Restaurant of the Month: Amaro

Each month Yucatan Today visits a restaurant in order to describe what it has to offer. This is not a review; it is a summary of the menu, service, ambience, prices, and opening hours.

January 2007

Cuisine: vegetarian, international. Chef: Andrea Can, Ismael Reyes. Menu: a la carte. Popular dishes: Eggplant Meche & meat arracheras. Setting: courtyard patio inside a colonial mansion, lush gardens, candle lit at night. Avg. price x 2 incl. 2 drinks: $250 pesos. Seating:140. Schedule: daily 11 am - 2 am. Credit Cards: Visa, MC, AX. Location: downtown Historical Center, Calle 59 between 60 and 62. Live music: Monday to Sunday. Parking: no.

When you dine at Amaro you will not only have good, healthy, delicious food, you will also have a cultural experience; they have a gallery which surrounds the central patio. Amaro serves vegetarian and international cuisine that includes lots of veggie dishes, some meats, and seafood. The indoor patio garden is cozy and inviting.

Celebrating 20 years of service this August, Amaro has turned into not only a great restaurant but also the artsy cultural place in town where the visual arts, poetry, theater and contemporary trova music are part of the daily bread.This house is where Andres Quintana Roo, the famous Independence personality, was born.

Lunch and dinner menus include healthy soups and salads, pizzas with whole wheat crusts, sandwiches, tasty meats and fresh seafood platters. Chaya (Yucatecan spinach) is used in many of the dishes. There is definitely something on the menu for everyone.

At Amaro you will find the local crowd along with national and international visitors.

www.restauranteamaro.com 

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