Ana's Guidebook for San Miguel de Allende

Ana
Ana's Guidebook for San Miguel de Allende

Food Scene

Great bread! Also try their breakfast and lunch. Try to be there early, it gets packed.
97 locals recommend
Cumpanio
29 Correo
97 locals recommend
Great bread! Also try their breakfast and lunch. Try to be there early, it gets packed.
Eclectic decoration, great food, delicious desserts and live music some days of the week.
58 locals recommend
Cafe Rama
#7 Nemesio Diez
58 locals recommend
Eclectic decoration, great food, delicious desserts and live music some days of the week.
Organic and local market. There is a Farmer's Market every Saturday morning.
76 locals recommend
Mercado Sano
#123 Ancha de San Antonio
76 locals recommend
Organic and local market. There is a Farmer's Market every Saturday morning.
Delicious burgers in the countryside. Perfect after a morning at the thermal water spas of the area.
24 locals recommend
La Burger
San Miguel de Allende - Dolores Hidalgo
24 locals recommend
Delicious burgers in the countryside. Perfect after a morning at the thermal water spas of the area.
Excellent pizzas, Italian food and beer in one of the most beautiful properties of the San Miguel countryside.
25 locals recommend
Mama Mia Campestre
25 locals recommend
Excellent pizzas, Italian food and beer in one of the most beautiful properties of the San Miguel countryside.
Very good burgers by a local celebrity chef.
BIRDIES'S BURGERS
18 Relox
Very good burgers by a local celebrity chef.
Coffee from different regions of the world. You order through a window and then you can go sit at the Jardin.
11 locals recommend
La Ventana Coffee
11 Diez de Sollano y Dávalos
11 locals recommend
Coffee from different regions of the world. You order through a window and then you can go sit at the Jardin.
Good Thai restaurant.
Orquidea Thai Restaurant San miguel
83 Zacateros
Good Thai restaurant.
Lots of chocolates! And cake and coffee.
Chocolates JOHFREJ C&V
2 A Jesús Nazareno
Lots of chocolates! And cake and coffee.
Some of the best desserts in town.
Verbena Reposteria
27 Jesús
Some of the best desserts in town.
Some of the best desserts in San Miguel as well.
14 locals recommend
Petit Four
2-B Jesús
14 locals recommend
Some of the best desserts in San Miguel as well.
Lavender infused coffee. Try the "lavender latte". Delicious breakfast and brunch. Try to arrive as early as possible, it gets packed.
102 locals recommend
Lavanda Café
48 Calle del Dr Ignacio Hernandez Macias
102 locals recommend
Lavender infused coffee. Try the "lavender latte". Delicious breakfast and brunch. Try to arrive as early as possible, it gets packed.
Probably the most beautiful rooftop terrace in San Miguel. The food is excellent too.
97 locals recommend
QUINCE
15 Cuna de Allende
97 locals recommend
Probably the most beautiful rooftop terrace in San Miguel. The food is excellent too.
Hipster market with many restaurants, a bar and live music some days of the week. Try "La Crepe du Chef", a crepes restaurant owned by a french chef and "Lima 502" which is a peruvian restaurant.
14 locals recommend
Mercado Del Carmen.
19 Pila Seca
14 locals recommend
Hipster market with many restaurants, a bar and live music some days of the week. Try "La Crepe du Chef", a crepes restaurant owned by a french chef and "Lima 502" which is a peruvian restaurant.
Authentic French pastry shop. Delicious!
Patrisserie: Pastelería Francesa
43B Calle del Dr Ignacio Hernandez Macias
Authentic French pastry shop. Delicious!
The place and the food are spectacular. There’s a little shop and other local businesses.
57 locals recommend
Luna de Queso
10 Josefina Orozco
57 locals recommend
The place and the food are spectacular. There’s a little shop and other local businesses.
The best place for kids! Gorgeous garden, children’s books, toys, live music and drinks on weekends, good food, ok coffee.
8 locals recommend
Geek & Coffee
Local 3 Calz de La Aurora
8 locals recommend
The best place for kids! Gorgeous garden, children’s books, toys, live music and drinks on weekends, good food, ok coffee.
Beautiful vineyard and gardens.
13 locals recommend
Santísima Trinidad - Dolores Hidalgo
13 locals recommend
Beautiful vineyard and gardens.
Beautiful gardens, great food, fair prices, it’s also a hotel and spa.
27 locals recommend
Hotel Nirvana – Restaurante & Spa en San Miguel de Allende
21 del Ferrocarril
27 locals recommend
Beautiful gardens, great food, fair prices, it’s also a hotel and spa.
One of the top bakeries in town.
Panina
One of the top bakeries in town.
One of the top bakeries in SMA.
6 locals recommend
Buonforno
33 Stirling Dickinson
6 locals recommend
One of the top bakeries in SMA.

