Labná

Frommer's Review

To steep yourself in Yucatecan cuisine and music, head directly to this showcase of Maya moods and regional foods. Specialties served here include a sublime lime soup, poc chuc (marinated, barbecue-style pork), chicken or pork pibil (sweet and spicy barbecue sauce served over shredded meat), and appetizers such as papadzules (tortillas stuffed with boiled eggs in a pumpkin seed sauce). The Labná Special is a sampler of four typically Yucatecan main courses, including poc chuc, while another specialty of the house is baked suckling pig, served with guacamole. The refreshing Yucatecan beverage, agua de chaya -- a blend of sweetened water and the leaf of the chaya plant, abundant in the area, to which sweet Xtabentun liquor (a type of anise) can be added for an extra kick -- is also served here. The vaulted ceiling dining room is decorated with black-and-white photographs of the region dating from the 1900s. A local trio plays weekend afternoons.

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