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One thing to remember about San Miguel is that new restaurants are always being opened and others being closed.  I have never witnessed such a opening and closing of businesses (especially restaurants) as I have in San Miguel.  So, if a new one opens and is very popular, don't be that sure that it will remain popular and/or remain open. The following was created with an extensive amount of work by previous tenants and the landlord.  It is only as up-to-date as you (and I) keep it, so wherever you find an addition or a correction, please bring it to my attention.  Thank you.  Michael

RESTAURANTS WORTH TRYING

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Azafran, Hernandez Macias #97, fushion-mediterranea healthy foods
Bacco, Hernandez Macias #59, mediterranean food
Bagel Cafe, Correo#19, great soups, sandwiches, salads
Barbeque Bob's, Salida a Celaya 6 (around Cinco de Mayo)
Bellas Artes' Las Musas Cafe, Hernandez Macias, Lovely outdoor gardens
Bella Italia, Canal 21, fine Italian foods and fresh fish on Thursday
Berlin, Umaran 19, interestingly different German food
Bove, Plaza Alhandiga @glorieta near Mega
Bugambilia, Hidalgo 42 (Mexican food in lovely home, moderate, beautiful atmosphere)
Cafe Universo - Ancha de San Antonio 9 - pastries, light snacks, etc. and a beautiful patio
Capriccio, Correo 2 
Caribe - Canal #85 - Seafood - very inexpensive (but highly rated)
Caribe Mariscos, Juarez 23
Carmina, Cuna de Allende 7 beautiful ambiance, mundane (at best) food
Casa Carmen, Correo 31
Casa de los Milagros, Reloj 17
Casa Payo, Argentinian steak and other grill, Zacateros #26, open 1:00+ except Tuesdays.
Casablanca, Hidalgo#34, RECOMMENDED - 152-4339 - international - closed Mondays
Celaya's San Francisco. California - best roast prime ribs in this hemisphere - Blvd Lopez Mateos #319-OTE. - (4)612-3184
Cha Cha Cha, 28 de Abril Norte #37, Col. San Antonio
Chamonix, west side of Sollano (#17) between Correo and Hospicio - international
China Palace, Mesones 57, near Reloj
China Restaurante, Zacateros just north of triangle formed with Codo
Dila's - Ancha de San Antonio #31 - Asian food (although always changing)
Don Quijote. BBQ burgers and other meats and chicken. Prologación de Pila Seca #55  
Donovan's, Hidalgo 15, Centro
Dos Casas Restaurante, Quebrada 101 (in hotel)
El Buen Cafe, Jesus #23 - closed Wednesday
El Campanario, Canal 34, international - closed Thursday
El Correo, Correo #23, Mexican food
El Habanero, Ancha de San Antonio #22
El Infierno - (Mesones #23/25) - Roast Chicken (!!) and Seafood (!!!!!)
El Matador, Carocol Liebrimiento (near Glorieta) - closed Tuesdays
El Pegaso, Corregidora 6, across from post office, delicatessen and meals)
El Petit Four Cafe - Mesones 99-1 - superb pastries (and chocolates)
El Tomato, Mesones, all vegetarian
Finnegan's, Codo #7, Homemade gourmet. Heart warming soups, Thai chicken, chile,  paninos (a baguette sandwich served in a basket), an ample selection of vegetarian dishes, good salads and tempting desserts complete the menu. German and Danish beer. 
Gombo's, Tatanacho #2 - 152-8121
Hacienda de las Flores, Hospicio 16
Hacienda El Sautuario, Terraplen 42
Harry's New Orleans - Hidalgo 12 - Louisianan food
Health Food Restaurant, in alley-way just north of Caudrante (and Ten Ten Pie) on Cuna de Allende  (this might be called "Xipal" at C. de Allende 12)
Hecho en Mexico, Ancha de San Antonio, between Nueva and the Instituto
L'Invito - Ancha de San Antonio #20 - Italian food
La Antigua Tratoria Italia, Canal 9, drinks and tapas
La Brasserie, Jesus #11
La Buena Vida, a cafe - Hernandez Macias #72-5 - near the US consulate
La Capilla, Cuna de Allende 10, very expensive
La Fragua, C. de Allende 3, (lovely atmosphere, piano bar 6:00-8)
La Grotta, Caudrante 5, pizza and pastas
La Posadita, Cuna de Allende 13, Mexican foods
La Toscana, Hern. Macias 83, Mexican foods
La Trattoria, Ancha de San Antonio at junction of Codo & Zacateros
La Ventana, Sollano 11, Mesones 34 and 58
Los Senderos, Av. Central 101, Col. Adolfo Lopez Mateos
Mama Mia, Umaran #8, pasta, soup, salads, touristy at night
Mansion del Bosque, Aldama 65, just at NW entrance to Juarez Parque
Mare Nostrum, Umaran #56, various foods including meat, chicken, etc.
Mechicanos - Canal 16, sort of a restaurant for (well, I don't know)
Meson de San Jose, Mesones #38, atmosphere & music for dinner and drinks, but lunch of soups and salads is better
Nirvana, Mesones #101 (inside Casa Linda), Fushion food
Ole/Ole - Loreto #66, beyond Quinta Loreto, 1 more block on the left
Oliver's, Correo 37, hamburgers and chicken sandwiches and salads
Pablo's - Ancha de San Antonio #9
Parroquia, Jesus #11, Mexican comida corrida - closed Monday
Petit Four - Mesones #99 - French pastries
Posada de las Monjas, Canal 37, restaurant in the hotel is quite inexpensive
Pozos' Los Famosos, on main street just before church on the left, Hidalgo #10B
Princessa, La Cava de la - Recreo #5 - Mexican (and good meat) - Music and dancing - closed Tuesday
Pueblo Viejo - Umaran #6 - Music - Mexican and International
Puertacita L'Boutique'otel - Santo Domingo 75 - Thursday and Sunday Buffets
Queretaro's Brazilian Meat Buffet Restaurant - directions available
Queretaro's Chinese Restaurant: Fay-Yian, Av. Ejercito Repulicano #143, off Plaza de las Americas (off Av. Constitutenyes)
Quinta Loreto, Loreto 15 (comida corrida 2-6pm, large portions, inexpensive
Restaurante Alfredo at Posada de San Francisco, Plaza Principal #2
Restaurante Fonda Aquies Mexico, Hidalgo near Mesones
Rincon de Don Tomas, Reloj & San Francisco (under Portales)
Rincon Espanol, Correo 29
Rinconcito, Refugio Norte #7, Col. San Antonio
St. Honore (Alexandra's) (Loreto#29) (need to give 2 days' notice) 152-3877, 152-3458
San Augustin, San Francisco 21, Chocolates y Churros
San Francisco, inside the Hotel San Francisco @ Jardin
Santa Ana Cafe, in the Biblioteca, now has a comida corrida
Santa Monica - Baeza #22, other side of Juarez Park
Sierra Nevada, Hospicio 35, Excellent, although very expensive
Sierra Nevada en Parque, Santa Elena #2, very good, although very expensive
Spanglish (Bill Rodman's), 20 de Enero #? - sandwiches and malteds and postres
Ten Ten Pie - corner of Cuna de Allende and Caudrante - excellent pasta soups
The Restaurant, Sollano 16, reservations a must.
Tio Lucas - Mesoses 103, Meats for Dinners -- Music
Villa Jacaranda - Aldama 53
Vivoli - Hernandez Macias #66 - Italian food
Woolis Kaban, San Francisco #25

