Restaurant of the Month

La Tradicion

Cuisine: regional/Yucatecan/some seafood Chef: David Cetina Medina
Menu: a la carte
Specialty dish: Mechado (turkey with wine and black and green olives stuffed into slits Popular dishes: pollo a la yucateca, grilled chicken, grilled Yucatecan pork
Setting: family style restaurant in a Yucatecan home
Seating: 120
Schedule: daily 11 AM - 6 PM
Avg. price x 2 incl. 2 drinks: $180 pesos
Credit Cards: Visa, MC
Live music: no
Parking: yes
Events: yes
Location: 5 blocks north of the hotel zone, two blocks north of the American consulate on Calle 60
Reservations:

Si - kil - pac

"While in Rome, do as the Romans do"! While in Yucatan, eat where the Yucatecans eat! La Tradicion is full of just that - tradition.

When you eat here, you will be surrounded by Yucatecans families who many times meet here in large groups to savor their favorite dishes.

The menu is typical Yucatecan cuisine. The secret here are the owners' grandmother's recipes.

Pan de Cazon

Queso Relleno

When you are seated the waiter will bring refried beans, tortilla chips, codzitos (rolled up tortillas with a tomato sauce and cheese) and si-kil-pac- a pumpkin seed dip that is a local favorite.

The menu has pictures which make choosing easy. Try the panuchos, salbutes, frijol con puerco, stuffed Edam cheese in sauce (queso relleno), longaniza or the different Yucatecan style chicken dishes.

For a change, the seafood menu includes shrimp breaded in coconut, breaded fish fillet, shrimp in garlic and pan de cazon, a typical dish that is layered like lasagna but with shredded fish, refried beans, tortillas and tomato sauce and is not only quite delicious but a traditional dish from the neighboring state of Campeche.

Lomitos de Valladolid

La Tradicion offers platters of Yucatecan food for 10, 20 and 30 people and will also cater your event at your place or theirs.
The Medina family has been serving Yucatecan food for three generations.

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