Marganzo Restaurant
Marganzo
A Campeche home-style eatery beside the Sea Gate in the old town, open from breakfast until late at night, where the waitresses wear traditional embroidered dresses and a trio plays live music.
Located at Calle 8 No. 267 in the old town, right next to the Puerta del Mar (Sea Gate), an easy stop while walking the city walls. It serves traditional Campeche dishes and seafood. Shark tortilla layers and coconut shrimp are the most recommended, with lime soup, slow-roasted pork and pumpkin-seed sauce egg rolls also on the menu. The breakfast sets are well known, and the signature breakfast includes scrambled eggs with shark meat. Female servers wear traditional Yucatecan dress, and a trio often performs. Tourists make up a large share of the diners, but it is still considered good value. About 250–450 pesos per person; breakfast sets cost 135–290 pesos. Book ahead on weekends.
Opening hours
Daily, about 7:00–22:45 (listed closing times range from 22:30 to 23:00)
Nearby sights
- Puerta de Mar
- Casa 6 Cultural Center
- Baluarte de la Soledad (Museo de Arquitectura Maya)
- Historic Fortified Town of Campeche
- Campeche Cathedral
- Calle 59
- Ex Templo de San José
- Baluarte de San Carlos