Costera 171 Guidebook
Food scene
Healthy and delicious smoothies and breakfasts, for lunch you can make your own bowl.
Yerbabuena Smoothie Bar
77930 Calle 28Healthy and delicious smoothies and breakfasts, for lunch you can make your own bowl.
Best vegan restaurant in town, you’ll find delicious burgers, salads, smoothies and cookies!
41 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Mango y Chile
Best vegan restaurant in town, you’ll find delicious burgers, salads, smoothies and cookies!
Best tacos in town! Delicious local cuisine, specialty in seafood
14 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
El Taco Loco
92 C. 19 LibramientoBest tacos in town! Delicious local cuisine, specialty in seafood
A must for local food lovers! Get there early morning because it sells out fast!
Mostly pork meat, Cochinita and Poc-Chuc specialty tacos and tortas.
Tortas Chepe
A must for local food lovers! Get there early morning because it sells out fast!
Mostly pork meat, Cochinita and Poc-Chuc specialty tacos and tortas.
Ixchel Bacalar
Excellent Mexican breakfasts
Excellent for breakfasts, you can work remotely with the good wifi and views to the lagoon
19 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Madre Masa
Número 958 Av 1Excellent for breakfasts, you can work remotely with the good wifi and views to the lagoon
Top restaurant for dinning out. Macario offers a culinary experience: the setting is great and music is fun, tasty cocktails. The Tostada Macario is one of the best things.
7 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Macario Bacalar
esquina C. 0Top restaurant for dinning out. Macario offers a culinary experience: the setting is great and music is fun, tasty cocktails. The Tostada Macario is one of the best things.
This place has a variety of international dishes, a great location by the lagoon which serves also a beach club. Great place for cocktails and dinner at night
100 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
La Playita
Esq C. 26This place has a variety of international dishes, a great location by the lagoon which serves also a beach club. Great place for cocktails and dinner at night
Bacacrudo Cruderia Mazatleca
Avenida 1Recommended ceviches, especially for hangovers!
Chacá
#17 Calle 2-AExcellent breakfast place
Delicious breakfasts with space for working remotely, art corridor and store
49 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
El Manatí Bacalar
116 C. 22Delicious breakfasts with space for working remotely, art corridor and store
Delicious tacos and drinks! Great bar.
12 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Barbanegra Bacalar
699 Adolfo López MateosDelicious tacos and drinks! Great bar.
Amazing author food and ambiance. Try the unique chocolate crust salmon. Food is cooked in a wood oven that adds a smokey taste. The ambiance is excellent for a nice dine out experience.
39 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Nixtamal (Cocina a Fuego y Ceniza)
77930 C. 12Amazing author food and ambiance. Try the unique chocolate crust salmon. Food is cooked in a wood oven that adds a smokey taste. The ambiance is excellent for a nice dine out experience.
Best pizzas in town! They also have great international food, beautiful place with nice views to the lake. Good wine and drinks. They have delivery.
31 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Finisterre Bacalar
Best pizzas in town! They also have great international food, beautiful place with nice views to the lake. Good wine and drinks. They have delivery.
La Cabañita Grill & Cantina
Excellent food, opens since breakfast till dinner. Has delivery service
Unique place for breakfasts and dinners, the architecture of this place is great for nice dinners. You can use the place for working remotely in the chill pool area. Recommended for breakfasts: black chilaquiles with kastakán or the kastakan taco.
Waah cocina
Unique place for breakfasts and dinners, the architecture of this place is great for nice dinners. You can use the place for working remotely in the chill pool area. Recommended for breakfasts: black chilaquiles with kastakán or the kastakan taco.
Amazing burgers! With french style cuisine. Great for heavy lunches and dinners. Craft beer.
15 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
El Barril Grill
Avenida 7Amazing burgers! With french style cuisine. Great for heavy lunches and dinners. Craft beer.
Bote de Leche
Avenida 1Cool and trendy place for dinners.
Montefuego
y 7 Avenida 5Good dinning experience
Great japanese kitchen, sushi and mezcal! Right by the lagoon, wear bug repellent.
