There are no traffic lights in Cobá. No chain restaurants, no rush. What you'll find is jungle, Mayan ruins, and a village that moves at its own pace. There, up a flight of stairs next to the baseball field, is El Encanto: an open terrace where Jesús cooks and María welcomes you like family.
Everything is made to order. There's no food sitting under a heat lamp. There's a cook, fresh ingredients, and just enough time for each dish to come out right.
Home recipes, market ingredients, hands that know what they're doing.
Fresh shrimp, today's limes, red onion, cilantro and a touch of chile that wakes you up without the burn. Every traveler passing through Cobá ends up talking about this ceviche. It's not by chance. Jesús makes each plate like it's the first.
Order it with tostadas and their secret spicy sauce. You won't regret it.
Pork marinated in sour orange and grilled over charcoal. The quintessential Yucatecan recipe: sour, smoky, impossible to replicate anywhere else.
Shrimp, melted cheese and a hint of chipotle wrapped in a golden tortilla. The taco that turns a casual dinner into something you'll remember.
Shrimp sauteed in olive oil with golden garlic and guajillo chile. They arrive at the table still sizzling and disappear in minutes.
Hidden gem in Cobá. Everything is fresh and cooked on the spot. Jesús the boss and cook warmly welcomes you, and María makes you feel at home.
The ceviche was incredibly good, a must-try. Ask for their secret spicy sauce, it makes everything better.
Had fresh shrimp ceviche and garlic fish fillet. One of the best meals of our trip to the Yucatan Peninsula.
Excellent food and service in a very quiet environment. Everything tastes homemade and the price is very fair for what you get.
Open until 11 PM. One of the few restaurants open late in Coba.
Jesus cooks every dish to order. No reheated food, no yesterday's leftovers. If the market had great shrimp, that's what you'll eat, and it'll be incredible.
Next to the baseball field
Coba, Quintana Roo 77793
Town center, near the Archaeological Zone and the region's cenotes.
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