EATING, DRINKING AND SHOPPING IN THE SONORAN CAPITAL
Mercado Municipal: The city’s central meat and produce market is a great destination for tacos de cabeza; shatteringly crisp chimichangas; machaca breakfast plates; and hearty bowls of hot cahuamanta stew. Av. Plutarco Elías Calles 26, Centro Viva Sonora: About 9 miles north of Hermosillo in the village of San Pedro el Saucito, the restaurant serves traditional Sonoran dishes such as carne con chile, carne asada platters, machaca, tamales de elote, costillas adobadas and handmade flour tortillas. Ures SN, San Pedro el Saucito Burros y Tortillas San Ramón: This food stand sells excellent flour tortillas de agua and a delicious assortment of braised meats. You won’t find diminutive “burritos” here, but rather the bulging, oversize burros. Alfonso Sonoran Durazo specimens No. 6, Villa known de as Seris Los Asombrosos Hot Dogs: This neighborhood hot dog joint features baconwrapped franks stuffed into artisanal hot dog buns and topped with cheese, beans and onion rings, plus a condiment bar where you can pile on the add-ons. Olivares 183 Esq. Manuel M. Dieguez, Olivares Asadero El Leñador: This group-friendly restaurant specializes in massive platters of mesquite-grilled rib-eye served with grilled onions, beans and tortillas. Blvd. Luis Donaldo Colosio 168, Centenario Restaurante Los Palominos: This high-end steakhouse has been serving Sonoran-style prime cuts since 1973. The restaurant is well known for its paquetes — family-size grilled-meat dinners served with frijoles maneados (refried beans spiked with cheese and spices). Galeana 72, Villa de Seris Reforma 255: A hip brunch spot featuring updated Sonoran breakfast classics, including lorenzas (open-faced crispy corn tortillas topped with turkey chorizo and melted cheese) and an excellent beef machaca with eggs. Calle de la Reforma 255, El Centenario Mochomos: This upscale steak and seafood restaurant serves updated takes on Sonoran classics. Try the shrimp in bacanora sauce or the eponymous house specialty — finely shredded beef cooked to a crisp. Blvd. José Mara Morelos 647, Bachoco Coyotas Doña Coyo: A tiny, family-run storefront in the coyota bakery district of Villa de Seris, Coyotas Doña Coyo sells freshly baked round wheat pastries. Calle Alfonso Durazo A. 22, Villa de Seris Coyotas Doña Maria: The biggest and most popular coyota bakery in Hermosillo offers packaged coyota pastries in an assortment of flavors. Sufragio Efectivo 37, Villa de Seris Bacanora de Sonora: This small, upscale shop is regularly stocked with high-quality bacanora, including añejo varieties. José María Yañez 40 B, Centro Rancho “Los Mezquites” Don Kiko e Hijos: This roadside shop, just north of the Hermosillo city limit, specializes in regional Sonoran food products, including a good selection of dried chiltepin peppers and dehydrated machaca. Carretera Hermosillo, Moctezuma, San Pedro el Saucito Buqui Bichi Brewing: The city’s first microbrewery and taproom serves beers made with ingredients characteristic of northern Mexico, including brews made using orange, piloncillo and locally roasted coffee. Blvd. Eusebio Francisco Kino 69 Local 1, 5 de Mayo Parque La Ruina: A food-truck court and beer garden, this hugely popular open-air venue draws Hermosillenses of all ages. Eusebio Francisco Kino 9001, Cruz Gálvez, Centro