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It’s a little off the beaten path and probably found easiest if you head up a side street across the street from the Institute Allende and walk about 4 or 5 blocks to Refugio then turn left and just keep going until you see it on your left (about another 4 or 5 blocks) the walk will help you work up an appetite and you’ll need a good one for the ample portions of great food that you’ll be served.

I recommend the shrimp or the vegetable quesadillas, but, truly, everything on the menu looked wonderful. And it's CHEAP! I mean REALLY cheap with most dinners under $5US.

El Rinconcita means "the inside corner of a house" and that is exactly what it is. So, when the owner, Miguel welcomes you into his restaurant he is really welcoming you into his home. I think that you’ll find it’s a place to come back over and over again. I know that I did.

The menu includes everything from hamburgers to scampi. Generous, crisp salads, delicious soups and several Italian dishes. But, it IS their pizza that they are the most famous for – DELICIOUS! A generous "medium" more than amply serves two and the "Special" – that is loaded with everything you could want on a pizza is only 75 pesos (about $7 US)

COLD BEER too and that’s always a plus and not always available in San Miguel. Enjoy yourself in this sunny bright and friendly establishment for lunch or go for a late dinner and catch the live music that’s offered most evenings between 8 and 11. This great place is located about one block west of the main square on Canal Street. Easy to find and always enjoyable!

Friendly staff brings you generous portions of fajitas and brochettes of all kinds -- camerones, pollos, carne or verdures. (Shrimp, chicken, beef or vegetable) Nothing else on the menu though so this is not the place for you if you don’t like fajitas.

Moderate prices with lunch or dinner casting from $5 to $12 US. I had the Fajitas Pollo and was superb including a lovely vegetable garnish. Cold beer or soft drinks available. Souvenirs on sale for the true tourist!

With six small, plastic tables only in this open-air café it’s truly "no frills" café. The only ambiance comes from the single picture of the Virgin of Guadalupe that decorates the yellow and rose-colored walls and the friendly owner/cook/waitress that works there.

Just walk away from the city center on Umeran and you’ll find it on your left about two blocks up the street. Perfect place to grab a quick lunch when you’ve tired of eating "Mexican food".

The friendly, helpful waiters are happy to let you sample the sauces before ordering to assure nothing too "caliente" for your palate. Their specialty is Arrochera Steak Fajitas and you can order by the single plate ($7.50AU) or by the kilo for a crowd ($ 29US) and be served "family style".

Very large menu with all of the favorites Mexican dishes. Prices range ($5- $30US) and are a little higher than most of the small restaurants in the area. I recommend eating here at least once during your stay in the city if only to enjoy the scenes of daily happening in the jardin just across the street.

You can enjoy looking out to the foyer garden while you dine on an enormous selection of breakfast. They also serve a light lunch but are best known as the "best place in town for breakfast". Prices from $3-6US and you can enjoy fresh squeezed orange juice for only $1.50US. I HIGHLY recommend this bright little café.

The restaurant is one of the best in town and has one of the largest menus and EVERYTHING on it is scrumptious! It’s French cuisine served with an upscale ambiance and prices to match the service.

The "Petit Bar" specializes in fine wines and there is also a wine store across the hallway. Live music on the weekends by local musicians.

This is certainly a place to go when you feel like "something special". Reservations are suggested if you’ve a particular table in mind, otherwise, as with all the eateries in San Miguel, it’s really not necessary.

Delicious Mexican food and daily specials for less than $6US including dessert! I especially like their "sopas" that are something like a tortilla back in the States only better!

This is n easy walk from the jardin (main square). Just walk up the street to the right of the large pink church that faces the jardin and go about two blocks. El Ten Ten Pie is on your left - right there on the corner.

Enjoy the fun mural below the counter. Pirates? Mermaids? Don't try to understand. Just enjoy your lunch at this friendly cafe.

A delightful, cheery corner café with friendly staff and good food. The décor is largely done in local arts and crafts with a large picture of a children’s parade for Day of the Dead as the main decoration on the walls, but lots of other local craftwork is displayed as well.

A cozy corner fireplace adds ambiance and warmth on those chilly San Miguel mornings. Lunches are superb! Try the Italian Vegetable sandwich is my personal favorite!

We were advised to eat at this café by a long time expatriate who assures us that "the food is good and I’ve never gotten sick there." His remarks made us wonder if there ARE cafes we need to worry about in San Miguel. Maybe I should have asked the question – "Where HAVE you gotten sick?"

The owner/manager himself, Max Altamirano, came by the table to ask if everything was "just perfect" and PERFECT it was! Since we were eating an early dinner by local standards, we missed the live music, but I understand that it is featured nightly at around 9PM - Jazz most nights.

WARNING to the light-weight drinker: Margaritas at Tio Lucas are made strong, strong STRONG!

La Buena Vida is on your left about 20 feet inside and through you have entered a building, you’ll find that you are once again outdoors as the corridor opens into a small courtyard.

There are 7 or 8 small tables with white umbrellas trimmed in lace to protect you from the sun while you enjoy your breakfast or lunch.

The wall behind you is a huge mural of women fetching water from the well. Birds will join you near your table and, if you’re lucky, will even sing for you while you’re eating.

It’s a pleasant little hideaway – very quiet, very tranquil. The food is excellent and you can also buy pastries to take back to your room for later munching from the bakery adjacent. All the food is scrumptious at La Buena Vida and my personal favorite is the Tamales Monterey Style. Open for breakfast and lunch only. Prices ranges from 43-$5US.

Pastel table cloths cover the tables and the décor is somewhat muted when compared to other "family restaurants" in San Miguel. The menu has a good selection of local cuisine and not just the "tacos and enchiladas" version.

The food is excellent and reasonably priced from $6-$12US for dinner. We tried the Enchiladas Verde and the Chicken with Zuccini Blossom Sauce. YUM! both were outstanding!