Yerba Santa · Mérida

The art of savoring the present.

Inside the historic El Minaret house, architecture and contemporary cooking meet around the table. A place to discover flavors, linger over conversation and experience Mérida with every sense.

El Minaret

History is lived. The present is savored.

Yerba Santa lives inside El Minaret, a historic Mérida house where architecture and light invite you to slow down. The beauty of the space accompanies the pleasure of the table, and every gathering adds a new story.

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Aerial view of the historic El Minaret house in Mérida

Our Cuisine

Flavors that spark curiosity.

Our contemporary kitchen invites you to taste from a new perspective. Ingredients, textures and contrasts meet in dishes made to be explored, shared and enjoyed.

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Salmon crusted in golden nuts with cilantro pesto

Elegancia del mar

$620

Salmon crusted in golden nuts, cilantro pesto and citrus sauce.

Rib eye blackened in recado negro with root vegetables

Del corral

$965

Rib eye blackened in recado negro, root vegetables and red wine sauce.

Cochito flautas served with xnipec marmalade

Flauta de cochito

$345

Crisp-fried roll filled with Yucatán-style cochinita pork, xnipec marmalade and xpelón bean purée.

Prices in Mexican pesos (MXN).

A couple toasting in the Yerba Santa dining room

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