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El Sitio

Cozumel

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El Sitio

No trip to Cozumel would be complete without paying a visit to El Sitio, a hole-in-the-wall eatery with red folding chairs specialising in tacos. Try out the "puerco torta" (pork sandwich) or the mouth-watering "camarón tacos" (shrimp tacos).

Useful Information

  • Address: 10a Avenida Nte entre Calle 6 Norte y 8, San Miguel de Cozumel
  • Phone: +52 987 119 2544
  • Opening House: Daily 7am–1:30pm

Dining

While the main attractions are underwater, Cozumel has much to offer on dry land, too. The cuisine here is mainly a mélange of Mayan/Aztec and Spanish influences, but the tourist boom of the last decades has opened up new horizons and many international chefs have made the island their home, making Italian and French cuisines easy to come by.

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