San Miguel

Great places to eat in this colonial Mexican city ...

A side of pork belly with guacamole and chips at Pork Belly in the heart of San Miguel.

I was delighted that Ann was asked to teach at The San Miguel Writers’ Conference because I’d never been to this lovely colonial city. I’d been hearing about it since my parents’ friends began vacationing there and then buying houses, some moving there permanently.

Much of what I’d heard about San Miguel, of course, was about just this: it had become a haven for ex-pats to such an extent that people had come to refer to it as Mexico lite. And while I did find this not to be untrue, there weren’t so many Americans that it made the place lesser in any way. Plus I got to see a couple of dear friends from Cleveland who remain among them.

San MIguel is 160 miles northwest of Mexico City.

Here I want to share with paid subscribers some of the places to eat and to stay and to see if you visit San Miguel or hope to.