There is a particular type of restaurant that exists in every tourist town on earth. It sits on the main square. It has a menu that spans three cuisines and live music on weekend nights. It is not trying to be a destination. It is trying to be there when you need something to be there.

Restaurante Delicias Oaxaquenas is that restaurant, and it wears that role honestly.

It sits directly on the zócalo in La Crucecita, the actual town center of Huatulco, and the location explains everything. The menu is wide, wider than it needs to be, with Oaxacan regional dishes sitting alongside the kind of American comfort food that shows up on every high-traffic plaza menu because someone at every table always needs an out. The kitchen is capable and consistent and not particularly inspired, which is exactly what you need when you're feeding a hundred different people with a hundred different appetites on any given night.

Here's where it earns its keep: the guacamole with chapulines. Grasshoppers. The guacamole itself is well-made and properly seasoned, but the chapulines are the reason to order it. They add a crunch and a deep, toasty salt that chips alone can't give you. If you've never had grasshoppers in your guacamole, this is a solid place to start. The tacos are serviceable. The rest of the food is forgettable. The live music more than compensates.