Restaurants 

If you are a tourist, student, or have just moved to Cuernavaca here are some Restaurants to help you get acquainted with this great town. I have been pleasantly surprised to find many outstanding restaurants in the area, especially all the great Italian restaurants.  We are going to add more restaurants, some reviews and menus etc in the future. 

One little note:  We do not charge to be listed on this page.  All the restaurants on here are here because I or someone else ate there and liked it.

 Casa Piemonte
Galeana no 55     phone 318-0334
Its very attractively decorated, landscaped etc.  They have a large menu ranging from 60 pesos to 600 ( lobster for 2).   Italian with most pasta dishes around 80-120 pesos.  Good enough to go just to get some food, nice enough to take people to impress them.  Garden setting, With plastic drapes for inclimate weather. 

 Bistro Gaia
In the shopping center with the Superama on Rio Mayo. 
The restaurant Gaia near the Zocolo is arguably one of the best and most expensive restaurants in town.  The Bistro Gaia on the other hand is much more reasonably priced but with the same high quality food. 

 Thai Restaurant
Tepozteco 100 - phone 372 0575
Nice little outdoor restaurant behind Sam's Club.  Mid price range, Thai food, good botonas. 

  Vivaldi
Pericon no. 102 Near Plaza Cuernavaca.  318-0122.  Very nice restaurant mostly outdoor garden setting.  Has a bakery in front so naturally the desserts and breads are very good.  I think they have the best bread basket in Cuernavaca. Menu is very big, lots of German and Mexican dishes.  Fairly inexpensive Family type restaurant.  Salads are huge you will probably want to split one with someone else.  

 La Via
Ave Morelos Sur #209  314-6258
This restaurant has seating both inside and outside, the outside terrace overlooks the golf course and is very pleasant atmosphere.  They have a large breakfast and lunch buffets.  Also serve ala cart off the menu.

Tortuga Cucufata
Av. Domingo Diez 1460 (In front of Europa)
This is a upscale Taco restaurant.  Very Clean and has really good meat.  It costs quite a bit more then local taco joints, but the quality of the food is well worth it.  This is one of my favorite places to eat.  Not fancy,  just good food.

 Vienes
de Tejada no 11-b  (2 blocks from the Zocalo)
A bit pricy for the atmosphere (greasy spoon type) but the food is very good, the deserts are the best in town. 

Mikosa  
This is on Benito Juerez 15m Tek 310-3081, its right next to the La Fontaina pizza. 
This is my favorite Japanese restaurant in Cuernavaca.  Its not fancy, actually kind of dumpy.  But its clean and has a very large menu at reasonable prices.  They used to have a menu with pictures and recently changed to a new menu (with higher prices) with no pictures.  If you have trouble trying to figure out what a Japanese dish in Spanish really is,  ask and they will go in the back and find one of the old menus with the pictures.

Marlin's
As the name implies a popular sea food restaurant.  A large and varied menu,  Set in a garden setting.  Could be cold during the winter.  The owner speaks English.
Av Atlacomulco 309  312-2624

Las Mañanitas
Ricardo Linares 107, Centro,  314-1466
Excellent food, Really fancy outdoor garden setting,  Very Expensive.   If you want to impress someone, this is the place to go.  Rated as the top small inn in Mexico and honored with a listing in the Travel Holiday Awards for fine dining.  (note can be cold in the winter)

Rincon del Bife
San Diego 1001, Vista Hermosa, 316-4428
Mostly beef, Argentina Steak House, Great Steaks I recommend the mixed platters, fantastic.  Prices vary considerably I would say its mostly  high mid price. Indoor/outdoor garden setting.  Very Nice Atmosphere.  

Los Vikingos
Glorita del Nino Artillero, Las Palmas, 312-8584
Great breakfasts, excellent pastry.  Good all around restaurant Mid priced

El Faisan
Emiliano Zapapta 1233, Buenavista, 317-5281
Yucatacan cooking.  Good food, fairly expensive

Gusseppe's Trattoria   
411 San Diego, Vista Hermosa, 315-1512
Since 1979 Giuseppe's has served the best pizza, pasta, fondue, and panini in Cuernavaca.  Very pleasant atmosphere, very friendly, good food at reasonable prices.  Most entries are around 70 peso's. 

Marco Polo
Calle Hidalgo 30 Altos 9 (in front of the cathedral 2nd floor)
Good Italian food, friendly atmosphere, Pasta dishes are around 100 peso's, the meat dishes around 50.  Great for Pizza, pasta, or other traditional Italian foods. 

The Waffleria
Rio Mayo No. 1100-18,  Plaza El Campanario,  Col. Vista Hermosa
Next to the Train Tracks or "Ciclopista"
313-6382 www.lawaffleria.com
10% Discount for members of the Newcomers Club

Formaggio
Paseo del Conquistador 220  313-0584
Up above Sams club, has a beautiful view of Cuernavaca,  Italian food, good food, good prices. 

Gin Gen
318-6046
Rayon Esq  Alarcon #13  Centro,,, behind Theatre Morelos
Best Chinese food in the city.  Afternoons they have a special where you pick 2 items, plus soup and desert for 85 pesos.  Sometimes you  have to ask the waiter for the special menu.

Log Yin
Calle Morelos 46, Las Palmas, 312-4142
Specializing in Szechwan, Cantonese and Mandarin Chinese food.  Expensive

Sumo
Comida Japanese Paseo Cuahnahuac km 2.5  in Plaza el sol
Really nice, clean, great food. 

Early Dinners.
You have to remember that most Mexicans eat their main meal of the day in the late afternoon.  Usually between 2 and 4.  The following three restaurants are good examples of that. 

Los Colorines
Ave E Zapata 595 311-7301
Open in the evenings but the food is no where near as good as in the afternoons.  I highly recommend their special plate with 3 different kinds of meat.  They also have another restaurant in Tepoztzlan.

La National
I have to dig up the address but its on Calle National just north of the statue of Zapata.  Excellent Mexican food with a small band on Thursday and Friday afternoons. 

La Maga (formerly Buba Cafe)
El Centro  Calle Morrow #11  phone 310-0432
Open for lunch Mon-Fri In My Opinion the best buffet in town,
Mostly veggies but tons of them, 3 meat dish, Pork, beef, and chicken. 
65 pesos includes fruit drink.  They are open on Friday and Saturday evenings with entertainment.  You should call to get the schedule.

Tepoztzlan
Has many really nice restaurants some with a great view of the mountains.  My favorite is  Axitla (listed below).  Teopoztzlan is about a 45 minute ride from Cuernavaca

Axitla   
Ave Del Tepozteco (at the foot of the mountain), in Tepoztzlan  395-0519
Excellent food, great atmosphere, has both indoor and outdoor seating. Mid price range, servings are very large.  The quesadillas rellenos are excellent (get an assortment for an appetizer).  Large Menu with both Mexican and American Dishes. (closed on Monday and Tuesday)