And a possibly (probably) more up to date listing can be found at http://sanmiguelconcierge.com/Bar and Restaurant Directory.html

The following was re-printed from our free online community newspaper, SMA Online News Magazine

February 21, 2005        Restaurant Reviews         By Don Gussin 

= Andalucia. Pretty good paella, crab, shrimp, a clam, chicken legs etc. and good saffron rice. Breakfast. N$20 for breakfast, N$30 for a half order of paella which is ample.Near the Glorieta at the bottom of the Caracol, a few doors up from the Pollo Feliz.
= Aqui es Mexico. Music on Sunday nights starting around 9 pm. Upstairs over a pharmacy across from the disco El Ring.
= Azafrán. Delicious and not too expensive menu. Salads and appetizers N$38-75, main courses N$73-115. Hernandez Macias 97, next to Market Bistro and Romano's. 152-7482
= Bagel Cafe. Breakfast, deli sandwiches, organic salads, USDA steak. N$45. Correo 19.
= Bella Italiano. Go on Thursdays when they have fresh mussels,lamb chops, wonderful duck. Hernandez Macias 59, north of Umaran (in the Sautto Hotel).
= Bouquet: Build your own pasta dish with a selection of dressings and toppings (bolognese, pesto, parmesan, garlic, oysters, calamar, etc.) Pizza, stuffed crepes. A tiny place with only 4 tables. N$60-90. Cuadrante 34 (east of Hernandez Macias).
= Cafe Ole Ole: great fajitas. Calle Loreto, 2 blocks north of Insurgentes.
= Caribe. Seafood. Open until 8pm. Canal 85, Juarez 23. 152-2488
= Casablanca. Hidalgo 34. 154-6070
= Casa Carmina. Lunch. Correo 31.
= Cha Cha Cha. A plate of sopes- little puffy tortillias, you pick the toppings you want. Tender chile relleno stuffed with mushrooms meat and cheese with rice and beans  coffee flan.  28 de Abril #37 Norte(corner of Rosales) in Colonia San Antonio, they are opened 12:00 to 7:00- CLOSED on MONDAYS. 
= Chamonix: Fusion cuisine. Great pastas! Great Vietnamese spring rolls.
Sollano south of Correo.
= Coco's. Small and cozy with nice menu. Pila Seca #16 between Zacateros and H.Macias.
= Don Quijote. BBQ burgers. Prologación de Pila Seca #55.
= El Vikingo. Fish tacos. If they are closed, knock on the door and they will be happy to open for you. On Suspiros.
= El Buen. Mexican, southern US comfort food on Wednesday. N$65. Jesus 23.
= El Campanario. Fish dishes. Canal 34 (between Zacateros and Hernandez Macias).
= El Catrin. Vietnamese rolls, Chinese chicken salad, brisket, Sunday dinner. Great french fries, ice cream, key lime pie. Salads and appetizers N$35-70, main courses N$85-150, steaks N$220-240.  Canal 154. 152-1597
= El Correo: lunch. Correo between the Jardin and Sollano (across from the post office).
= El Naranjo Azul. Tiny and clean. Their soups are marvelous and the pastries are simply great. Also salads and sandwiches, high tea on Sundays. Full meals for N$35. Mon, Tues, Wed, Fri, 1:30 pm to 6:pm, Sat:
11am to 3 pm, Sun 2pm to 5pm. Potero #1. Turn left when you arrive at the San Antonio church.
= El Palacio Chino. Good Chinese food. Mesones 57.
= El Payo. Great beef, seafood. Lady singers crooning spanish love songs. Zacateros south of Umaran.
= El Pegaso: breakfast, pastrami sandwiches, salads, Corregidora 6, corner Correo.
= El Sanctuario. Great steaks and lasagna. Terraplen 32.
= Gombos is so good! Small beautiful place and small menu but the food is excellent. I have never eaten a thing there that wasn't perfect. Pizza, luncheon and dessert crepes. It is very clean and very small. No alcohol on the menu other than beer, though they will go out and buy you some wine at a nearby store. Inexpensive, too. Tatanacho 2, corner Canción India. (Col. Guadalupe) Open 1:30 PM until 10 PM every day except Thursdays. 152-8121
