Vamos a comer!

  This past week saw visits to two restaurants here in Mazatlán Centro, the Jade Chinese restaurant and the Molika Bakery. The Jade is truly an institution here; it's been open since 1955, and it's our favorite Chinese restaurant in all of Mexico (not that we've been to that many). The Jade is located at the corner of Morelos and 5 de Mayo, near Zaragoza Plaza. The prices are quite reasonable and it has a nice atmosphere and friendly staff.

The sweet and sour shrimp is yummy

  The Molika of course is a favorite of seasonal visitors and expats from Canada and the U.S. Our visit today just happened to be a birthday lunch for Bryan. Theirs is among the best food in all of Mazatlán; I would describe their menu as a combination of California Cuisine and International leaning perhaps to Mediterranean. They are also a bakery and sell fine breads and desserts. Molika is located at 1503 Belisario Dominguez in Centro.

The Chilean salmon was excellent

The vegetable quiche was sabroso

The pesto pasta was perfecto

  

Mexico City 4 : Museums pt. 2

The prior museums posting got to be a little long so I decided to divide up museums. This section will include pictures of : La Opera Bar restaurant, Sanborns (La Casa de Los Azulejos), and the Hotel Majestic. As mentioned before, none of these is technically a museum but all are worthy of inclusion because of their beauy and historical significance.

La Opera Bar

Sanborns (La Casa de los Azulejos)

Hotel Majestic *

* We didn't stay at the Majestic but enjoyed lunch at the Terraza rooftop restaurant, which has commanding views of the Zocalo. We also thoroughly enjoyed our stroll around the Majestic's interiors.With its mid-1930s construction date, the Majestic exudes a vintage charm which includes its warmly ornate architectural designs and Talavera tiles.