Nixtamal

Top choice in Laguna Bacalar


The slooow-food experience here pushes your patience to the limit, but grill-master Rodrigo Estrada makes it well worth the wait. Exquisite dishes such as marinated rib eye and whole grilled lobster are cooked over a wood-and-charcoal grill and finished in a wood-fired oven (no gas or electrical appliances are used). The candlelit open-air restaurant stages live music on weekends.


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Nearby Laguna Bacalar attractions

1. Fort

0.4 MILES

The fortress above the lagoon was built in 1733 to protect Spanish colonists from pirate attacks and rebellions by local indigenous people. It also served…

2. Laguna Milagros

11.1 MILES

Paddle out on a kayak or simply have a swim in the azure waters of Laguna Milagros, about 23km west of Chetumal, in the town of Huay-Pix. Waterfront…

3. Museo de la Cultura Maya

13.24 MILES

The Museo de la Cultura Maya is the city’s claim to cultural fame – a bold showpiece that's beautifully conceived and executed, though regrettably short…

4. Museo de la Ciudad

13.38 MILES

The Museo de la Ciudad is small but neatly done, displaying historic photos, pre-Hispanic and military artifacts, and old-time household items (even some…

5. Palacio de Gobierno

13.8 MILES

Set just off the waterfront, construction on this government building began in the 1930s and the present-day three-story structure was finished in 1945.

6. Clock Tower

13.9 MILES

An art-deco monument built in in 1943 to honor Mexico's independence and Reform movement heroes.

7. Santa Rita

18.65 MILES

Santa Rita was an ancient Maya coastal town that once occupied the same strategic trading position as present-day Corozal Town, namely the spot between…

8. Fort Barlee

19.27 MILES

At the center of town, this fort was built in 1849 by Caste War refugees for protection from attacks by hostile Maya. Only the remains of the brick corner…