La Espirituosa San Cristóbal — Restaurant in Chiapas

Yes, go here. As far as I know it is one of the only places selling real Pox (posh) that has at least 70% corn alcohol. This is not a tourist trap. There is a wonderful young lady working there who is from the South but also lived in a bordertown near Arizona. She speaks impeccable English and is a knowledgeable trusted source. In fact everyone working there was so nice and really interested in seeing that you are taken care of and happy. They offer tastings (free) and even cooking classes (for a charge) given by the owner and I heard positive reviews. There is a fusion restaurant as part of the complex sadly we were not able to try.

We actually came back on another evening for drinks and so glad we did. The same lady was there and she entertained us with information and recommendations. Unfortunately they close at  8pm but we absolutely had a memorable comfortable enjoyable short time there soaking  in the atmosphere and  the alcohol, drinks.

The real reason we came back is they served Mead, a honey based drink similar to beer but more like a cider to give a brutal  description to such a delicate historical drink. What I learned was they actually make this here as well as other beers. The Mead was an insanely incredible drink. Very subtle but intensely well crafted and tasting almost like a fine champagne or a very mild cider for the upper class. If you appreciate different things, you will really enjoy this. It is amazingly refreshing, polished and enjoyable. If for nothing else, you must not miss this on your trip to Chiapas.

Now my daughter really loved the hibiscus posh we tasted on our first trip here. So we had to come back for this. She chose to get it in a cocktail and the cocktail was absolutely out of this world. Not only was it an art form to see, it was an art form in composition containing multiple infusions as well as the white posh and the hibiscus posh. It's dangerously drinkable.  And I see this is well described in previous reviews and in the pictures but I will continue to add my positive recommendation for this drink.

I don't want to sound like an advertisement and you can see I have reviews from all over the place and I don't advertise anything but just to let you know they have a full stocked selection of pox and beers. Trust me, I would have bought a lot but we were starting our vacation and there was no way I was schlepping around tons of alcohol with me in a suitcase...

Anyway, full recommendation 100%. Unfortunately I can't say anything about the food but I wouldn't doubt it's amazing. All I can say is if you really want an amazing experience and wonderful hosts and to be able to taste and experience and learn about the local alcohol in a comfortable safe low/no pressure environment you really shouldn't...

Had lunch here and loved the friendly and warm vibe after meeting sofi and eating her delicious food. After this we decided we had to come back and do her cooking class asap. Would definitely recommend if you are staying in San Cristóbal, it is an intimate experience of two or four people only and you are shown how to cook a range of authentic dishes (vegetarian and meat) and get to try loads of pox and other Mexican spirits we had never tried before !! Super fun and we...

Came here twice. First time with walking tour, and came back again to try some pox based cocktail.

Esteban is our server and he was super friendly, made recommendation for me to try the Pink pox tonic, made with corn based pox blanco, citrus and Jamaica infused pox. The drink is super smooth although it’s super strong as well. I didn’t feel it until the end of the last few sip and was a bit tipsy after lol.

Highly recommend checking out this join when you...