Location: Tlayacapan
Top Restaurants in Tlayacapan
Tlayacapan Food Guide: 10 Must-Eat Restaurants & Street Food Stalls in Tlayacapan
Tlayacapan (Spanish (help·info)) is a town and a municipality located in the northeast part of Morelos state in central Mexico. It is located 60 km east from the state capital of Cuernavaca and about 1.5 hours south of Mexico City. It is a rural area, whose way of life has not changed much over the 20th century, with 90% of its population still partially or fully dependent on agriculture. The town has old mansions, houses with red tile roofs and streets paved with stones. Many ravines crisscross the area and are crossed by numerous stone bridges.
Things to do in Tlayacapan
1. La Mayordomia
Overall Ratings
3.5 based on 15 reviews
Reviewed By MMG2006 - Brussels, Belgium
Enjoy the tranquility of this small town. the hotel and restaurant La Mayordomia is really beautiful. It has a huge garden where children can play in the swing while you enjoy a delicious horchata with any of the different starters they offer. The mole from Tlayacapan is really nice and something to taste and enjoy. Or eat any of their quesadilla. It is a very magical place where you can also appreciate the pottery of the local community. This is a place where you wish it were your everyday backyard.
2. MOEBIUS Juste par-fait!
Overall Ratings
4 based on 2 reviews
Reviewed By Thierry S - Mexico City, Mexico
We weren't sure about his place at first. It doesn't seem like much from the outside. But once you walk through the gate, you are surprised by this beautiful garden. Tables are placed all around it shaded by lemon trees, avocado trees or orange trees. So the smell of the place is naturally great. Servivce is very nice and the food was great. We had breakfast there but lunch seems to be just as good. It's one of the few places that take credit cards. I recomend it.
3. La Renacuaja
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 27 reviews
Reviewed By Fernando B
Llegábamos a Tlayacapan un poco perdidos y con hambre, este lugar nos acogió con deliciosa comida, ambiente relajado y familiar y cordial atención. Espectaculares chilaquiles con cecina!!!
4. Cafe La Antigua Casa Roja
Overall Ratings
5 based on 12 reviews
Reviewed By Bo_Duke - Cuernavaca
Great discovery in the centre of Tlayacapan right next to the cerería. Diverse menu that stretches from the Mexican classics through to Spanish tapas and pizzas/pasta - truly something for everyone's taste. We tried the cecina, arrachera and the sopa de tortilla and all were delicious - it's obvious that the owners take care over the quality of the food and it's presentation. Prices were very reasonable for the quality of the dishes. They also boast more than 60 Mexican craft beers, and a wide selection of tequilas and mezcales, with some of the latter available "a granel", that's to say, from small barrels. They have Tobalá, Espadin, Madre Cuixe, all excellent.
We ate in the afternoon, but chatting to the owner he told me they have regular events in the evenings, from live music to theme nights, and information on these can be found updated on their Facebook page. There is a Terrace outside for al fresco dining (bring a thick sweater as the temperature plummets at night) and tables inside for a more intimate ambience.
We thoroughly enjoyed our meal here and will definitely be returning, the combination of tasty well-prepared food, decent beer and mezcal would be a winning combination in any Mexican town or city, but to stumble across this place in the centre of Tlayacapan was our best surprise of the Christmas holidays. We haven't been very often to this town, but we'll surely be returning more frequently from now on.
5. Emilianos
Overall Ratings
3.5 based on 45 reviews
Reviewed By Lui C - Houston, Texas
Food. For the breakfast there's a buffet, it is limited in options and plates quality is poor, from few flavor, some salty and they run out of some products even more people is just coming in to have breakfast and they do not replenish. Here is where I have tried the word pan dulce, hard without flavor.
Service is average without attention in details.
View from terraza is the best.
At the end they offer a rode in calandria, nice detail. They can be better for the price.
