Campestre Alemán
Just outside of arocutãn is restaurant campestre alemã¡n, serving up trout along with german food amid strains of classical and german pop music. open daily from noon to 7:30pm. you can wander among the former fish raising ponds and feed the geese or fish. trout is brought from the clean waters near uruapan these days.
Ivo's La Sorpresita Bakery
Pizza made with homemade dough weekends after noon, as well as great whole wheat and multigrain breads, cookies and other sweet breads. swiss baker. on the south side of the plaza inside the "centro comercial." bakery open mornings or whenever you notice the brilliant aroma of bread baking.
Restaurant Japhúndaru
(http://www.patzcuaro.com/...). familia mejãa rodrãguez. in nearby oponguio, tel: 01-4431-12-6936. exquisite regional dishes. mexican antojitos. a beautiful view of the lake. a variety of cold beverages. excellent service and hygiene.
Restaurante y cabañas Uekápiani
In nearby oponguio, tels: 01-44-33-93-2945 y 01-44-33-30-4091, (http://www.patzcuaro.com/...). owners: family ruiz garnica. regional dishes, the best view of the lake. quality in hygiene and service. whitefish, tarascan bean soup. corundus, and cold beverages.
Lonceria "El 10"
Lower side of the plaza, open all day. tasty simple tortas. $10-$15 pesos.
Comida Corrida
Located on the lower end of the plaza, the last restaurant as you leave the plaza going toward quiroga. lunch selections vary daily, and include nopales, molã©, carne asada, chicken with spices, etc. vegetarian selections are often available as a member of the family business is a vegetarian. $35 pesos for traditional main dish, beans, rice, tortillas, salsa and a soda.
Seafood Place
Just after down the slight hill out of town on the way to patzcuaro, there is a seafood restaurant.
Pizza Testarelli
Baguettes, pizza, and great desserts. on the plaza with available outdoor and indoor seating in a delightful setting. open daily, excepting some wednesdays. this cafã© is run by the italian-argentine grandson of pizza purveyors in argentina and his wife, and the pizza is authentic italian style. the baguette sandwiches are stuffed and wonderful. the couple has opened a traditional ice cream shop which is located just next door to testarelli's.
The nieve ice cream, sold in shops on the plaza, is a delightful treat. There are many different flavors, made with water or with cream. Combinations of flavors add variety and taste. Popsicles made from exotic fruits make a pleasant taste adventure.
Except for early evening there is always food on the plaza. Warm atole in the morning and night. Tacos, gorditas, hamburgers and burritos.
The bread shop at the lower end of the plaza has wholewheat bread. And tortilla shops of all kinds abound. Whole roasted chickens.
Seafood stands.
Sunday Evenings on the streets
Each sunday evening the local matriarchs and those in training sit out and sell their homemade goodies. head slightly uphill from the plaza or into any back streets and you will likely find them. don't ask about the water or food conditions. buy what they have if it looks good and you are not too sensitive. these ladies have fed generations of mexican kids. reasonable prices.