La tía — Restaurant in Yucatán

We stopped by for lunch after visiting Ek Balam and the nearby cenote because of a really lovely review we read online in a travel blog post and were really warmly welcomed by tia Irma and her husband. They were extremely sweet and accommodating. We got to try handmade tacos made from the corn they grow filled with typical local fillings - banana with onion, chaya with egg, and cochinita pibil, as well as some refreshing cold coconut. The food was delicious and we managed to talk to each other despite not knowing a lot of spanish. They even showed us around the plot of land where they grow the ingredients for the food we had. A warm recommendation to...

I was here two weeks ago; it was a perfect place for lunch after a refreshing swim in the cenote down the road. We had a long conversation with the owners - who have been married for forty years and grew up in the area - and they were the loveliest humans! So warm, generous and engaging. They made us feel at home. Tia made the empanadas by hand right next to us over a wood fire; being under a dry roof with them while a thunderstorm raged around us is one of my best memories...

Me and my partner spotted this place on route to the Cenote and told each other that we had to stop on the way back.. got to lunch time and we cycled back down to it from the Cenote, we were welcomed with smiles and vibes, what a sweet couple, they told us their story as they made us the tastiest empanadas and wild boar Tacos, they also told us that the type of pig they use in the tacos is rare and very expensive. it was honestly amazing definitely don’t miss out on...