In recognition of the good sustainability practices of restaurants or consumption centers, such as hotels, cafes, bars, and shopping centers, among others, Mayor Alejandro Ruz Castro awarded for the first time the distinction “Merida Seal: Sustainable Gastronomic Space” to nine restaurants in Merida.
“With this distinction, our objective is to highlight and promote the effort and socio-environmental responsibility that the restaurant sector has always shown, which represents one of the main sources of employment and economy in the country,” said the councilman.
He also announced that in this first delivery of the recognition, a total of 17 restaurants participated, of which nine obtained the distinction by punctually fulfilling the requirements.
The nine restaurants with the “Merida Seal: Sustainable Gastronomic Space” distinction are:
El Catrín
La Chaya Maya Calle 55 and 62)
La Chaya Maya Calle 62
Los Trompos Calle 52 Centro
Los Trompos Buenavista
Micaela Mar y Leña
La Tratto (Santa Lucía)
Yerba Santa
Napa, (Courtyard Hotel)
The Merida City Council also delivered certificates of participation to:
Bachour Café Mérida
Habibi Mérida
La Bianca
Los Trompos (Calle 60)
Mercado 60
Oliva Enoteca
Virreyes del Hotel Conquistador
Holoch
Ruz Castro took the opportunity to reiterate the invitation to all establishments in the sector to join this municipal project of the “Merida Seal: Sustainable Gastronomic Space”, to form a great coordinated work team and achieve better results.
At the event held at the “Fernando Castro Pacheco” Cultural Center, the mayor recalled that UNESCO considers Mérida as a Creative Gastronomic City, so the City Council must continue working to improve the processes that revolve around traditional cuisine.
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