Restaurants in Michoacán

Restaurants in Michoacán Restaurant San Miguelito Av. Camelinas/Contra Esquina Centro de Convenciones 58070 Morelia, Michoacán México Telephone: 011-52-443-324-2300/324-4411 www.sanmiguelito.com.mx Manager/owner Lic. Cynthia Martínez This is a spectacular and very fun restaurant where every table has a different design and setting. One room called "El Cuarto de las Solteronas (The Spinster's Corner ) is decorated with hundreds of statues of St. Anthony set upside down. Latins believe that if you stand this miraculous saint on his head and pray really hard, you'll get a husband! El Altar de las Conversaciones (The Altar of Conversation) is a communal table decorated as an altar. I'd go there just to see it but fortunately the food is fabulous. A great band was playing the Friday night we were there. This was my absolute favorite restaurant in Morelia. Recommended dishes: Balde de huitlacoche Terrine of Corn mushroom, with corn, poblano chiles, and queso blanco. Solterones - Beef carpaccio with capers, green olives, perón chiles, cilantro in a lime-Maggi sauce dressing. Ensalada Kahlo - Spinach salad with grated carrot and coconut, seasonal fruit in a hibiscus flower dressing. Huesitos Morita y Tamarindo - Baby back ribs with a morita chile-tamarind barbecue sauce. Good grilled meats and poultry and fish dishes Good wine list and excellent margaritas English language menus available Restaurant in Morelia Restaurant Casa de la Calzada Calzada Fray Antonio de San Miguel # 344 Centro Histórico Morelia, Michoacán, México 011-52-443- 313-5319 ccalzada@prodigy.net.mx Manager/Owner: Lucero Soto Arriaga This gorgeous restaurant set in a stately mansion, is located near the ancient aqueduct on a lovely street. Run by the exuberant, attractive, and English-speaking Lucero Soto it features well-prepared modern Mexican food. Recommended dishes: Assorted tacos, crepes. And pizzas. Carpaccio Aniversario - Smoked salmon with lime and hot sauce. Ensalada Mulata - Fresh spinach with crisply fried pasilla chiles, ranch-style cheese, and tortilla strips in a blackberry vinaigrette. Brocheta Turicuato - Shrimp skewer with chimichurri, chile pequín, and mango sauce Restaurant Los Mirasoles Fernando Figueroa Av. Madero Poniente 459 Esq. León Guzmán Centro Histórico Morelia, Michoacán Phone: 443-313-2587 The grand family home of the current Secretary of Tourism who's had a distinguished career as president of the state university, former governor of Michoacán, Senate Leader, and ambassador to Argentina has been turned by his son into a very elegant restaurant specializing in Argentine-style beef dishes. A fully-equipped conference /dining room is great for business meetings. Recommended dishes:Trucha al Limón La Casa del Portal Guillermo Prieto # 30 Centro Histórico 58000 Morelia, Michoacán Telephone: 011-52-443-313-4899 or 317-4217 Overlooking the magnificent town square lined with spectacular mansions, this is the place to sample traditional Michoacán food or to have a margarita or cold beer at the fun bar. Recommended dishes: Enchiladas Placeras - Plaza-style enchiladas served with a piece of pan-fried chicken. Requesón Campirano - (Creamy Hoop Cheese with chipotle) served with tortilla chips and a chile negro sauce. Charales del Lago - crispy fried little fish with a chipotle aioli. Sopa Tarasca and Sopa de Corunda are two delicious soups. And local salmon trout is wonderful in a chile pasilla-chile poblano sauce with a tinge of vinegar. Restaurant La Mesa de Blanca Avenida Ferrocarril s/n Ziracuaretiro, Michoacán (ZC) 61700 Telephone-011-52-423-593-0355 *Open Thursday-Sunday only* Something that shouldn't be missed when traveling to Michoacán in the lovely painted ceiling at the tiny church in the village of Tupátaro. It makes a nice side trip when combined with a visit to the town of Cuanajo (known for its carved and elaborately decorated furniture,) especially if you plan your day so as to have lunch at this fabulous restaurant. Owners: Rodrigo y Blanca Vidales de Lemus have sparred no expense in the decoration and Blanca has a menu of daily home-style specials. This is the place to sample the famed carnitas (fried pork nuggets) and crispy thinly sliced beef cecina of the region. Recommended dishes: Gazpacho de Bienvenida - cold jicama, cucumber, and pineapple soup. Carnitas - Crisply-fried pork nuggets. Cecina - with wonderful tortillas of corn in many colors and lively table sauces. Try the macadamia cake for dessert. Macadamias were introduced into the state about 400 years ago and are now a major cash crop. El Primer Piso Restaurant/Bar Cocina Contemporánea Lycia Ruíz . Plaza Vasco de Quiróga # 29 Esq. Dr. Cass Pátzcuaro, Michoacán, México 434- 342-0122 While visiting the picturesque city of Patzcuaro and beautiful Lake Patzcuaro be sure and eat at this second story restaurant in a Colonial building full of fantastic arts and cratfs shops. (Be warned! If you're a shopaholic, you'll have to exercise an almost super-human amount of self-control -- the offerings are quite tempting.) The menu , more Continental than Mexican, is inventive and light. Though I didn't try them, there are several pasta dishes for those needing a fix. Recommended dishes: Sopa Tarasca, Calabacitas con Almendras (zucchini with almonds), any of the salads, Pollo en Nogada (chicken in walnut sauce), Pescado Patzcuaro (Patzcuaro white fish with a sauce of parsley, cream, and almonds). Restaurants in Morelia La Casa de la Calzada Calzada Fray Antonio de San Miguel 344 Col. Centro Histórico, Morelia Phone: 443-313-5319 Restaurante del Hotel Casino Portal Hidalgo 229, Morelia Phone: 443-313-1328 La Azotea de los Juaninos Morelos Sur 39 Centro Histórico 58000, Morelia Phone: 443-312-0036 La Fonda Santa María Patzimba 77 Col. Vista Bella 58090, Morelia Phone: 443-324-4545, 443-315-1738 La Casa del Portal Guillermo Prieto, 30 Esquina con Avenida Madero Centro Histórico, Morelia Phone: 443- 313-4899 Restaurant San Miguelito Avenida Camelinas,Contraesquina Del Centro de Convenciones, Morelia Phone: 443-324-2300 Restaurant Bar del Hotel Villa Montaña Patzimba, 201 Col. Vista Bella C.P. 58090. Morelia Phpne: 443-314-0179 Restaurants Pátzcuaro Restaurants Pátzcuaro Restaurante Colibrí Carretera Pátzcuaro-Santa Clara, Km. 3 Pátzcuaro. Restaurant of Hotel Hacienda Mariposas Phone: 434-342-4728 Restaurante Doña Paca Portal Morelos 59-1, Pátzcuaro (Restaurant of the Hotel Mansión Iturbe) Phone: 434-342-0368, 434-342-3628 Restaurant Tekare Arciga 6 Centro Pátzcuaro (Restaurant of Basilica Hotel) Phone: 434-342-1108 Restaurante Hostería de San Felipe Av. Lázaro Cárdenas 321 Col. Centro, Pátzcuaro (Restaurant of Hotel Hostería de San Felipe) Phone: 434-342-1298, 434-342-1955 Restaurant Uruapan Restaurante La Mansión Parque Nacional s.n, Uruapan (Restaurant of Hotel Mansión de Cupatitzio Phone: 452-523-2100

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