The California Science Center and NHM are impressive, but it’s the before and after that matter most. You shouldn’t find your food inside those museum cafes, and unless you’re crossing the street for Chipotle or Chik-fil-a, you’ll have to spread out a little more.
Chichen Itza’s building is long half-mile from the park, and if you’re new to the city, you CAN safely walk there but choose your route wisely and don’t expect it to be scenic.
Once you enter the building, you have to walk by the iconic Holbox to get there, and it’s neither a walk you want to take nor one I can recommend.
But good seafood isn’t cheap, and an order of two heavily-loaded Tacos de cochinita pibil make a meal for $8.21 after tax. The pork is tender and dripping juice, and these are no measly three-bite street tacos so you get fairly full for not very much.
Technique tip: eat your tacos like a soup dumpling. Bite the meat and suck the juice to get a mouthful of flavor and several subtler citrus notes.
Thirsty? A soursop drink has the flavor with substantial sugar but not too much. A good way to wash it down but not that necessary, especially for $4.
The best pibil I ever had was in Belize, and this one didn’t beat it. I did like it, though, and would gladly return once in a while. That said, I think I’d rather pay more for seafood at Holbox.
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