Sightseeing

You can see the entire city and the mountains behind it. The sunsets are spectacular.
Mirador El Caracol
Libramiento a Querétaro
You can see the entire city and the mountains behind it. The sunsets are spectacular.
The Heart of the city.
40 locals recommend
Allende Garden
18 Principal
40 locals recommend
The Heart of the city.
Horseback Riding Tours. Beautiful Horses, beautiful scenery and a great guide.
3 Señores Horseback Riding Company
2 Cam. a San Miguel Viejo
Horseback Riding Tours. Beautiful Horses, beautiful scenery and a great guide.
The heart of the city.
295 locals recommend
Parroquia de San Miguel Arcangel
S/N Principal
295 locals recommend
The heart of the city.

Parks & Nature

A great place for children and families. It has a children's playground, basketball courts, an outdoor gym and different events throughout the year.
208 locals recommend
Juárez Park
75 Cañadita de los Aguacates
208 locals recommend
A great place for children and families. It has a children's playground, basketball courts, an outdoor gym and different events throughout the year.
Botanical Garden with lots of regional plants, trees, cacti and fauna. They do temazcal ceremonies, full moon ceremonies and different artists perform at the waterfalls (during the dry season) during the solstices.
289 locals recommend
Charco Del Ingenio
S/N Paloma
289 locals recommend
Botanical Garden with lots of regional plants, trees, cacti and fauna. They do temazcal ceremonies, full moon ceremonies and different artists perform at the waterfalls (during the dry season) during the solstices.
Thermal water pools and spa.
133 locals recommend
La Gruta Spa
km 10 A Dolores Hidalgo
133 locals recommend
Thermal water pools and spa.
Thermal waters and spa.
102 locals recommend
Escondido Place
KM 10 San Miguel de Allende - Dolores Hidalgo
102 locals recommend
Thermal waters and spa.
Park with several zip lines and a swinging bridge over a canyon, plus horseback rides & quad biking.
15 locals recommend
San Miguel Parque de Aventuras
15 locals recommend
Park with several zip lines and a swinging bridge over a canyon, plus horseback rides & quad biking.
Water park with lots of slides. Very fun for children.
23 locals recommend
Xote Holidome
23 locals recommend
Water park with lots of slides. Very fun for children.
Civic Association that address a variety of environmental issues. They also have kayaks for rent and a kayaking group that meets once a week at the Allende Dam. http://www.amigosdelapresa.org/about-us/
Friends of La Presa Boathouse
Civic Association that address a variety of environmental issues. They also have kayaks for rent and a kayaking group that meets once a week at the Allende Dam. http://www.amigosdelapresa.org/about-us/
A Beautiful way to know our local flora and fauna.
289 locals recommend
Charco Del Ingenio
S/N Paloma
289 locals recommend
A Beautiful way to know our local flora and fauna.
It’s a good place to take dogs and kids with their bikes or skates.
Municipal Zeferino Gutierrez Park
It’s a good place to take dogs and kids with their bikes or skates.

Arts & Culture

Art school, art gallery, theatre, concerts, library, conferences, a historic and beautiful building, a peaceful garden, and a David Alfaro Siqueiros mural.
52 locals recommend
Bellas Artes
75 Calle del Dr Ignacio Hernandez Macias
52 locals recommend
Art school, art gallery, theatre, concerts, library, conferences, a historic and beautiful building, a peaceful garden, and a David Alfaro Siqueiros mural.
Renovated textile mill housing cafes, shops & galleries with works by local artists in many mediums.
317 locals recommend
Fabrica La Aurora
S/N Calz de La Aurora
317 locals recommend
Renovated textile mill housing cafes, shops & galleries with works by local artists in many mediums.
Mexican Folk Toy Museum, is really worth the visit.
91 locals recommend
Museo del Juguete popular Mexicano
40 Núñez
91 locals recommend
Mexican Folk Toy Museum, is really worth the visit.
San Miguel Mask Museum.
Casa de la Cuesta
32 Cta. de San José
San Miguel Mask Museum.
The best jewelry school. Billy King, the teacher, is someone you'll remember forever. You can enroll any day and you'll do your first piece of jewelry within the first week of classes. Located at the Guadalupe Art District.
Sterling quest
3 Guty Cárdenas
The best jewelry school. Billy King, the teacher, is someone you'll remember forever. You can enroll any day and you'll do your first piece of jewelry within the first week of classes. Located at the Guadalupe Art District.
UNESCO World Heritage. It's been named "The Sistine Chapel of Latinamerica". On Sunday mornings there's a market outside with the best quesadillas.
65 locals recommend
Sanctuary of Atotonilco
31 Calle Principal
65 locals recommend
UNESCO World Heritage. It's been named "The Sistine Chapel of Latinamerica". On Sunday mornings there's a market outside with the best quesadillas.
Mining ghost town. Really interesting.
33 locals recommend
Mineral de Pozos
33 locals recommend
Mining ghost town. Really interesting.
San Miguel Public Library. Spanish classes, theatre, concerts, books in many languages, and a nice restaurant in a beautiful patio. It is a place for and by the San Miguel community.
51 locals recommend
Public Library of San Miguel de Allende, A.C.
#25 Insurgentes
51 locals recommend
San Miguel Public Library. Spanish classes, theatre, concerts, books in many languages, and a nice restaurant in a beautiful patio. It is a place for and by the San Miguel community.
Ceramic sculpture classes and workshops all year round. Located at the Guadalupe Art District.
Taller Ceramico BARRO.CO Clay Studio
16 Sabino
Ceramic sculpture classes and workshops all year round. Located at the Guadalupe Art District.
Circus school: Aerial acrobatic dance on trapeze, silks, hoop rope, straps...
GravityWorks
Circus school: Aerial acrobatic dance on trapeze, silks, hoop rope, straps...
Otomi archaeological site that has been recently excavated. Very interesting. Coyote Canyon Adventures has bilingual tours: www.coyotecanyonadventures.com
112 locals recommend
Cañada de la Virgen
112 locals recommend
Otomi archaeological site that has been recently excavated. Very interesting. Coyote Canyon Adventures has bilingual tours: www.coyotecanyonadventures.com
This theatre has some of the best productions in San Miguel. The quality of some of them rivals any major international theatre. https://www.facebook.com/sanmiguelplayhouse/ http://sanmiguelplayhouse.com You can purchase tickets in their booth at Mercado Sano and online.
San Miguel Playhouse
82 Independencia
This theatre has some of the best productions in San Miguel. The quality of some of them rivals any major international theatre. https://www.facebook.com/sanmiguelplayhouse/ http://sanmiguelplayhouse.com You can purchase tickets in their booth at Mercado Sano and online.
Good theatre inside de San Miguel Public Library. There are not only plays but concerts, conferences, movies and many other community events.
7 locals recommend
Teatro Santa Ana
50 A Relox
7 locals recommend
Good theatre inside de San Miguel Public Library. There are not only plays but concerts, conferences, movies and many other community events.
Our beautiful Institute of Fine Arts has art exhibitions, cultural events and a mural of David Alfaro Siqueiros.
76 locals recommend
Centro Cultural Ignacio Ramírez El Nigromante
75 Calle del Dr Ignacio Hernandez Macias
76 locals recommend
Our beautiful Institute of Fine Arts has art exhibitions, cultural events and a mural of David Alfaro Siqueiros.

