Cozumel Family Restaurants

The Angulo family has been selling food from their home for 90 years. Called Casa Denis now, the restaurant offers a mix of Mexican and Yucatan cuisine. You can get inexpensive and tasty empanadas and tacos, along with entrees like pork chops Yucatan-style and shrimp fajitas.

This oceanfront, open-air restaurant, shaded by a high, thatched palapa, is a good bet for lunch or dinner for families, regardless of where they're staying. Choose from Mexican, Mayan and international dishes. The mahi mahi, served Tikin Xic (dried) style on a banana leaf with Mayan style axiote (tomato and spices), sauce is very good. Kids wanting more American fare can order hamburgers or grilled chicken.

A tradition in Cozumel since 1978, Guido's -- now operated by Guido's daughter, Chef Yvonne Villiger -- serves wooden-oven-fired pizza, as well as homemade lasagna and pasta. There are also fresh seafood specials. Kids will feel comfortable with both the food and the casual atmosphere.

This casual, moderately priced restaurant serves tasty Mexican cuisine. Start with the guacamole and chips. Then, sample the fajitas, the stuffed chiles with shrimp and the blackened chicken. Kids can always munch on rice and beans and enjoy the strolling mariachi band when in residence.

Located on a side street, not far from the square, this restaurant offers an inside dining room, as well as garden tables, which offer a romantic setting but are casual enough for well-behaved kids. The restaurant serves Mexican-Caribbean fare, such as jerk chicken, grilled fish with mango sauce and coconut shrimp. From the children's menu, kids can select such familiar fare as macaroni and cheese, chicken fingers and quesadillas.