Namandí

San Cristóbal de las Casas


Nattily attired staff serve baguettes, pastas and good coffee at this large cafe and restaurant, but the fresh-off-the-griddle crepes are the main draw. Try a savory crepa azteca with chicken, corn and peppers drizzled with salsa poblana. Kids love the glassed-in modern play space, and frazzled parents can take advantage of free childcare while they're onsite (paid babysitting also available).


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Nearby San Cristóbal de las Casas attractions

1. Plaza 31 de Marzo

0.06 MILES

The leafy main plaza is a fine place to take in San Cristóbal’s unhurried highland atmosphere. Shoe-shiners, newspaper sellers and ambulantes (mobile…

2. Hotel Santa Clara

0.13 MILES

The Hotel Santa Clara was built by Diego de Mazariegos, the Spanish conqueror of Chiapas. His coat of arms is engraved above the main portal. The house is…

3. Catedral

0.13 MILES

On the north side of the plaza, the candy-colored cathedral was begun in 1528 but wasn't completed until 1815 because of several natural disasters. Sure…

4. Museo del Cacao

0.15 MILES

This chocolate museum runs along an open upstairs balcony of a cafe. Learn about the history of chocolate and how it was used by the Maya. Also on display…

5. Centro Cultural El Carmen

0.17 MILES

This ex-convent, just east of the Arco del Carmen, is a wonderful colonial building, with a large, peaceful garden. It’s now the Centro Cultural El Carmen…

6. Museo de Sergio Arturo Castro Martínez

0.17 MILES

The story behind this extraordinary collection – that's overseen by an even more extraordinary person, Don Sergio – is as interesting as the museum itself…

7. Arco del Carmen

0.18 MILES

The Arco del Carmen, at the southern end of the Andador Turístico on Hidalgo, dates from the late 17th century and was once the city’s gateway.

8. Templo de San Francisco

0.19 MILES

Founded by the Franciscans in 1577, this fairly plain little church contains baroque altarpieces and pulpit.