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In 1991 Billy and Akaisha Kaderli retired at the age of 38. Now, into their 4th decade of this financially independent lifestyle, they invite you to take advantage of their wisdom and experience.

Casa Nostra Rooftop Restaurant

Isla Holbox

Yucatan, Mexico

Billy and Akaisha Kaderli

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As you know, my French-Chef husband, Billy, and I are foodies from way back.

When we get to a new place we often scout out restaurants for fine food and an unusual twist with flavors.

Holbox Island isn't that big, but it has lots of restaurants from which to choose. Happily - since this is an international tourist destination - much of that food is excellent.

This night we decided to go to Casa Nostra Rooftop Restaurant, a bit of a walk from our hotel.

Map showing location of Casa Nostra, Holbox, Yucatan, Mexico

Map showing location of Casa Nostra Roof Restaurant

It had been raining in the evenings or late afternoons, and our walk to Casa Nostra was a bit "adventurous." Not  because we were rained upon, but because of the usual makeup of the sand on this island.

Mixed with clay, the rainwater doesn't sink into the earth after rains, but rather gathers in LARGE pools in the middle of the sand roads. If there are any dips in the road from vehicles, those large pools can be much more than ankle deep.

Sidewalks are often a foot high from the road itself, so that one is able to avoid these lake-like puddles. Still, at street corners, one steps into the clay-sludge wondering if our footing will hold.

The above map shows the location of Casa Nostra. Our hotel is to the right of the green square, out of the photo.

Inside Casa Nostra Roof showing bar, Holbox, Yucatan, Mexico

The bar at Casa Nostra

 

 

 

 

We arrived at the restaurant, which was upstairs.

Reviews were good, and this open air dining room looked promising.

This is a photo of the bar.

Inside Casa Nostra Dining room, Holbox, Yucatan, Mexico

Indoor-outdoor dining room

Due to the iffy climate, the plastic sheets protecting diners from possible rain were still in place.

We chose the table to the right of this pole.

After we sat down and looked at the menu, the restaurant started to fill up.

Peering into kitchen from dining room, Casa Nostra, Holbox, Yucatan, Mexico

Peering into the kitchen from dining room

Not a large place, there were less than a dozen tables plus bar stools on the outside.

Here you can see into the kitchen from this viewpoint.

The restaurant was a classic, understated design.

Macrame suncatcher, Casa Nostra, Holbox, Yucatan, Mexico

Macrame suncatcher

The restaurant serves Italian cuisine.

The mentioned bar stools are to the right here, outside the photo.

A simple Macrame suncatcher hangs down from the palapa roof.

Out into the sand street, row of bicycles, Casa Nostra, Holbox, Yucatan, Mexico

Out into the street, a row of bicycles

Here is a look from out of the restaurant into the sand streets below. Fortunately, there were no puddles here.

Rented bicycles are commonplace on the island.

Fresh bread and tomato, Casa Nostra, Holbox, Yucatan, Mexico

Fresh bread with herbed tomatoes and olive oil

 

 

 

 

After we ordered, it wasn't long until this fresh bread and fresh tomato-and-herb condiment arrived.

Really delicious.

Seafood salad, Casa Nostra, Holbox, Yucatan, Mexico

Seafood Salad

We shared this seafood salad which was outstanding.

Fresh, fresh shrimp, octopus, whitefish and bits of lobster along with red onion, lettuce, black olives, lime and some crushed nut sprinkled on top.

The salad had a delicious dressing and this was a good choice.

Lamb chops with grilled vegetables, Casa Nostra, Holbox, Yucatan, Mexico

Grilled Lamb chops

These Lamb chops were cooked to perfection and were tender and juicy.

With all the grilled vegetables and the previous seafood salad, there was plenty of food for the two of us.

Highly recommended!

Our bill for two, Casa Nostra, Holbox, Yucatan, Mexico

Our bill for 2 people

Our bill came to 840Pesos, about $42USD before tip.

It was a memorable meal with delectable flavors.

Would we return?

Absolutely!

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Casa Nostra Roof Restaurant

Av.Pedro Joaquin Coldwell

Holbox Island 77310 Mexico

Tele: +52 984 875 2214

Email: beppe@casanostramexico.com

Open daily 5pm to 10pm

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Billy and Akaisha Kaderli are recognized retirement experts and internationally published authors on topics of finance, medical tourism and world travel. With the wealth of information they share on their award winning website RetireEarlyLifestyle.com, they have been helping people achieve their own retirement dreams since 1991. They wrote the popular books, The Adventurer’s Guide to Early Retirement and Your Retirement Dream IS Possible available on their website bookstore or on Amazon.com.

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