Mombo Cafe is a very nice restaurant/nightclub and is located on the same street as the Burgerking right next to mall. Also try Sergio's, Yum.

Or spend the night in Bacalar at the Laguna. Nice restaurant just north of the Hotel on the lagoon, I think called Aloyicious, or very similar. Or eat in the village, rent kayaks, boats, water ski. The lagoon is beautiful, 5 shades of blue. Great sinks tops at the hotel, very kitchy decor, belongs in a book. Great seafood.

yep katie, bacalar is a really nice place, went there a few years ago, there were a lot of local people at the beach, and saw the 5 shades of blue to! ha

Take a cab up to Calderitas area....lots of great seaside eateries and excellent prices too! Los Cocos is great, the mall is well, a mall (hic), Sergios has good nosh and wine selections....the more time you spend in Chet the more of its secrets will be revealed.

Unfortunately they are building a Sam's Club near the waterfront. As to developments like Marty would like to see? No thanks!!!! Tulum is wrecked and the so-called Mayan Riviera? Eggregiously (hic) overpriced!!!

Chet is a working town that is going thru a boom. Good for them that they do it on their terms but still manage to retain that Mexican style of civility!

The lagoon near Bacalar is called Siete Colores - seven colors of blue ....... five is great, seven is even better. Nice place.

In Chetumal I had a really good sandwich in a walk-up place on the wide main street - it's just a great big hamburger/sandwich place, but the food is super - the shredded chicken sandwich is highly recommended - and if you order a hamburger, be aware that the beef burger comes with a slice of ham on it (HAM-burger!). Anyway - good, fast, cheap, with outdoor sidewalk tables.

That being said, I would not bother going up to Chet without a reason - it reminds me of Reseda California - I have total recall of one-story concrete sprawl.

If you want a lovely "civilized" experience I strongly recommend Merida. It's a 6 hour bus-ride away, but worth the trouble. Absolutely lovely.

PokerPirate - is your casino open yet? Do you hire gringas from the states? I would love to meet you at one of Pedro's poker games in A/C the week of Sept 1 - 9th.
Diane - I live in Reseda, but would much prefer to live in A/C!
Only one more week, and will be back enjoying Paradise! <smile>

See ya there, Cali!