Rental Office:
Himmelsbach Communications, 1600 Hwy. 17 South
North Myrtle Beach, SC 29582 USA
Phone: 843-272-8150 Email: info@rentalscozumel.com
There are lots of places to eat on La Isla Cozumel. The restaurants range from fancy upscale places like Pepe's, to sidewalk churro vendors. Is the food safe to eat? Most of the dining is geared toward the tourist market, so the restaurants serve bottled water and the ice is also made of purified water. Use your own good judgement - if the place serves a lot of tourists they probably have US-style hygiene. As for the smaller restaurants that cater mainly to the locals, well, the locals don't want to get "la tourista" any more than you do. The majority of them also serve purified water and ice. Take a chance; part of travel is trying new things.
There is also shopping, exploring, and nightlife to keep you occupied. The following is a BRIEF listing of some restaurants to try while on Cozumel. These are in no particular order.
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Pancho's Back Yard This is a very romantic restaurant specializing in Mexican cuisine. Enter through Cinco Soles. They have a VERY large selection of tequilas you can sample. Located behind Cinco Soles store on the waterfront at Calle 8. Enter through Cinco Soles. |
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Guido's Brick oven pizza - excellent! Also, every day there are a couple of "specials" that are always fantastic. From the sidewalk you can only see the indoor dining area and it looks deserted. Be sure to walk all the way back to the courtyard - that's where everyone eats. Located on the waterfront between Calle 6 and Calle 8. |
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La Choza Mexican and Yucatan specialties served under a huge palapa roof. Fish, enchilladas with mole sauce, and of course fajitas. You know it's good when the locals choose this place for the special dinner out on Sunday. Located at the corner of Calle A Rodolfo Salas and Avenida 10. |
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La Veranda Backyard dining in the garden. Fish, steaks, and more. Very romantic atmosphere. Located on Calle 4 between Avenidas 5 and 10. |
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La Cocay A mostly Mediterranean Restaurant with excellent food, attentive service, and AIR CONDITIONING! For dessert, try the chocolate souffle served hot, with a scoop of ice cream in the middle. A five minute walk from our houses. Located on Calle 8 between Avenidas 10 and 15. |
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Capicua A tapas restaurant with a great selection of small plates. An eight minute walk from our houses. Located on Calle 10 at the intersection of Avenida 15. |
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Casa Denis This restaurant has been serving Mexican home cooking since 1945 - before Cozumel was a tourist attraction. All the usual entrees, plus pollo pibil (chicken and spices baked in a bannana leaf) and pollo con mole (chicken with a sauce who's main ingredient is a spicy chocolate sauce – sounds crazy but it's great). Good margaritas and mojitos. Located just off the main plaza on Calle 1 Sur. |
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Mesa 17 Food from around the world, excellently prepared. American owned. The chef is a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America in New York, and has cooked in fine restaurants in New York, San Francisco, Houston and Dallas. He specializes in ethnic cuisine, especially the foods of Southeast Asia, Latin America/Caribbean, and the Middle East. Located on Calle 17 at the intersection of Avenida 25. |
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El Morro One of the best restaurants in town, and definately one of the hardest to find. El Morro has been in business for 40 years and specializes in local food with a Yucatan influence. Seafood, chicken, pork, beef and more offered in a variety of ways from a huge menu. VERY reasonable prices and very casual. Dress cool - there isn't much cross ventilation. This restaurant is very popular with divers and people who have been to Cozumel many times. It usually takes a few visits to the island before you find it. El Morro is closed on Thursdays. Note: there is only one El Morro. It is not "Los Morros" or "El Morrito." Located on 75th Norte Bis, between Calle 2 and Calle 4 Norte. In other words, it is WAY back in town, away from the waterfront area. When you start to feel like there is NO WAY a decent restaurant could be in THIS neighborhood, then you're getting close. The taxi drivers all know where it is, just be sure you're going to the right restaurant. |
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Manati This restaurant is very close to our houses. Not what you would expect - continental, Italian, and experimental specialties from the chef. Dine inside, on the porch, or upstairs under the palapa. Corner of Calle 8 and Ave. 10 |
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French Quarter New Orleans cuisine in Mexico! Tasty food under the rooftop palapa. American owned with cajun ingredients flown in as needed. Located on 5th Ave. Sur, between Calle 3 and Calle 5 Sur. |
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Zermatt Bakery Nearest bakery to our houses, and one of the best in town. Fresh baked bread, cookies, pastries, croissants, and more. Stop here in the evening on your way back to the house for tomorrow's breakfast fixin's. Located at the corner of 5th Ave. and Calle 4. |
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Palmeras Right on the waterfront in the center of town, this is a great spot to sit and watch the people - the people, as in the tourists milling around the area fresh off the cruise ships or the ferry from the mainland. If you wait long enough everyone in town will walk by. Palmeras serves HUGE margaritas and a decent variety of other food. Located on the waterfront in the main plaza of town. |
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Flamingo Hotel Bar The Flamingo Hotel is just down the street toward the ocean from our Little House. The lobby bar is very relaxing with great margaritas. They have recently opened a full service restaurant in the bar area and sometimes have live Cuban music on the weekends. If you have overflow guests that won't fit into our houses, the Flamingo is convenient and reasonable. Calle 6, about 1/2 block from the ocean. |
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El Morrito This is a little sidewalk lunch place just down the street toward the ocean from our Little House, right across from the Flamingo Hotel. Great breakfasts and lunches at VERY reasonable prices. You can eat there or get it to go. Calle 6, about 1/2 block from the ocean. |
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The Cozumel Museum Yes, it's a museum, and a pretty interesting one, too. But they also have a rooftop cafe that serves a great breakfast and lunch overlooking the Caribbean. Seriously. Perfect for your first morning on the island before you've had a chance to do any food shopping. Some of the best margaritas in town. About a 2 minute walk from our houses. The museum has it's own public internet room if you need to check your email; about 20 pesos (approximately $2.00 USD) for an hour. At the corner of Calle 6 and the oceanfront. |
