very, very
reasonable and include soup, your main course and daily drink (usually
jamaica - pronounced ha MIKE ah). The food is just delicious. |
Otates
|
Great for tacos! I really like the tacos al
pastor and the chicken tacos, but my very favorite is the gringa without
pineapple. Prices are very reasonable. They are on
Ave. 15, between Salas and Calle 3. Many times you can find parking on
the street but there is a parking lot there too. Open only in the
evenings.
|
Asadero el Pollo
|
Small, grilled chicken place on 30th Ave. south across the
street from Ace Hardware, between Calle Morelos and Calle 5 Sur. They close when they run out of chicken…it can be as early as
3pm or as late as 7pm. Prices are low, this grilled chicken is DELICIOUS, and it comes
with bags of rice, salsa, onions, and lots of corn tortillas. Mostly for
take out, but they do have one table inside.
|
Nino's Pizza |
Great to have pizza
delivered! I'm particularly fond of their pepperoni pizza. Their
English is not fantastic, but I've always gotten what I ordered
delivered in 15-30 minutes. They are on 10th Ave. between Ave. Salas and Calle 3, and
their phone number is 872-4166. |
|
There are a number of other good, small, local
restaurants offering hearty meals at local prices.
|
Mega (grocery) |
Mega is now the largest grocery store on the
island with a huge assortment of foods plus clothing, electronics,
appliances, a bakery, etc. You'll find a wonderful selection of
meat, cheese, and loads of prepared foods also. I bought the BBQ ribs and
really liked them. There is also a restaurant section too. They are on
the main oceanfront street between Calle 11 and Calle 7. They are
marked on our online
map
|
Chedraui (grocery) |
Another
large
grocery store! They have an ATM machine, groceries,
a pharmacy, deli, bakery, cosmetics, liquor, clothing, appliances, etc.! On
the main waterfront street, at the corner of Calle 15. They do
have an area with prepared food that you can either take home, or you can
sit down and eat there. See the online
map for the location.
|
Would you like information about
Advertising on
GoCozumel?
|
