We started off the day pan de muerto for breakfast. I still cannot stop eating this bread!
We walked around the streets of Centro. Merida is not to be missed if you are visiting the Riviera Maya. Two days in the city is mandatory. If you have longer, there are plenty of day trips to take. For example: Chichen Itza, Progresso for seafood, or see the flamingos.
For lunch, we went to La Pigua. It’s a seafood restaurant that’s worth every peso. We ordered a ceviche salad that was probably the best ceviche I’ve ever had. I also had hogfish as my main plate. I had never heard of this fish, but it tasted so good (not too fishy). A slice of lemon pie was the perfect desert.
To die for ceviche 
Hogfish 
Lemon Pie
After dinner, we took the TuriBus around the city. I’m a big advocate of these excursion buses. I usually ride these early on during my trips to get a feel for a city. The Turibus was only an hour long, but I saw parts of the city I would not have seen otherwise. The highlight was driving down Paseo de Monteja. It’s a wealthy street with beautiful mansions, shops and restaurants.
