We stayed in and worked for our entire Tuesday in Tuxtla Gutiérrez and then on Wednesday, we did a short ride of a little over an hour to San Cristóbal de las Casas. This city was chosen as a stop for one night because it shortened our ride to Palenque, our next stop where the Cascadas de Agua Azul was located near, and because it was recommended to us as one of the cities we should visit in Mexico.
Our accommodation was an Airbnb rental that cost 517 pesos (~35.19 CAD) for the night and we arrived in the early afternoon. After getting cleaned up, we set out on foot to grab some lunch and explore the city. While we were having lunch; however, it started raining heavily so our plan to explore fell through and we spent the rest of our day huddled in our room to do some work while trying to stay warm. This region was cold!
San Cristobal de las Casas
Pedestrian Street
This is not to say that the rain completely dampened our time in San Cristóbal de las Casas because what we saw of the city was nice and the food… let’s talk about the culinary scene here, shall we? Firstly, the restaurants in this city seem to revolve around coziness. Perhaps it was due to the weather, but the wooden furnishings and the incandescent lights felt so warm and inviting and brought out all the good feelings.
The restaurant where we had lunch was Cafe Praga and, in case you haven’t guessed, the theme of the decor was centered around the incredible city of Prague. We shared a fondue so nothing fancy, but we did enjoy the ambiance of the restaurant.
When we went out in the evening in search of a place for dinner, we stumbled upon 500 Noches, another cozy restaurant with a live band. Our dinner that evening was unbelievably amazing. Not only was the food cooked to perfection, the flavours seemed to have been put together to blow our minds. We both know how to cook and we enjoy good food all the time, but this dinner was probably one of the best meals we have had. Of course, the meal had to be accompanied with some equally-delicious Chardonnay and since it is Mexico, our entire meal cost what one plate of a seafood meal would cost in Vancouver. Needless to say, the food more than made up for the unpalatable weather.
500 Noches
Seafood Rice
Salmon and Mushroom Risotto
Crème Brûlée
After dinner, we huddled back in our room again with five blankets, a joke of a heater in our room that refused to heat, and full bellies to lull us to sleep.
