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jonhall
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The last time I was in Cozumel, my goal was to eat someplace different each day of the 2 weeks we were there - we ate at some good places. This 10 day trip, we only ate at 4 different restaurants (one twice and only one different from where we've been before), 3 meals we had were on catamaran/pirate ship cruises, and we fixed 2 meals in the Villa.
Near Villa Aldora (a 10-12 minute walk toward town), are Hemingway and La Monina. Both are on the beach with ocean/sunset views and have really good food. Not quite as far from the Villa (7-8 minute walk) is Rincon - I can't recommend the food as we didn't eat there, but my friends did stop in on a walk and had some great "big" drinks. The Iguana Juice Bar is a 1-2 minute walk north from the Villa - we didn't go there either, but people seem to find this little hidden shack on a daily basis. It's juice only - no alcohol.
A little more expensive, but worth it is Bucannos (need reservation) which is about 1 ½ miles north. Also with ocean/sunset view, it has great food. Taxi ride there was $6 for 4 of us - coming back $8 (fewer taxis waiting on this end of island - rr will call for one.)
About a 20 minute walk (a bike ride would have you there in about 8-10 minutes) would get you into town and Guidos. Good Italian food - not an ocean view, but dining can be in a covered outside area - a different atmosphere.
Once you get into town (Aldora's dive shop was a 13 minute bike ride for me at a slow pace) there are all kinds of places to eat. La Mission is good (I'd go just to have chips and guacamole), but the last time I went for lunch, service was slow. Several good places in town.
If you're looking to explore, farther away are K'ooben Laab (reservations only) which has homemade dishes and Money Bar which is a more lively place. They both had very good food.
