Plazuela

You are quite right that from a linguistic point of view, "Plazuela" is the diminutive form of "Plaza".

The prettiest zocalo in Mexico, and other plazuela wanderings 1997

You are quite right that from a linguistic point of view, "Plazuela" is the diminutive form of "Plaza".

The prettiest zocalo in Mexico, and other plazuela wanderings 1997

A pair of nice places in Plazuela Genaro Codina, near Mercado El Laberinto: Panadería "La Flor de México", and (are you ready for this?), next door is a place called "Menudo La Güera", which serves the best menudo we've had anywhere.

Restaurants in Zacatecas and Saltillo 2005

Plazuela is used when the plaza in question is not a big one, as plazuela is the diminutive for plaza.

The prettiest zocalo in Mexico, and other plazuela wanderings 1997

Plazuela is used when the plaza in question is not a big one, as plazuela is the diminutive for plaza.

The prettiest zocalo in Mexico, and other plazuela wanderings 1997

Not surprisingly, the plaza became known as the Plazuela Machado.

Bob Schulman: Gold, Booze And Tourists: Mazatlan's Plazuela Machado Bob Schulman 2011

El Midi in La Plazuela San Fernando (it's tucked into the far northeast corner of the plazuela) - lots of great vegetarian and Mediterranean choices.

Guanajuato restaurants 2009

A bronze statue of Zapata, complete with rifle, and a sign proclaiming "Tierra y Libertad" (Land and Freedom), stands tall over the Plazuela Revolución, one block south of Cuautla's main plaza.

Did you know? Cuautla, Mexico, has the world's oldest railway station building. 2009

El Midi in La Plazuela San Fernando (it's tucked into the far northeast corner of the plazuela) - lots of great vegetarian and Mediterranean choices.

Guanajuato restaurants 2009

El Midi in La Plazuela San Fernando (it's tucked into the far northeast corner of the plazuela) - lots of great vegetarian and Mediterranean choices.

Guanajuato restaurants 2009