La Negrita — Restaurant in Isla Mujeres

Have been back multiple times because their Tacos con Queso (tacos with cheese) are AMAZING! Best tacos I've had here and definitely up there for best al pastor tacos ever.

It's a small venue with most of the seats being outside but there's usually no wait, service is quick and the food is delicious. Besides the tacos we have ordered a vegetable quesadilla and vegetable and cheese torta which my girlfriend said were delicious and would highly recommend to anyone who is vegetarian.

They also offer delivery but you need to call via WhatsApp. Delivery driver is extremely friendly and does quick drop offs. This place is also cash only but...

Look, I am a white dude and I don’t wanna be telling Mexicans how to make al pastor. But I am also a chef and a massive foodie. I’ve had lots of great trompos before. My issue here is: they prepare and stack the meat as if it was gonna be grilled on trompo grill, but then they shave it raw from the stack and put the bits on the griddle where they actually cook it. It was delicious, well seasoned and I liked it a lot. But it was missing the char-grilled flavour, that would bring it to the next level. I am not sure why they decided to do it like this, but I think it’s a shame. You should still go as the food and aguas frescas...

Best value on the island, by far. A no muss, no fuss place to eat. It's basically a street taco vendor meets a dive. The food is so good. No menu, so check out the Google map info to know what to order. Our favorite was tacos al pastore. We also had chicken tacos and homemade guacamole which was awesome. Cost is between $1.25USD and...