Native Trails MyTrails 2025 89 Chihuahua 1 Restaurant El Poeta Duration: 01:30 h · Price: $$$ In the heart of Chihuahua, the elegant restaurant El Poeta combines culinary art with art. The walls of the historic building are decorated with artistic, dreamy paintings that give the restaurant its name. Chef German Carrizales creates traditional northern Mexican dishes with a sophisticated touch, using regional ingredients such as Mennonite cheese and meat from free-range prairie cattle. Mixologist Jesús Duarte impresses with creative cocktails that combine classic flavours with modern influences. 2 Restaurant La Casona Duration: 02:00 h · Price: $$$ In the heart of Chihuahua lies the elegant La Casona, a stylish restaurant housed in a historic mansion. The estate was built between 1888 and 1893 for Don Luis Terrazas, one of Mexico’s wealthiest entrepreneurs. During the Mexican Revolution, it served as a residence for important government guests before later becoming a boarding school for girls. Since 2006, it has been one of the city’s finest restaurants, renowned for Chihuahua’s famous beef, international cuisine, and wines from its own vineyard at Hacienda Encinillas, 89 km north of the city. The tastefully decorated rooms with colonial architecture create a unique atmosphere where guests can enjoy the finest regional dishes. 3 Restaurant Los Mezquites Duration: 02:00 h · Price: $$$ The Los Mezquites Restaurant, in the heart of Chihuahua City, offers you outstanding Mexican cuisine, specializing on beef dishes from the great Rancherias of Chihuahua. The pastures of the largest state in Mexico are known all over the country for the excellent “carnes” they produce. Particularly special are the unique and distinctive “cortes al carbon”, short-stemmed bovine steaks on the charcoal grill, which, whatever happens, you must not miss. 4 Restaurant K&M Coffeeshop Duration: 01:00 h · Price: $ The K&M Coffeeshop is located outside Cuauhtémoc in the Corredor Comercial Manitoba, at the heart of the Plautdietsch-speaking Mennonite communities. Mexicans and Mennonites alike come here to enjoy freshly brewed coffee, homemade donuts, and waffles. For lunch and dinner, the menu features hearty dishes such as sandwiches, soups, burgers, and steaks from free-range Chihuahua cattle – often accompanied by the distinctive Mennonite cheese. The welcoming and relaxed atmosphere makes this café a popular meeting place, and visitors may even spot Mennonites in traditional clothing, offering an authentic glimpse into the local culture. 5 Restaurant El Mesón de García Duration: 01:30 h · Price: $$ “El Mesón de García” is situated in the center of Creel, a former lumber town, and with its lovely rustic furniture and decoration is reminiscent of one of those old stagecoach stations. After the fascinating ride with the CHEPE or a day trip to the gigantic Copper Canyons, this is a place of relaxation for the traveler. While the restaurant offers traditional meals of the region – especially skirt steaks (arrachera) and jerky from the free-range cows of Chihuahua are real delicacies – the pizzeria serves specialties baked in the wood-burning stove and gratinéed with cheese produced by the Mennonites of Cuauhtémoc. End your evening with dance and music and a Mexican beer from the in-house brewery.
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