No, I’m not going to tell you which restaurants they are. You’re, hopefully, 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 places to eat.
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 20. The winners will be announced at the SMARTs gala dinner to be held on April 1 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.
Atrio – The Restaurant – Andrea’s in Landeta
Atria
Dos buhos
My 3 favorite restaurants for the past 14 years have been, and still are:
Tacos Don Felix
Hecho en Mexico
Rustica
I choose these 3 because of:
– consistency of menu selections
-quality of food and service
-friendly and inviting atmosphere,
– value
1. Firenze
2. Lima
3. Pork Belly
Firenze is always dependably consistent in quality. When I was in the business, my motto was, “Do a few thing perfectly”. That is what Firenze does.
Lima is excellent and also consistent quality with lovely presentations and outstanding flavors. It unfortunately has a noisy setting that has no ambiance.
Pork Belly always yummy comfort food. Coming from Texas, I appreciate that there is such high quality barbecue here conviently located.
Tacos Don Felix
FIRENZE
TACO’S DON FELIX
ANDREA’S at La Landeta