Best places: Mexican restaurants in Playa del Carmen, Mexico

Tropical-style venue with outdoor seating serving Yucatan offerings including meat & seafood mains.

👍👍 This was my favourite restaurant on my trip to Playa. The servers are lovely and the food is absolutely incredible. They have a large menu so we went back a couple times to try different things. I highly recommend the Molcajetes, Alamabres and Gringas! Also, their guacamole is the best I’ve ever had...

Funky, colorful restaurant dishing up breakfast, enchiladas, mole & global offerings, plus desserts.

Modern eatery serving vegan tacos & traditional entrees in a relaxed, open-air hut.

All-day dining spot popular for brunch, with a junglelike terrace plus vegan & vegetarian menus.

Casual eatery with dishes like calamari, fish tacos & ceviche, plus tropical cocktails & a pool.

👍👍 Some of the best tacos in Playa del Carmen with great prices. Very delicious I am right off of Quinta Avenida where everything else is super expensive so this is great speakeasy taco place. I highly recommend the Costras with the tortilla de harina, There’s even tables if you go to the door where...

Breezy restaurant/bar serving cocktails & pub grub in a colorful space with a beach-inspired vibe.

👍👍 So delicious! One the only places in Playa where you can experience real “home style” Mexican cooking. The chicken soup that comes as a first course was wonderful. And the staff were very kinda and attentive.

👍👍 Amazing food! Yes it’s expensive compared to a cheap taco place. But this is phenomenal food at half the price of what you’d pay in NYC or similar cities. Cooked in front of you in an open kitchen. Over real wood fire. I’ve had their bone marrow, duck, cauliflower, terrine, and chocolate cake. Nothi...

Traditional tacos & family-style grilled meat plates served in a colorful, unpretentious space.

Vibrant 2-story restaurant offering slow-roasted pork tacos, pozole & other meat-based fare.

Unpretentious restaurant dishing up seafood classics amid down-to-earth surroundings.

👍👍 Nice place, great location. I just tried one dish and it was incredible 'The shrimp burger' wow! Very good service too!

👍👍 Truly high end Mexican food with amazing service. They practically had two staff focused on our table. Food was amazing and presented with style. Like for one of the tequila drinks, they'll hold the bottle with a light underneath while pouring it to make it look like a glowing bottle. Porfirio's a...

👍👍 Great tasting seafood. Really fresh and flavorful. My favorites: Camarones Ceviche Pulpo Pescado Aguachile Can't go wrong with with any of them. A must definitely try.

👍👍 Great lunch spot. I walked an hour round trip in the rain to get lunch here, and it was worth it. Get the combo pozole and enjoy. It's a slow cooked pork soup with homeney, and you get a plate of toppings and tostadas. It also comes with two tacos. I got the home made tamarind drink. All was delici...

👍👍 This restaurant is delicious! I highly recommend! We ordered the chicken breast torta, chicken enchiladas, and pasta Alfredo. All were amazing and enormous portions. We also each got a large delicious freshly made juice. Before tip, the entire meal was only 555 pesos for 3 of us and we have an entir...