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Cozumel Restaurants

Cozumel has so many good restaurants that you'll have to be truly dedicated to try them all out in ten days of feasting. Here are our Winter 2007 Rec.s for Good Places to Eat on Cozumel.
Above, the back garden at the new Sabores Loncheria in downtown San Miguel.

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Expensive ($25 + per person for a full-course dinner not including drinks or dessert)

La Cocay

This restaurant has a great chef and we've got to go in and find out who it is so stay tuned. Nice ambiance both inside and out and excellent food and presentation. AJ and I eat here now when we want a special treat celebration. Located on Calle 8 between Avenida 10 and Avenida 15. La Cocay means The Firefly, by the way.

Guidos

Good Italian food and a lovely bougainvillea-draped outdoor dining area make this restaurant located on the waterfront two blocks north of the ferry pier between Calle 6 and Calle 8 and great spot for a memorable meal. Oven fired pizzas are their specialty. But the fish and shellfish dishes are sure to be inventive and delicious as well. Be sure to try the pan de ajo -- a house specialty of bread made with olive oil, garlic, and rosemary. This restaurant also boasts a good, well-priced wine list.Open Monday through Saturday 11-11. Credit Cards accepted.

Capi Navigante

 

 

This old favorite located on Avenida 10 between Calle 3 and Calle 5 Sur has raised their prices into the expensive category in recent months. However, service is particularly elegant and relaxing here. And the margaritas are outstanding. Fish and shellfish dishes are always fresh and beautifully prepared. Very professional waiters. Open every day but Sunday noon to 11 PM.

Lobster House

We haven't eaten at this cute-looking sort of funky place about 3 miles north of town. But we've had guests who've come back raving that it's the best lobster they've ever had.

That's basically all you get here. Pick your own lobster plus some bread and steamed vegtables. But there are ducks to watch, bridges to cross over and, I'm told, the lobster is really excellent. Dinner Only. On the north hotel zone road, east side. A stand-alone building with a red telephone booth outfront.

La Veranda located on Calle 4 between Avenida 5 and Avenida 10 -- two blocks in from the waterfront. Although the seafood we had here on our (admittedly only one) visit was not 5 star gourmet, who cares?

Because this has got to be one of THE most lovely and romantic settings to eat on the island--particularly at night when the garden, fountain and gazebo are lit up. Lovely backyard garden makes for a romantic setting for this tourist favorite. An excellent choice for a Very Special dinner -- like the night you pop the question. We had: excellent Ceasar Salad for two prepared table side with great flourish was $150 pesos. Veranda shrimp sauted in grenadine, I believe and served with rice was $230 pesos for about 10 medium shrimp. Coconut shrimp about the same price and portion size.

Pancho's Backyard located on the waterfront at Calle 8 inside the block-long waterfront store Cinco Soles.

Servingt ypical Mexican fare nicely presented but at prices quite a bit higher than you'll pay for the same food elsewhere, Pancho's has been reinstated to our list because we ate there recently again and realized that it's a really a very nice space, a vertible rabbit warren of cute little garden nooks and covered terraces. Very pretty decor and ambience and if you like live marimba music, you've come to the right place. Excellent waiters and service, very good margaritas. The whole Cinco Soles complex is one of the oldest structures on the island and this restaurant set in the interior garden courtyard makes for a pleasant dining experience.

 

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