GUADALAJARA
CUISINE
Guadalajara is one of the few cities you can visit simply to sample its excellent food, which includes traditional appetizers in the districts and markets, spicy tortas ahogadas available almost everywhere, tacos de carnaza in the Glorieta de Minerva; Mexican haute cuisine; delicious paella, Italian, French, Chinese and Japanese specialties all over the city and wonderful coffee at El Madoka.
The regional specialty dish of “tortas ahogadas” (a type of sandwich) made with pork, vegetables and chili are served both in and Tlaquepaque. The place to find these sandwiches in their original form is on the western side of the Sanctuary of Guadalupe. Another delicious dish is pozole, (a type of soup / broth) served in traditional clay bowls. You can enjoy this traditional dish at La Feria, La Fonda de San Miguel and La Chata. If you fancy international cuisine, the Bistro de Therese serves delicious French cuisine and the food at Maximinos has specialties from many other different countries.
Aquellos Tiempos
Gourmet fare served in an elegant turn-of-the-century setting. The cuisine ranges from refined Mexican dishes to international favorites, and the service is excellent. Periodic gastronomic festivals feature the cuisines of different countries with guest chefs. Winner of the AAA Four Diamond Award.
CATEGORY: International
Arco Iris
A delightful and informal setting with daily breakfast buffets, a different specialty lunch buffet each day, featuring seafood Fridays, and a la carte service.
CATEGORY: Buffets
Belvedere
The hotels specialty restaurant features Continental cuisine in a refined setting with live piano music. Excellent list of select wines, including Petrus.
ARTS AND CRAFTS
A craftsmen’s village, Tlaquepaque owes its prestige and international renown to the skilled potters that mold the local clay. It is a wonderful place for buying high-quality craftwork, not least because of the excellent prices found in this town that was once the soul of Mexico. The former indigenous capital, Tonalá, “the city where the sun rises” is Jalisco’s pottery center and the only place where ceramics are produced using eleven different techniques. Also worth visiting is the Pantaleón Panduro Museum of the National Ceramics Prize which contains a spectacular sample of Mexican ceramic arts.
Alfarería Bernabé
Ceramics
Artecrisa
Glass
Casa Canela
Ceramics, oil, furniture, antiques.
Tonalá
Local people produce ceramics using prehispanic techniques such as white over red, and leaf of gold. You will also find textiles, leather products and glass products.
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