Pórtico del Peregrino

Mérida


A very old-school restaurant with several traditional-style dining rooms surrounding a small courtyard. It bills itself as an upscale eatery and serves Yucatecan dishes such as pollo pibil (chicken flavored with achiote – annatto spice – sauce and wrapped in banana leaves, M$110). Mole poblano, a chocolate and chili sauce, is a house specialty (M$95).

Into the mix it throws many international dishes and a broad range of seafood and steaks, too.


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