Restaurants Near Santa Ana

Santa Ana Market
calle 47 x 60 y 58
Santa Ana Market Stalls are good enough for Rick Bayless of Frontera Grill. In fact Rick made all of season 5 of his PBS cooking show about the Yucatan and our cuisine... the journey continues as they indulge in early morning treats including tortas, panuchos and impossible cake (chocolate cake topped with flan) from the Santa Ana market.. So check out the Santa Ana Food stalls and market early in the morning.

Dona Tere
calle 47 x 68 y 66
Dona Tere is the cocina economica around the corner from L'Orangerie de Santa Ana. It once had the ironic misfortune of being called the house of screws. Then Mary Soco moved from the corner of calle 47 & 66 to the house of screws but now she's moved down the road to calle 68 around 53. Whoever took over her old space is doing a fine job as well. So here are 3 good cocina economica's within 3 blocks of each other.

Hotel San Angel
Paseo Montejo no. 1 x 49
A charming hotel, a great Fonart craft shop and a cafe that serves lunch or snacks on the patio or in the sala. The owner has a sweet tooth and loves to bake. Try the cakes and cookies for sure. A good place to rest between centro and Paseo Montejo.

Noche Mexicana
calle 47 y Paseo Montejo
On saturday nights a variety show that is often good and always campy here at the beginning of the Blvd. Montejo. Anna Sabrina serves the best tacos in town here on Saturday nights and in Santa Lucia square on Sunday before 2pm. These are tacos from the state of Mexico not from Yucatan.

Pizzeria Raffaello
corner of calle 60 and 49
deliver 924 99 43
Still no wine or beer and that is about the only reason not eat at Rafaello and Bruno's pizzeria 3 nights a week! Fresh toppings and perfect crust. My favorites are Napoli and Roma. Since most people don't like anchovies or potatoes on their pizza I don't have to share and that suits me fine.

Cafe Chocolate
calle 60 and 49
When my former assistants told me his landlord was opening a restaurant in this great location I asked him what sort of food they would serve. He said they had not decided yet. Anyone with a passion for food imagines opening a restaurant and pretty damn well knows what they would put on the menu. Well they did open a cafe and I can tell you what sort of food they decided to serve. Bad! Have a coffee and admire the bad art and decor.... at least it's cheap.


Rescoldos Mediterranean Bistro
Tuesday- Friday 2pm -10pm & Saturday 6pm -11 pm
Calle 62 #366 y 41 x 43
Centro Histórico, Merida
Phone (999) 286-1028

American Style Pizzas and Calzones cooked and served by the Greco Canadian owners in a pleasant house on a noisy street.
The bread here is great but that is the only great thing I've discovered here. I've had lunch 3 or 4 times & I'll go back but I'm not craving anything. They are number 1 on tripadvisor but not one of my favorite restaurants is in the top 20. This restaurant is popular with the expats. For me there is an over abundance of dried herbs in everything.


Namaste Grill
Santa Ana
calle 47 & 58
Dinner only

Statement from the owners as seen in Yucatan Today

"So not enough folks out there really wanted an Indian restaurant in Mérida it seems...the owners of Namaste Grill are re-inventing themselves with an Italian eatery coming soon...New York, New York will be in the same location, with lots of great New York-style Italian cooking to entice you."

So far I'm not enticed. I know for a fact that there are at least 50 people in Merida dying for a good Indian restaurant to open. Let us know when one does.


Teddy's Corner
calle 43 at 62

Teddy and I are from the same town in Texas which currently has a population of 4500 people but when we moved there in 1961 the population was 200. When I heard someone from Texas was opening a restaurant in town my first thought was "Tex-Mex, At Last!" But when Teddy informed me he was opening a "Country Kitchen" I thought "God Help US"! The biscuits and Gravy are very good (Patience required). The coffee is pretty much of the Texas truck stop variety. Open for breakfast and Lunch.


see the recommendations for Santiago and for Santa Lucia as well. They are just a 10 minute walk from Santa Ana.