The very best ice cream in San Miguel de Allende.

The very best ice cream in San Miguel de Allende.

In all of the years I’ve been writing Don Day in SMA, I’ve never re-posted a blog. Until today. And not just because I’m feeling lazy (but, yes, that did play a part). I’ve been reading a lot about ice cream in San Miguel de Allende lately. I...
Going where the locals go for gorditas.

Going where the locals go for gorditas.

Go where the locals go. That’s always been Don Day’s golden rule for finding the best restaurants. And the busiest food stand/restaurant by far at San Miguel de Allende’s Tuesday Market is Ceci. Ceci serves only one thing. Gorditas. So Ceci is...
Aye, there is a Mexican haggis, laddie.

Aye, there is a Mexican haggis, laddie.

Don Day’s father was a Scotsman. Well, actually, not just a Scotsman but, according to Don Day’s mother, a bloody great Scotsman. What is a bloody great Scotsman? He’s a man who wears a kilt to formal occasions, appreciates the tossing of a...
Who has the best buns in San Miguel?

Who has the best buns in San Miguel?

It was about six, maybe seven years ago. I was perched at the far end of Harry’s Bar in San Miguel de Allende. From there you could have a bird’s eye view of pretty much everything that was going on. And there was always something going on. What was going...
60 scrumptious things to eat in San Miguel.

60 scrumptious things to eat in San Miguel.

Each year, one of Don Day’s most read posts is his “best of” list. So here’s the latest. Not too many changes from the last one. A few favorite dishes were removed because they’re gone from restaurant menus. And a few favorite dishes were...