PRICE:
Frommer's Very Highly Recommended

Sip wine and munch on a few tapas in this comfortable patio restaurant and wine bar just a few blocks from the basilica in Zapopan. The chef-owner cooked for years in Spain, where he became fascinated with the making of cheeses and deli meats such as Spanish jamón serrano. He serves a variety of tapas, and his baguette sandwiches are popular with the locals. The menu doesn't do a good job of explaining the dishes, so don't hesitate to ask the waitstaff for explanations. Most of the tapas are under the heading "Por la noche," which also includes sandwiches and the rotolata -- vegetables and cold cuts surrounded by a thin layer of crispy cheese, which is a house specialty. Acoustic music plays from 9 to 11pm Monday through Saturday. The restaurant is a half-block off the pedestrian-only calzada, which leads to the plaza in front of the basilica. For breakfast you can get the traditional molletes.

Copyright: Excerpted from Frommer's Mexico 2009, (c) 2008, Wiley Publishing, Inc.

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