14 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Nao Bacalar
27 Av 1Great japanese kitchen, sushi and mezcal! Right by the lagoon, wear bug repellent.
JAGUARA
Great Mexican food, ambiance, drinks, right at the lagoon. They have live music some days.
Amazing Italian pizza and pasta in the city center
30 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Pizzeria Bertilla
S/N Av 5Amazing Italian pizza and pasta in the city center
Patio de Aguacate
Cool place for lunch and dinner.
Kai Pez
S/N Av 1Amazing spot with local cuisine
Navieros Bacalar
CosteraGreat shrimp ceviche, local food.
Gregors Pizza
Pizza delivery
TAQUERIA CHEPE
Late night tacos
Las Quekas Bacalar
Late night steet food, oily and not so good but it’s the only 24/7 food option
Activities and Tours
Sightseeing, tours and other activities to have the best experience in Bacalar
Amazing spot for swimming, take pictures and grab lunch
49 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Los Rapidos laguna de Bacalar
Amazing spot for swimming, take pictures and grab lunch
This restaurant is nice to spend the day at the lake with some swings and cool photo spots. Enjoy some snacks while you’re there
12 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Los Aluxes Bacalar
69 CosteraThis restaurant is nice to spend the day at the lake with some swings and cool photo spots. Enjoy some snacks while you’re there
Beautiful island full of birds, you can take a sailboat, kayak a paddle board or even swim (if you have condition) to it.
Bird Island "Bird Sanctuary" Bacalar
Beautiful island full of birds, you can take a sailboat, kayak a paddle board or even swim (if you have condition) to it.
Beautiful spot that unifies two lagoons, you can reach it by sailboat or kayaks.
34 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
El Canal de los Piratas Bacalar
Beautiful spot that unifies two lagoons, you can reach it by sailboat or kayaks.
Neighborhoods
The town center has a park and fortress made by the Spanish colonizers to protect the area against the pirates, you can find nice little stores and restaurants to spend the evenings
9 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Centro
The town center has a park and fortress made by the Spanish colonizers to protect the area against the pirates, you can find nice little stores and restaurants to spend the evenings
This is the southern end of the lagoon, or the beginning of it, a beautiful cenote to discover
32 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Xul-Ha
This is the southern end of the lagoon, or the beginning of it, a beautiful cenote to discover
One of the biggest archeological sites in the area, about 1.5hrs drive away. Remember to bring bug repellent and sunscreen!
25 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Kohunlich
One of the biggest archeological sites in the area, about 1.5hrs drive away. Remember to bring bug repellent and sunscreen!
Oxtankah
Archeological site in the Chetumal Bay, about 40 min drive from Bacalar.
City/town information
The closest beach, excellent place to snorkel and scuba, at the world's second largest coral reef. Cute fisherman's town.
132 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Mahahual
The closest beach, excellent place to snorkel and scuba, at the world's second largest coral reef. Cute fisherman's town.
The closest airport is in Chetumal, you can visit the boulevard to appreciate the calm bay, you can also take a water taxi to Belize, visit the Mayan Museum and eat local food.
21 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Chetumal
The closest airport is in Chetumal, you can visit the boulevard to appreciate the calm bay, you can also take a water taxi to Belize, visit the Mayan Museum and eat local food.
Consejos para la ciudad
Qué debes empacar
Surviving the Tropics
Remember to bring bug repellent and bio sunscreen, keep in mind that regular sunscreens have oils that pollute the water, therefore check for an environmentally friendly one to use.
Formas de ahorrar
Buy groceries at the Mercado
You can get good food at the market place, I would recommend Darlenys to buy groceries, as well as Dunosusa
Facilidad para moverse por la casa
Wednesdays is navigation free
Take in consideration that on Wednesday all boats are restricted from operating tours. This is in order to maintain the fragile water ecosystem.
Costumbres y cultura
Stromatolites are sacred
Be mindful when swimming, not to touch the stromatolites, these are very fragile and maintain the water ecosystem
Facilidad para moverse por la casa
Best for groceries: Chetumal
If you fancy some nice proteins like meat or sea food, for cooking, then Walmart or Chedraui are the best options to get them. You’ll have to drive 25min to Chetumal.