Playa del Carmen Restaurants
Playa del Carmen is home to several hundred restaurants
serving 2 dozen cuisines and ranging from fast food to 5 star quality.
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| AJUA! the Ritz Cantina - moderately upscale - Mayan, Beef & Seafood with well-trained & entertaining wait staff - live Latin Jazz most nights -
Calle 4 between 5th & 10th Avenues |
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| Antica - Extensive fresh pasta, seafood, steaks - good reviews - 5th Ave between 28th & 30th |
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Babe's Noodle Bar - We love this place - casual Euro-Thai Noodles - Salads - Soups -
Inexpensive - Two locations - Calle 10 between 5th & 10th Ave - 5th Ave between 28th & 30th |
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| Byblos - French Cuisine & Wine Bar - upscale - white tablecloth - Calle 14 between 5th & 10th |
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Diablito Cha Cha Cha - Mexican fusion featuring fresh seafood - Calle 12 at 1st Avenue
Their website is in Spanish and rather creative |
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El Almendro - Mexican dishes and seafood - we have eaten here for more than ten years
for
2 reasons: sauteed calamari and sauteed shrimp - simply prepared with garlic & paprika
that is simply delicious - fish prepared the same way is also good - inexpensive & downscale
Calle 4 between 5th and 10th Avenues next to Ajua Restaurant |
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| El Asador de Manolo - Argentine grill with extensive menu - 5th Ave at Calle 32 |
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El Bistro - French-focused menu with international influence by Argentine chef - wine list
10th Avebetween 12th and 14th Streets in La Tortuga Hotel - upscale - recommended |
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| El Pastorsito - Tacos worth a visit & other Mexican dishes - 30th Ave between 28th & 30th Str. |
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Hot Baking Company - Popular place for coffee & fresh baked cinnamon rolls
Calle 10 between 5th & 10th Avenues |
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Il Pescatore da Lleana - Home-style Italian - Pasta & Seafood - this is a small restaurant
at 24th Street
and 10th Avenue (not the large restaurant with similar name on 5th Ave) |
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John Gray's - international cuisine by a former Ritz-Carlton chef - Fodor's rates food quality
some of the best - atmosphere just so so - Calle Corazon just off 5th Ave at 12 Street |
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La Casa del Agua - Moderately upscale - climate controlled wine storage - broad & creative
lunch-dinner international menus by professional chef - recommended |
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La Cueva del Chango - Creative Mexican cuisine in a garden setting - casual & relatively
inexpensive - Breakfast & Lunch 7 days, Dinner Monday-Saturday - Calle 38th between
5th Avenue & the ocean - some international magazine exposure |
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La Fragata - Lighter fare - salads, pasta, grilled chicken, seafood - favorite among expats -
Calle 26 between 5th Ave & 1st Ave - Recommended by one of our local contacts |
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| La Pesca - Seafood - 30th Ave between Constituyentes & Calle 16 across from Mega Grocery store - inexpensive - Recommended by one of our local contacts as an out-of-the-way place |
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Las Brisas - Perhaps the oldest restaurant in Playa - good seafood on the cheap -
4th Street just off 10th Avenue |
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Yaxche - casually upscale Mayan cuisine that has received international attention
We have eaten here more than any other restaurant in Playa - Calle 8 between 5th & 10th Ave |
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Zabor - Aztec fusion cuisine beachside in the Alhambra Hotel - Calle 8 at the beach
Cook your own meal on an Aztec hot rock at your table with selection of sauces |
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Many restaurants in Playa del Carmen do not accept credit cards.
Personally, we recommend paying cash in restaurants simply to avoid
an un-authorized charge. Though the probability is low of that happening,
correcting the situation is more difficult with overseas charges.
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