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8:00 P.m.
For dinner, we suggest you book a table at either of Hotel Demetria’s two restaurants –the
Demetria or the Balthus. Another excellent option if you’re looking for a place to spend the
night, the Demetria has 38 rooms, a gallery, a bookstore specializing in art, a folk art store
and a boutique by the design duo Julia and Renata. Whichever one you choose, you’ll be
treated to the cuisine of Antonio de Livier, a Mexican chef who fuses local and regional
ingredients to create magical dishes like scallop tostadas and leg of pork in vinegar with
green salsa and Tapalpa cream.
Hotel Demetria
Avenida de La Paz 2219
LaFayette
T. +52 (33) 3818 0060
www.hoteldemetria.com
Sunday
9:30 a.m.
Morning is the best time
to visit the downtown area
of Zapopan, a municipality
that forms part of the
Guadalajara Metropolitan
Area. Teopitzintli, a pedestrian
zone that ends
at Plaza de las Américas
Juan Pablo II, in front of
the Basilica of Zapopan,
is teeming with restaurants.
After breakfast at
a sidewalk café, it’s off to
the Zapopan Museum of
Art, which specializes in
modern art and the works
of regional artists. Next to
the basilica is the somewhat
inconspicuous Museum
of Huichol Art. Despite
its small dimensions,
it’s still highly informative
if you happen to be interested
in this particular
indigenous culture.
12:00 P.m.
you can’t leave Zapopan
without visiting the popular
galleries, bars and restaurants
of Andador 20 de
Noviembre. On Saturdays, an
art and antiques fair sets up
its stalls here but if you come
on a Sunday, you can buy
traditional cornstalk art and
quarry stone sculptures at
the Zapopan Arts and Crafts
Center.
10:00 P.m.
Cantinas are a tradition that time
hasn’t eroded in Guadalajara, so no
matter how tired you are, you’re going
to have to drag yourself out for a drink.
La Maestranza (Maestranza 179),
established in 1940, has adopted the
art of bullfighting as its theme, while
La Fuente (Pino Suárez 78) has an
emblematic bicycle hanging over the
bar that a patron left behind half a
century ago. La Fuente has been in
business for 90 years and receives
a larger crowd during the day. But
if action is what you’re after, we
recommend La Mutualista (Madero
553), where the city’s taxi drivers used
to gather to dance salsa.
2:30 P.m.
Slightly further removed from downtown Guadalajara, Tlaquepaque eagerly
awaits the visitor with mariachis and chabelas (beer served in a special
glass). If you’re game to sample some more of Jalisco’s culinary specialties,
any of the restaurants in El Parián (a hacienda-like structure) will be sure
to sate your curiosity. A hearty bowl of pozole will set you up for the walk
to Plaza del Artesano and from here to Andador Independencia. Sergio
Bustamante, a Mexican jeweler and sculptor who has created a world of his
own populated with moon-faced characters, has a gallery here. Next door is
the Regional Ceramics Museum, which pays tribute to the skilled hands of
Jalisco’s potters.
Galería Sergio Bustamante
Independencia 238
Centro, Tlaquepaque
T. +52 (33) 3639 5519
www.sergiobustamante.com.mx
3:00 P.m.
Before returning to downtown
Guadalajara, we suggest you
make a pit-stop in Tonalá, a municipality
that takes pride in its
handicrafts. Every Thursday and
Sunday, traders come from as far
afield as the Valley of Atemajac
to set up their street stalls along
Juárez, Madero, Cruz Blanca
and Santos Degollado and the
larger avenues Tonaltecas and
Tonalá. Ceramic, blown glass,
paper mache, clay and wood,
from toys to masks, mountains of
handicrafts of every conceivable
material, form and color create a
veritable feast for the eyes.
8:00 P.m.
Perhaps the most fitting way to say goodbye
to Guadalajara is with dinner at Anita Li.
Located in a semi-industrial district, the occasional
train chugs past the entrance of this
eclectic restaurant, whose décor can best be
described as somewhere between kitsch and
vintage. Seafood takes pride of place on the
menu but blends of Thai and Mexican spices
give the palate something new to chew on,
while a long list of Mexican wines plays up
dishes like ox tongue with tangy mango curry.
Anita Li
Inglaterra 3100
Vallarta Poniente
T. +52 (33) 3647 4757
www.anita-li.com