No, I’m not going to tell you which restaurants they are. You’re going to tell me. For it’s time again for the SMART awards, the annual event where I ask Don Day in SMA readers to share with me their very best favorite restaurants.
SMART stands for San Miguel de Allende Readers Taste and, to vote, requires only a quick email. The only guidance I give is to not just consider the obvious reasons…the food, the service and the ambience…but also to think of value and how much pleasure you get for your pesos.
To vote is very simple. Just send an email to dondayinsma@yahoo.com with the word Smarts in the subject line and your top three choices in the body. Or, if you don’t have three that stand out, send me the names of two, or even just one. If you want to include a short comment, even better, because that will help me know what’s important to my readers and give me something I can possibly quote when I write about the winners.
About the only rule is one vote (for up to three restaurants) per email address and I need it by March 10. The winners will be announced at the SMARTs gala dinner to be held on March 26 and on the blog on the following day. And those who vote will receive an advance invitation to attend the dinner.
Please help me give recognition to San Miguel’s very best restaurants. Please vote for your choices right now.
Lima
Asian Express
Selverya
Firenze because, well, Firenze.
Antigua Trattoria for consistently good food and service for the 14 years I’ve eaten there.
El Correo for consistently good food and service for 14 years.
Firenze
Tacos Don Felix
Andres at La Landeta
Salvajes
Nectar
La Martina on San Jorge
My 2 favorite
1 Terraza 48 the world’s best Chicken Caesar Salad
2 Hecho en Mexico great food, excellent prices, very good service, homey atmosphere
Bocaciega Elegant and different
Looking forward to seeing the results Glenn. Thanks for putting this together every year
Fari
Tostevere
Cien 24
I love Firenze. I have voted for Firenze many times in the past. Last year’s SMART awards dinner at Firenze was wonderful. But Firenze has become the Kansas City Chiefs of the SMART awards, the perennial winner or runnerup, which is why I really hope this year we have a new champion, and why, as much as I hold Firenze in the highest regard, I will be sending three different choices this time around. (Ti prego, perdonami, I hope this doesn’t make me persona non grata on Calle Recreo.)
Top choice: Firenze–consistently top quality and good service
Second choice: Pork Belly–again, consistently good food, great menu, and as a Texan, I can attest to the excellence of their smoked barbecues. Also, good value.
Third choice: Lima–excellent Peruvian food and sushi. Very authentic and delicious!