San Cristóbal de las Casas - Food

With a strong spirit of activism, and in solidarity with Indigenous struggles and animal liberation movements, Art Librería is beautiful and special beyond articulation. The lovely owner Gerardo is also an amazing chef. Read about their vegan cooking class.

A fully vegan cafe with a spacious backyard, Inina does really great hashbrowns. It's got a nice and creative vibe, and sometimes there's even live music too.

A fully vegan restaurant, Te Quiero Verde has so many excellent options, both Mexican and from elsewhere in the world. We especially enjoyed their delicious tacos.

Veganer delivers daily to Co404, and has amazing vegan burgers and kombucha. Our absolute favorite has to be the mushroom burger, which we ate for most of our lunches in San Cristóbal.

One of our favorite cafes to work from, Astro has a number of healthy Buddha bowl options, as well as other vegan Mexican options such as chilaquiles. Its courtyard is very pleasant to spend a few hours in.

With many labelled vegan options, La Casa Del Tamal is great for all types of eaters. We especially enjoyed their vegetable tamales and their mole with mushrooms.

Comal is locally known to be the best restaurant in town for authentic Mexican cuisine, and it did not disappoint. The chef can happily veganize many of the dishes.

With an amazing rooftop, we enjoyed working from Kinoki many days. They have a number of vegan options, but our favorite was their papas la playa, fried potatoes with a paprika, chili, and garlic sauce. Beyond food, Kinoki describes itself as a center for independent culture.

While not abundant in vegan options, Taniperla does have at least five labelled dishes, and we enjoyed them.

Sweetbeat does a really great chai latte, and has a number of plant-based milks to select from. They also have vegan pancakes, quesadillas with vegan cheese, and a lovely chard and avocado on homemade sourdough with salsa roja.

With only two simple vegan options (guacamole and rice), Casa de Willy was still one of our favorite spots, mainly for the local kitchen feel and the very generous totopos + salsa trio they give each table.

A favorite of ours when we were craving something other than Mexican food, Cocoliche has a bunch of vegan options, including delicious Thai curries. Our favorite was their green curry.

While El Caldero only has one vegan option, we really enjoyed it. Their soup is hot and flavorful, and makes a great meal on a cold or rainy day.

Among our favorite food in San Cristóbal was that which we made in our cooking class with the lovely Itzel. This included vegan mole with mushrooms, chayote vines, a floral salad, various salsas and dips, and a refreshing hibiscus drink. Read about the cooking class.

Not a large vegan selection here, but they do have two different vegan babkas (frutas rojo and chocolate), and it's a really pleasant space to work from.

We always returned to Kukulpan for their vegan chocolate chip muffin, sweetened with banana. It's also a nice space to work from or people-watch from an outside table.

Guillermo is a cacao connoisseur, and makes all of chocolate from scratch. You can buy from him directly or stores he supplies to in town. He also offers a workshop that teaches the full process from bean to bar, which we highly recommend. Read about the cacao workshop.

This was our absolute favorite spot for a cacao in San Cristóbal. They're able to make it with water instead of milk, and instead of using sugar, they actually sweeten it with a syrup they make from the fruit of the cacao plant.