Where to find vegetarian protein?

Can anybody help us? Soy, tempeh, etc?

Raíz de la Tierra is also closed

Thanks!

This is sad news. I had always wanted to try their veggie fare but I just never can get myself to visit Ixtapa again. It's only been since before the panademic.

There are numerous vegetarian and vegan options in Zihuatanejo. Make sure you visit the Mercado Eco-Tianguis Saturday morning market next to the elementary school by the pedestrian bridge to Playa la Madera.

My favorite vegan restaurant is Mitos / Entre Zankas which is actually two restaurants. Mitos is a "fine dining" establishment while Entre Zankas is strictly vegan. The chefs are husband and wife. They are both very talented. Check out this previous post.

A great resource for veggie lovers is HappyCow.net. Here is the link to their website with a search of Zihuatanejo.

As I wander about looking for establishments that are popular with the locals, I will inquire as to whether they have or will make vegetarian options. Sometimes the answer is a resounding (and on at least one occasion, a snarky) "No!" Other restaurants will do their best to accommodate. To be honest, if the restaurant is decent, I am a happy camper with rice and beans and tortillas with an optional salad and if they have mole sauce, all the better. (Please pick out the pollo the best you can, thank you very much.) A memorable outing was at the very popular Fonda Doña Licha. Highly recommended!

One of the most accommodating and innovative chefs I have come across in Zihua is Laura at Cherry's on Vicente Guerrero at Altamirano. As I walked by one afternoon, there were fabulous pizzas on displays. I asked if she had any veggie options. She said in fluent English, "You come back tomorrow and I will make you a veggie pizza." Agreed! The next day, I ate the whole 12-inch pizza in one setting. I have taken to buying veggie ingredients and asking her to be creative. I brought a whole cauliflower. Instinctly, she created cauliflower steaks that rivaled the "fine dining" cauliflower steaks I was treated to at a Ruth's Chris Steakhouse in San Diego. (Ah, I wasn't paying.) I asked her if she had ever made this before or saw it online. No, she replied, she just used her intuitive skills. I highly recommend. Bring some nopales or mushrooms or Mexican calabacitas or whatever you find that piques your interest in or around the Mercado Municipal.

Buen provecho!