{"id":79455,"date":"2026-05-11T11:12:27","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T09:12:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/?p=79455"},"modified":"2026-05-11T11:52:33","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T09:52:33","slug":"bacalar-restaurant-mexican-tacos-twist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/restaurants\/bacalar-restaurant-mexicaans-tacos-twist\/","title":{"rendered":"Bacalar, authentic Mexican flavors with modern twist"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Bacalar takes Mexican food to the next level. The restaurant distinguishes itself by serving authentic Mexican dishes with a modern twist. The menu focuses primarily on tacos and tostadas, which change each week to always offer a mix of classic and seasonal flavors. This approach creates surprising combinations and keeps the offerings fresh, with a focus on quality and taste.<\/h2>\n<p>The atmosphere in Bacalar is distinctly lively, which adds to the dining experience. You can feel this in the energy of the space, where diners gather around colorful and playful tables appropriate to Mexican cuisine. The restaurant is located in Overhoeks, an area of North that is home to an increasing number of culinary spots, including. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/restaurants\/cafe-restaurant-metro-north\/\">Metro,<\/a>\u00a0and Bacalar adds a new and challenging Mexican element.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-85102\" title=\"bacalar-amsterdam2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/app\/uploads\/bacalar-amsterdam2.jpg\" alt=\"bacalar-amsterdam2\" width=\"1280\" height=\"854\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/app\/uploads\/bacalar-amsterdam2.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/app\/uploads\/bacalar-amsterdam2-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/app\/uploads\/bacalar-amsterdam2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/app\/uploads\/bacalar-amsterdam2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/app\/uploads\/bacalar-amsterdam2-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/app\/uploads\/bacalar-amsterdam2-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/app\/uploads\/bacalar-amsterdam2-500x334.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In addition to dishes, Bacalar also serves creative cocktails, making it a place to go for a meal as well as a drink. The combination of authentic food, a changing menu and a lively ambiance makes the restaurant attractive to lovers of Mexican cuisine looking for something different from the standard options.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>In addition to dishes, Bacalar also serves creative cocktails, making it a place where you can go for a meal as well as a drink.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>With its approach, Bacalar contributes to the local food culture in North through a clear focus on quality and innovation within traditional dishes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\n    <div class='LeesOokSection'>\n    <p class='introleesook'>READ ALSO<\/p>\n    <hr class='locline2'> \n    <a href='https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/nieuws\/abonneer-je-op-amsterdam-magazine\/'>\n    <div class='LeesOokBox'>\n     <div class='locatiebox'>\n     <div class='leftLeesOok'>\n          <img class='imgbox' src='https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/app\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Papeneiland.jpg' alt='Akrt' \/>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class='RechtsLeesOok leesook'>\n     <p style='margin-top: -2px; color:red; letter-spacing: 0.5px; font-weight: 400 !important; font-size: 13px;' class='categorietitel-sug'><\/p>\n     <h3 style='text-align:left; font-size: 1.3em'  class='relatedh3'>Subscribe to Amsterdam Magazine and receive 4 editions!<\/h3>\n     <span class='WijkTekst LeesOokTekst'>English-language Amsterdam Magazine is all about fun things to do, discovering new places and the city's tastemakers. 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This approach allows for surprising combinations and keeps ... <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/restaurants\/bacalar-restaurant-mexicaans-tacos-twist\/\"><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":85100,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"district":[20],"class_list":["post-79455","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-restaurants","district-amsterdam-noord"],"acf":{"slider":[85101],"fotograaf":"","editor":"","video":"","google_360":"","instagram_code":"","subregel":"Ontdek creatieve taco\u2019s en wisselende gerechten in een levendige setting in Overhoeks","new_in_town":false,"featured_item":false,"beste_van_amsterdam":false,"homepage_carousel":false,"cord_A":"4.9040988","cord_B":"52.3914443","introductie_tekst":"In het Overhoeks-gebied in Noord vind je Bacalar, een Mexicaans restaurant in een industri\u00eble omgeving dat trouw blijft aan authentieke smaken. Het restaurant staat bekend om zijn creatieve invulling van traditionele gerechten, vooral taco\u2019s en tostadas, met een wekelijkse veranderende kaart die de seizoenen volgt.","rubriek":"Locatie","locatie_event":null,"naam_locatie":"Bacalar","adres":"Chrysantenstraat 4","stad":"Amsterdam","website":"https:\/\/bacalar.amsterdam\/","telefoon_nummer":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79455","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=79455"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79455\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":85116,"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79455\/revisions\/85116"}],"acf:attachment":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/85101"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/85100"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=79455"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=79455"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=79455"},{"taxonomy":"district","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/district?post=79455"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}