Tortillas de Harina de Trigo, flour tortillas of the north and very high elevations were indeed were made with lard. But check the price of lard these days at your local tienda. Wow. Aceite comistible vegetal is far less pricey and tortillas de maize are the rule in most of México. Some pastelerias insist on using lard in heavy cakes like Tres Leches.

But cheap vegetable oil like 1.2.3. rule the roost.

It's sad that very rural indigenas are forced involuntarily to be vegan. Vegan is wonderful however when buckets of sugary sweets and salt is dusted on the best of vegan fare, it takes the bloom off the rose.

Modern Frijoles de Olla is usually made without oil or lard. I caught one senior lady running a restaurant in San Marcos Gro using one of those upright hand mixers with the blades at the bottom inside a ring. When I passed through the kitchen to the baňo I caught her red handed. She tried her best to shield my view by orbiting around la olla in a suspicious manner

Is that in centro? I'll look for it, thank you.

Right in-between The Fishin' Hole and the Playa Bar/La Hija del Capitan.

pattizih@hotmail.com and you also can find her on facebook ..Patti Lilly.

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They are open Monday thru Friday and have a new special every day. They also feature smoothies and sell organic or vegan products. This little place is like an oasis of health in the middle of the city.

Or catch them every Saturday at their booth at the Eco Tiangua near Playa Principal.

1st off, I have been a a vegetarian type regimen since the early 1970´s.....
The answers already mentioned are a couple.
Besides those, off the beaten path, on the street where Tel Mex is, there is one incognito house that also serves vegetarian cuisine.
Pizza can also be "vegetarian" depending on the toppings, unless you don't eat cheese (dairy products.).
Some of the typical antojitos Mexicanos such as bean tostadas, enchiladas con queso (SANS pollo), chili rellenos, camotes, plátanos, órden de papas, cebolla cambray asada, etc., are apt for vegetarians, keeping an out on the ingredients, e.g. in the tostadas, enchiladas, c.rellenos, that they don't put any pollo, or, other meat in them.
Make sure that if U choose frijoles guizados, that, the don't use manteca de cerdo.

So, in summary, although there aren't really many places I would classify as "Vegan / vegetarian", many foods are available, (keeping an eye out for the ingredients), there is, in effect, fare for us vegetarians.

"Even a place that doesn't use lard in their beans and is willing work with us is helpful."
You will need to ask.
Frijoles refritos are the most common, but some places may offer frijoes "de la olla", which most likely will NOT have lard used in their preparation.

"If you're a vegetarian or vegan, say howdy, even if you don't know of a place."
Yes, I am one of the few......

I really doubt if there is more than 500 people, in this city of approximately 100,000 population that are vegetarians.
Just look around, it's obvious the type of diets people eat here.
7 out of 10 are overweight, some of those being obese.
México is one of the world leaders in overweight kids.

Large presence here. On Facebook check out the "Cooperativa Ecovegana de Zihuatanejo" and the affiliated wonderful Saturday " Eco Tianguis Sanka" a local happening that serves up vegan - even raw vegan - yummies along with baked goods, and other organic foodstuffs. Also check out on FB restaurant "Puerta del Sol" where chef Gabi Trejo highlights her vegan cooking for the week. Tanya Jones has recently opened up "Massana" (see FB) with wonderful juices, smoothies and salads.

And Massana has delicious-sounding paninis, (some of which probably aren't vegetarian). We didn't get to sample the paninis because she closes at around 4 pm. The next rainy day.........

We won't be there for months, but it's hard not to get excited!!