Marquesitas La Nueva Tradición — Restaurant in Mérida

This place has so.many.things. From corn on the cob with chilli, lime and sour cream, to churros, frappes and more traditional Yucatán desserts, such as marquesitas, champolas, savory frappes with chaya and other fruity flavors.

So listen, the marquesita is not for everyone. I'm Mexican and I did not get it. I got a combined one, cheese and nutella and I didn't like it. This is like Edam or Gouda cheese, salty and the combination was not great for me. So, I would recommend getting a salty marquesita. It's kind of like a hard crêpe, like an ice cream cone, so if you choose a cheese filling and maybe ham, it would probably be tasty and very filling. The place is right in Paseo Montejo, has a few chairs, but the Avenue has so many benches, you'll be fine finding one even if the chairs are full. Enjoy the...

Marquesitas La Nueva Tradición – delicious dessert stop

This is a nice place to try a local tradition when you’re visiting the Yucatan. The prices are reasonable, they have seating, and it seemed clean. We tried coconut and caramel – both were tasty. Grab napkins, because they can be sticky, but that’s part of the fun. We stopped in for dessert when we were having date night on Paseo de Montejo, and we recommend you...

Traditional street snacks. Marquesitas were delicious and they had a lot of toppings to add (different jams, nutella, cajeta, cheese, etc). Price was great for the size. They also offered other snacks: corns, frappes, milkshakes, and fries. Staff was very nice but since they only have one marquesita maker, service can get kind of slow,...