Mexico Days 44-46 - San Cristobal

Our last few days in San Cristobal were spent working, exploring and enjoying the amazing (and very reasonable) food and drink that San Cristobal had to offer. The hotel that we stayed in was called Ixmukane and we had a few fantastic meals there. The quality and presentation was gourmet style but we never paid more than £20 for food and a few drinks each. They did these tasty omelettes for breakfast, pretty tacos for lunch and delicious fresh pasta / a rich creamy chicken dish for dinner (my descriptions won't do the food justice so refer to the pics haha).

We also had some of the best authentic Italian food that we've ever had in San Cristobal. For one lunch we went to a traditional Italian pasta restaurant. I was a bit jealous of Craig's sizzling lasagne (they didn't do a veggie one) but my pesto pasta was also incredible. We also had a delicious traditional Napoli wood fried oven pizza (the owners are from Napoli so yes, still authentic haha).

We actually had a bit of help finding these amazing restaurants. We did a group walking tour one evening with a lovely Mexican guy who was so passionate about San Cristobal. Rather than a purely historical / informational tour, it was meant to show you lots of places that you can try out yourselves.. as if a friend or family member was showing you around their town.

Although we were only staying for 5 days, we're seriously considering heading back to San Cristobal and staying for a few weeks. We loved the mountain setting, the climate, the food and the low cost of living / quality of life!Read more