6. Manos Artesanas De La Region
Overall Ratings
5 based on 1 reviews
Reviewed By Sara Elisa V - Mexico City, Mexico
"Aquí entre nos"...El lugar desde que entras te sientes verdaderamente confortable. Es como entrar a un museo en donde vez las expresiones de distintos pintores y artistas plasmados en cada una de sus paredes, en cada uno de sus espacios y rincones.
El dueño del lugar nos comentó muy amablemente la historia de muchas de sus pinturas, ya cuenta ahora con una obra realizada por un artista conocido con el nombre de Delfino, en donde expresa en un oleo de aproximadamente 3 mts X 1 mt. toda la historia desde la época prehispánica a Tlayacapan.
Su estilo de cocina es artesanal y tradicional muy mexicana, donde encuentras desde los ricos champurrados, cecina, mole poblano y los tradicionales caldos de pollo. Te gustará.
7. Mil Amores
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 12 reviews
Reviewed By Sara Elisa V - Mexico City, Mexico
"Aquí entre nos"... Desde que llegamos a este lindo restaurante bar nos encantó. Todo un diseño enfocado al mil amores "Pedro Infante", un ambiente rústico, con buena música, con buen estilo y una excelente atención.
El dueño del lugar Alejandro, muy buena persona, abierta, con la atención a los clientes impresionante, nos dio un tour por cada una de las habitaciones que componen el restaurante. Cada una con decoración distinta y genuina, amplios, ventilados, con ese toque artesanal en cada detalle.
Cuentan con música en vivo por las tardes de fin de semana, en un espacio muy tipo country, entre sillas rusticas de distintos colores, el escenario entre cactus y vistas hermosas. No te arrepentirás de venir y probar la birria, los sopes, y quesadillas cada platillo de la carta es delicioso.
Las porciones vastas, muy bonita la presentación en los alimentos, y pues si te decides a probar la propuesta de mezcales y pulques seguro te encantará. El costo es justo y la calidad servicio excelentes.
8. Santo Remedio
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 30 reviews
Reviewed By Rebmex - Ajijic, Mexico
The reviews all loved the place so off we went to try. The food was some of the best I have had in Mexico in my 8 years living here. Everything was so well prepared from the salad to the rib eye steak which came with creamed spinach or roasted red peppers (since we shared everything, we had both), a half of a twice baked potato. There are traditional Mexican dishes on the menu also. Tomorrow I plan to have the tinga tosadas. I would always go out of my way to eat here. Hardly anyone was in town on Friday night, but I hear that the town is busier on Sat and Sun.
9. El Castor
Overall Ratings
3 based on 1 reviews
Reviewed By Sara Elisa V - Mexico City, Mexico
"Among us"...El lugar es muy concurrido , tiene aproximadamente 20 mesas de 4 personas cada una ( todas de metal).
Es un lugar informal en donde vas comes y te vas. No puedes pasar más de una hora en el lugar ya que hay mucha gente en espera. La especialidad los molcajetes de bistec, cecina, costilla, chorizo, con tortillas de harina cada uno y una rica costra de queso.
La comida es rica, y la llevan hasta tu casa; pero todo esto pasa a segundo plano cuando te enfrentas a unos baños de pésima limpieza, los peores que he visto en mi vida. Son una suciedad que están muy cerca a varias de las mesas que se encuentran alrededor. No es posible que por esta situación vaya haber enfermedades gástricas en mucha gente. Cero salubridad que hay.
La verdad le pensaría para regresar.
10. La Catrina de Tlayacapan
Overall Ratings
5 based on 5 reviews
Reviewed By Etienne F
Visitar Tlayacapan siempre es una buena idea. Es un encantador pueblo mágico muy cerca de la Ciudad de México. Pero comer o desayunar en la Catrina hace que la experiencia sea mucho mejor. Los platillos son esmerados, la atención es buena y el ambiente es muy grato. Ubicado a un costado de la Cerería, estamos hablando de un lugar en donde la pausa es obligatoria. Imperdibles las pizzas y la cerveza local. Por las noches hay música en vivo y espectáculos diversos. Para desayunar, los chilaquiles no tienen comparación con nada en todo el Estado de Morelos.
