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San Miguel de Allende Cuisine Vacation and San Miguel de Allende Cuisine Luxury Travel Package
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San Miguel de Allende has several restaurants downtown and in its hotels serving both traditional Mexican and international, particularly Spanish cuisine.
Bella Italia Hernandez Macias 59
- OPEN: 2 p.m. to midnight
- CLOSED: Open daily
A fine Italian restaurant in the beautiful garden patio and under the colonial arches of one of San Miguel's oldest hotels, the Sautto. Try their delicious cheese stuffed shrimp.
CATEGORY: International SPECIALITIES: Grilled T-bone NOTE: Classical violin and guitar music or jazz Wednesday to Saturday, 8:30 to 11 p.m.
Bugambilia About two and a half blocks from the main plaza Hidalgo 42
In business for more than 50 years, this charming patio restaurant, housed in a beautiful colonial home, serves exquisite traditional Mexican food accompanied by pleasant guitar music.
Café de la Parroquia Jesus 11
- OPEN: Open 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.; to 2 p.m. Sunday.
- CLOSED: Monday
The ideal place for a delicious breakfast or lunch in a small, sun-filled patio. Good coffees, Mexican and international dishes, soft classical music. Very popular.
Café Santa Ana In a restored 17th-century building next to the Public Library Insurgentes 25
- OPEN: Open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.; to 2 p.m. Saturday.
- CLOSED: Sunday
Charming cafe with tables set in a pleasant plant-filled patio. The international menu offers creative gourmet dishes.
El Campanario Canal 34
Celebrating 10 years in business, this elegant restaurant is housed in a colonial-era building decorated with stained-glass art. An extensive international menu features select cuts of beef in a variety of sauces, and fish and seafood specialties. Open-air terrace seating with a view of the church towers.
NOTE: Trios, mariachis or soloists play from 8 p.m. Open 1 to 11 p.m., except Thursday.
El Mesón de San José Mesones 38
Dine on Mexican, international and vegetarian dishes in an attractive patio setting. There's live romantic music nightly (7 to 9 p.m.) and South American music Sunday afternoons (2 to 4 p.m.).
El Palacio Chino Mesones 57
Owner Mike Chen has brought the art of Chinese cooking to San Miguel with a menu that features Mandarin, Hunan and Szechwan cuisines. Favorites include crispy chicken in a sweet-and-spicy sauce and walnut shrimp. El Dragon bar specializes in martinis and tequilas. Also cigar bar. Courtyard seating, private dining room.
NOTE: Takeout and delivery service
El Pegaso Corregidora 6.
- OPEN: 8:30 a.m. to 10 p.m.
- CLOSED: Sunday
A restaurant-bar serving everything from excellent sandwiches and soups to T-bone steaks. Folk art, including masks from throughout Mexico, deck the walls and are for sale. Popular gathering place for foreign residents.
Harry Bissett's New Orleans Café Hidalgo 2
A New Orleans-style restaurant offering Creole and Cajun cooking, including gumbo.
Las Margaritas Half block from the main plaza Canal 9
- OPEN: Open 2:30 to 5 p.m. and 8:30 to 11 p.m.
Tasteful Mexican colonial decor and refined Mexican cuisine are the hallmarks of this elegant restaurant. Specialties include duck in a jalapeño and olive sauce, and mango quail. Piano music accompanies diners.
La Capilla Cuna de Allende 10
- OPEN: 1 p.m. to 3 a.m.
- CLOSED: Tuesday
Housed in a beautifully restored 17th-century building, this restaurant and art gallery features a fine collection of antiques from around the world, and regional and international dishes. Nestled next to the church, with a great view of the comings and goings at the main plaza from its garden patio and upstairs terrace. Live music.
NOTE: Sunday Champagne brunch 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
La Finestra Canal 21
- OPEN: 9 a.m. to 11 p.m.
- CLOSED: Tuesday
A cozy European-style restaurant-cafe that's great for people-watching. Their fresh-baked pastries and variety of coffees get the day off to a good start. Menu features nouveau Mexican cuisine.
NOTE: Live music weekend evenings.
La Princesa Recreo 5
- OPEN: From noon
- CLOSED: Monday
Offering a la carte service or a fixed-price menu of salad, soup, entrée, dessert, coffee, and a margarita, daiquiri or beer.
NOTE: There's live music from 8:30 p.m. to 3 a.m.
Mama Mia Near the main plaza Umaran 8
A magnet for visitors and locals alike. Good international and Italian fare, including pizzas, pastas and fish, served in a large colorful patio. Flamenco and Latin American folk music entertain diners in the evening. The adjoining bar, to the right of the entrance, is a big hit.
Patio Mexas Inside Plaza Colonial Canal 21
Situated in a large, covered patio with a wide screen TV for watching sporting events, this spot specializes in authentic Tex-Mex cuisine. Try the BBQ ribs, baked beans and delectable homemade desserts.
Pueblo Viejo Near the main plaza Umaran 6
Reminiscent of a typical Mexican village, this restaurant offers good Mexican and international food, including fine cuts of beef and delicious desserts. Their breakfast special is blueberry pancakes.
NOTE: Live folk music at lunch and dinner Monday to Wednesday; live jazz Thursday to Saturday.
Rincón Español Correo 29 T: (52 4) 152-2984
A wide variety of Spanish specialties, including paella, served in a converted 17th-century colonial home.
NOTE: Flamenco show every evening and at 3 p.m. Sunday. No cover charge
Tío Lucas In front of the Angela Peralta Theater Mesones 103
A popular watering hole for locals and tourists, with a lively bar area, charming open-air patio, and a lot of decor dangling from the ceiling. Specialties are Mexican cuisine and fine cuts of beef with a variety of sauces, including chateaubriand. There's a good jazz/blues band in the evenings from 8:30. Owner Max Altamirano personally supervises everything.
NOTE: Flamenco show every evening and at 3 p.m. Sunday. No cover charge
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