Guidebook for Chapala Haciendas and Ajijic
Food Scene
Adelita Bar & Grill
124 A IndependenciaGreat deal on Ribs on Tuesdays.
Black Coffee Gallery
Nice place to gather for coffee and conversation.
El Original Tony's Restaurant
149 Carr Jocotepec-chapalaKnown for its steaks.
Mariscos Lety
71 González GalloTasty seafood, and an artist at the Bar...
Great breads from Scandinavia, great coffee too! Best French Croissants in the area
6 locals recommend
Panaderia Scandinavia
206 Lib. A ChapalaGreat breads from Scandinavia, great coffee too! Best French Croissants in the area
Entertainment & Activities
Wonderful warm mineral water, so good for your health, and for making your skin and muscles feel good, is filled into the round spa pool each morning starting about 0800
Hotel Villa Montecarlo
296 HidalgoWonderful warm mineral water, so good for your health, and for making your skin and muscles feel good, is filled into the round spa pool each morning starting about 0800
Well known hot springs spa. More people and more expensive than Monte Carlo, but with massage services and more.
13 locals recommend
Hotel Balneario San Juan Cosalá
420 Carr Jocotepec-chapalaWell known hot springs spa. More people and more expensive than Monte Carlo, but with massage services and more.
Shopping
Centro Laguna
206 Lib. A ChapalaVariety of stores and movie theater
Walmart Chapala
Groceries, pharmacy, clothes, and other household products
Parks & Nature
Bird Sanctuary - Not where the green circle shows, rather where you see the small island off the lake shore, 3 blocks from the Guest Condo
San Antonio Tlayacapan
Bird Sanctuary - Not where the green circle shows, rather where you see the small island off the lake shore, 3 blocks from the Guest Condo
Arts & Culture
Lakeside Little Theatre
Allen W. LloydWalking distance (uphill) from the Guest Condo. Local talent.
Essentials
So much more fun to shop here than at Walmart, with unique items imported from Canada and America.
19 locals recommend
Super Lake
So much more fun to shop here than at Walmart, with unique items imported from Canada and America.
Sightseeing
From the Ajijic Malecon (boardwalk) north to the main street, Ajijic is full of quaint shops that are lovely. My favorite, even though I do not knit (my Mother does) is the Knitting Shop. Beautiful, like a fantasy land. Two blocks west of the town square of Ajijic.
67 locals recommend
Malecón Ajijic
10 Del PaseoFrom the Ajijic Malecon (boardwalk) north to the main street, Ajijic is full of quaint shops that are lovely. My favorite, even though I do not knit (my Mother does) is the Knitting Shop. Beautiful, like a fantasy land. Two blocks west of the town square of Ajijic.