The most popular downtown restaurant for tourists and locals alike is Doney s , located in a converted colonial hacienda south of the zocalo . Domed brick ceilings shelter the large dining room, where entire families gather for bountiful meals of Mexican food, huge pitchers of lemonade and the best coconut-cream pie in town. Senor Frog s is as much a tourist attraction as a restaurant, and you can bet half your fellow passengers will be wearing T-shirts bearing the Mexican frog logo when they get back onboard. The food, particularly the huge platters of barbecued chicken and ribs, is very good. Locals swear Mamucas has the best seafood in town, and the crowds at lunch certainly back them up.
Dinner is less exciting it seems as if the chefs put all their efforts into the midday spread.
Try the seafood combination brought sizzling to the table on a hibachi. The windows of El Shrimp Bucket face the waves at Olas Altas Beach, while the back courtyard is shaded by flowering trees. The menu is laden with shrimp, naturally, and great Mexican specialties. This popular restaurant was the original Carlos n Charlie s. Just down the street, the sidewalk tables of Copa de Leche face the crashing waves.