= La Milpa.  deliciously healthful nouvelle cuisine at moderate prices.  One can stuff oneself on appetizers such as a delicately crisped parsley in a tart and fragrant lemon dressing.22 Ancha San Antonio (next to the Instituto). 154 4311
= Harry Bissett's: American/Cajun. Try the crab cakes, seafood, USDA steak, Sunday brunch. N$100-240. Hidalgo 12, ½ block north of the Jardin. 152-2645.
= Hecho en México. Mexican and American. Reasonable, consistent and good. Tortilla soup, salad, seafood, chicken, sandwiches. N$60-120. On the east side of Ancha San Antonio, a block south of Espino.
= La Antigua: tapas (Mexican hors d'oeuvres) at the bar, Arroz Margarita in the restaurant. Umaran west of the Jardín.
= La Capilla. Good. Appetizers and salads $65-150, main courses $115-260. Cuna de Allende 10 (beside the Parroquia).
= La Finestra. Really imaginative fusion cooking.
= La Grotta. roquefort, pepperoni and black olive special pizza, pasta.  Cuadrante 5. 152-4119.
= La Palapa. Tacos, chili dogs, burgers, beer, most at N$10-15. Magazines to read. Under a tent on Calle Nueva (the street beside Espinos).
= La Piñata. Corner Umaran and Jesus.
= La Parroquia. Breakfast, home cooking, vegetarian idshes. N$70.  Jesus 11.
= La Puertecita's BBQ and Sunday brunch. Santo Domingo 75.
= La Trattoria. Spinach ravioli with gorgonzola sauce (Thursdays only), the garlic shrimp dish (really fine) and the mozarella, basil, tomato salad (ensalada Caprese). Generally expensive, but the spinach ravioli is worth 70 pesos (and more!). At the extreme north end of Ancha San Antonio, where it meets Zacateros and Codo.
= L'Invito. Italian. GREAT Italian food. Try the candied carrots. Half price between 4 and 7 PM. In the Instituto. 152-7333.
= Los Faroles. Insurgentes and on Ancha San Antonio. Open evenings only.
= Market Bistro. Mussels. The bar is very popular. N$90-175. Hernandez Macias 95. 152-3229
= Nirvana. Fusion cuisine. Thai curry soup, seafood, pepper steak (melts in your mouth)! Lovely NYC-style ambience. Great service. Small place, probably best to make a reservation. N$190-160. Hernandez Macias 56A, a few doors north of Mesones (downhill). 150-0067
= Posada Carmina. Breaded trout.
= Quinta Loreto. Lunch. Loreto 15
= Romano's. An exquisitely homey Italian restaurant. Wood burning oven pizza. Delicious liver pate with thinly sliced good bread as an appetizer, their spaghetti and sausage plate is huge. "You can not go wrong!" N$90-160. Hernandez Macias 93.
= Santa Ana Cafe. Soup and sandwiches. In the Biblioteca.
= Sierra Nevada en El Parque. Baeza at Recreo.
= Ten Ten Pie. Corner Cuna de Allende and Cuadrante.
= Tio Lucas. Melt in your mouth filet mignon, chateaubriand for two, really fresh fish and pasta with shrimp to die for. the portions are humongous, big juicy hamburger with french fries, chicken enchiladas. Free guacamole all day, all you can eat! The Lucas Salad feeds four people and is loaded with good stuff. Jazz some evenings. Mesones 103. 152-4996

Due to the rapidly rising rents in SMA, commercial renters are known to have to go out of business and/or move quite frequently. As a result of this, many businesses, may no longer be at the locations herein shown. If you want to find them, ask at the old locations, and maybe someone there knows their new location or status. Good luck.

 

  

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