O.K., let's start with luxury. After all, you are on vacation. My choice would be to have an elegant dinner at the Presidente Intercontinental Cozumel Resort. Set outside the busy city of San Miguel in its own little nature preserve, the Presidente Intercontinental is Cozumel's only four-diamond resort. (www.intercontinental.com) In addition to luxurious accommodations, many of them overlooking the Caribbean, this resort offers you the choice of three restaurants and bars: El Arrecife, overlooking the ocean and serving fine Mediterranean cuisine; El Caribeno Restaurant and Bar, which features all-day outdoor dining and live music; and Cana Brava Beach Bar, a beach cocktail bar. For a particularly romantic event, make reservations to enjoy your elegant meal on the beach at sunset.
When you dine at Casa Denis, you will enjoy authentic Mexican food, as well as time travel back in history as you look at all the nostalgic photos on the wall. Many are of family and friends, but top political leaders such as Castro and other celebrities are here as well. This Mom and Pop restaurant was started in 1945, and it was a treat to dine at an establishment that has been so much a part of Cozumel's history.
I had a very memorable breakfast here as I dined with friends at the canopy-covered street-side café. Here I enjoyed hot, steamy coffee, as well as Scrambled Eggs with Challa, Mayan Spinach. Quite tasty. Other specialties include a Tropical Fruit Cup and a variety of omelettes that I intend to sample the next time.
Since Cozumel is a duty-free zone, it's a Mecca for shoppers - especially those who stop here on their cruises. But, after a morning of serious shopping, you need to relax and, if you dine at Pancho's Backyard in the heart of the shopping district in San Miguel, you be able to refuel in style-and then get back in action at the stores. Actually, the restaurant has a number of its own shops there as well.
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