Shopping

The Artisans Market is a must in any trip to San Miguel.
191 locals recommend
Mercado de Artesanías
S/N Lucas Balderas
191 locals recommend
The Artisans Market is a must in any trip to San Miguel.
Tuesdays market. They sell anything you can imagine. Some people sell stolen items, they are obvious. Don't buy from them.
16 locals recommend
Tianguis De Los Martes
16 locals recommend
Tuesdays market. They sell anything you can imagine. Some people sell stolen items, they are obvious. Don't buy from them.
Very cool flea market, live music, good food. Check their calendar: www.facebook.com/lapulgafleamarketsanmiguel/
La Pulga Flea Market
145 Salida Real a Querétaro
Very cool flea market, live music, good food. Check their calendar: www.facebook.com/lapulgafleamarketsanmiguel/
Little mall with a cinema, an arcade and a food court.
35 locals recommend
La Luciérnaga
35 locals recommend
Little mall with a cinema, an arcade and a food court.

Essentials

Real Mexican food, real Mexican prices. Fresh fruits and vegetables, piñatas, flowers, meat, cheese, tortillas, shoes, clothes, toys, and much more.
35 locals recommend
Mercado Ignacio Ramirez
s/n Colegio
35 locals recommend
Real Mexican food, real Mexican prices. Fresh fruits and vegetables, piñatas, flowers, meat, cheese, tortillas, shoes, clothes, toys, and much more.
Biggest supermarket in San Miguel. You can order online and they'll deliver it to the house: www.lacomer.com.mx (It is also known as "Mega" by the locals because that used to be its name).
76 locals recommend
La Comer
2 Libramiento José Manuel Zavala
76 locals recommend
Biggest supermarket in San Miguel. You can order online and they'll deliver it to the house: www.lacomer.com.mx (It is also known as "Mega" by the locals because that used to be its name).
Mini market with all the basic and lots of gourmet products.
24 locals recommend
Bonanza
43 Mesones
24 locals recommend
Mini market with all the basic and lots of gourmet products.
Small gym close to the house.
Condición sana
17 Homobono
Small gym close to the house.
Huge gym and spa. Lots of classes. You can pay per day $120 MXN or $500 MXN per month.
Boom Fitness
Huge gym and spa. Lots of classes. You can pay per day $120 MXN or $500 MXN per month.
Small convenience store with all the basics. It's a few steps from the house.
De Landín 6A
6A Callejón de Landin
Small convenience store with all the basics. It's a few steps from the house.
Supermarket with lots of gourmet products. The biggest and best selection of local and imported beers and great gelato and coffee.
City Market San Miguel de Allende 428
Supermarket with lots of gourmet products. The biggest and best selection of local and imported beers and great gelato and coffee.

Entertainment & Activities

Shopping mall and a movie theatre.
35 locals recommend
La Luciérnaga
35 locals recommend
Shopping mall and a movie theatre.
Good little theatre.
Shelter VG4 Cultural Center/Theater
4 Vicente Guerrero
Good little theatre.
Theatre, dancing classes and a little restaurant.
El Sindicato Centro Cultural Comunitario
4 Recreo
Theatre, dancing classes and a little restaurant.