It was time for the sometimes nasty part of dinner dates. The cheque. And this is where I really like Nudol. By ordering “small plates” and sharing them, we were full but our wallet wasn’t empty. Not counting drinks and tip, our dinner date was 670 pesos. I think that was the tastiest part.

You see, Hank’s has made a change (and Hank doesn’t make a lot of changes). Same round high-tops. Same comfy stools. Same mellow music. Same gracious and efficient servers. But the camareras were bringing something different to the table. A little, laminated plastic card. With three other temptations below the traditional hard shell taco.

On each of Napoli 39’s boxes you’ll see a logo, a nicely designed logo. It belongs to the Associazione Verace Pizza Napoletana or the easier to remember AVPN. There are a few restaurants in Mexico that belong to the association but Napoli 39 is the only one I know of in San Miguel de Allende or anywhere else within 100 miles of the town.

The lamb was all as tender and toothsome as ever and, despite those ever increasing San Miguel rents, still one of the town’s best bargains at a grand total of 480 pesos for a three course lunch for three greedy guys.