Retire in Lake Chapala

Everyone loves to eat out and in Lake Chapala we are fortunate enough to have an abundance of great restaurants with terrific prices. So where should you go for a great meal? Moving from the town of Ajijic westward, here are a few of our personal favorites. Casa del Waffle – Located just west of Ajijc on the mountain side, this is a popular Mexican chain restaurant (similar to IHOP) which features tremendously large breakfasts. Expect line ups on the weekends as it is popular

Everyone loves to eat out and in Lake Chapala we are fortunate enough to have an abundance of great restaurants with terrific prices. So where should you go for a great meal? Traveling from the traffic lights at Wal-Mart eastward towards Chapala, here are some of our personal favorites. Lake Taco – Located on the bypass road to Guadalajara just up from the Wal-Mart and located just behind the Pemex Gas Station, Lake Taco features a wide variety of fantastic burritos and tacos

So many restaurants and so little time. The shear number of restaurants in Chapala and Ajijic is staggering. If there is one thing we all love to do, it's eating out. At Lakeside, eating out is very much a social activity as well. Where good friends get together, and old acquaintances renewed. Most restaurants offer outdoor seating, and with our perfect year around climate, outdoor dining is the way to go 365 days a year! The Lakeside area offers a large variety of restaura

Located on the shores of Lake Chapala is Ajijic, one of the largest and longest established expat communities in Mexico. So it is little wonder that there are an abundance of excellent restaurants to tickle the North American palate. As voted by you, the consumer, here are the best of the best in Ajijic. Ajijic Tango Tango's menu has not changed much over the years, the quality of the food is predictably good, the service is excellent, friendly, fast and efficient. This is a

What is there to do in Ajijic? All of us already living down here on Lake Chapala know that it is the best place in the world to live out our retirement years, but what, you ask, could we possibly do all day and what makes living here so special? I am glad you asked. Here is a brief summery of some of the wonderful things that keep us all so very busy each and every day. As I always like to say “You need 6 more hours in a day and 4 more days the week to accomplish all you wan

(updated Dec 11/18) Everyone loves to eat out and in Lake Chapala we are fortunate enough to have an abundance of great restaurants with terrific prices. So where should you go for a great meal? In no particular order here are some of my personal favorites. Cocinart – Located one block up from the Malacon on 16th of September and open for lunch and dinner, this is my all time favorite place to eat! Cocinart seems to have hit the magic button for great food at really down to e

Gastronomic delights await you in Ajijic. This new Ajijic restaurant just opened up in January 2017 serving authentic Mexican and pre-hispanic foods. The dream child of two young hardworking individuals Ricardo and Gloria, Teocintle means “the seed of God” and this restaurant really brings the taste and flavors of the ancient gods to your table. The food is inspired from the interior provinces Hidalgo and Puebla and southern states of Mexico such as Oxacca, Yucatan, and Baja