Guidebook for Playa del Carmen

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Guidebook for Playa del Carmen

Food Scene

Organic food and convenience store.
15 locals recommend
Bio-Organicos
esquina 20 Avenida Nte.
15 locals recommend
Organic food and convenience store.
Our favorite place, with great coffee breakfast and pasta's at night. Good selection of wines and most friendly staff in Playa. feels like home immediately.
8 locals recommend
Afrodisiako Coffee, Drinks & Love
Calle 26 Norte
8 locals recommend
Our favorite place, with great coffee breakfast and pasta's at night. Good selection of wines and most friendly staff in Playa. feels like home immediately.
Crowded and hip Italian restaurants with a lot of locals. Frozen basil martini!
253 locals recommend
Piola
lt 2 Calle 38 Nte.
253 locals recommend
Crowded and hip Italian restaurants with a lot of locals. Frozen basil martini!
Playa's most popular breakfast and brunch, French oriented and very busy especially in the mornings. Come early!
984 locals recommend
Chez Céline
Esquina Calle 34 Nte
984 locals recommend
Playa's most popular breakfast and brunch, French oriented and very busy especially in the mornings. Come early!
Our favorite beach restaurant where you can still eat and drink for old school prices, right on the beach. Good fish for only 60 pesos!
71 locals recommend
Party Playa
2 Calle 2 Nte
71 locals recommend
Our favorite beach restaurant where you can still eat and drink for old school prices, right on the beach. Good fish for only 60 pesos!
Favorite Thai restaurant, to go or to sit down.
8 locals recommend
eazy to go
8 locals recommend
Favorite Thai restaurant, to go or to sit down.
Very popular beach bar and restaurant. Very laidback and low profile. Live music!
366 locals recommend
Zenzi
366 locals recommend
Very popular beach bar and restaurant. Very laidback and low profile. Live music!
Cuban restaurant, bar and salsa music. Free lessons, very popular and great mojito's.
333 locals recommend
LA BODEGUITA DEL MEDIO
333 locals recommend
Cuban restaurant, bar and salsa music. Free lessons, very popular and great mojito's.
Argentinian restaurant with good portions, try the Milanese. Order one and share!
67 locals recommend
De Local
5 Avenida Norte
67 locals recommend
Argentinian restaurant with good portions, try the Milanese. Order one and share!
Famous fish restaurant with many types of pescado and a superb ceviche. Always busy!
214 locals recommend
El pirata
214 locals recommend
Famous fish restaurant with many types of pescado and a superb ceviche. Always busy!
Favorite fish restaurant. A bit more pricy but still cheap compared to home, and really good.
18 locals recommend
El Muelle
Calle 32 Norte
18 locals recommend
Favorite fish restaurant. A bit more pricy but still cheap compared to home, and really good.
hey have guacamole with grasshoppers! Oh and really good Oaxacan food and mezcal, plus live music.
190 locals recommend
La Perla Pixan
190 locals recommend
hey have guacamole with grasshoppers! Oh and really good Oaxacan food and mezcal, plus live music.
Parilla/ grill run by a Dutch - Mexican couple. Very friendly prices, try to pollo con limon.
9 locals recommend
La Portena
9 locals recommend
Parilla/ grill run by a Dutch - Mexican couple. Very friendly prices, try to pollo con limon.
Really good fish tostadas. Very popular!
281 locals recommend
Las Hijas de la tostadas
y Calle 2 Nte
281 locals recommend
Really good fish tostadas. Very popular!
Very busy so be ready to wait for a table. Worth it, amazing breakfast! try the chilaquiles for an authentic Mexican breakfast.
723 locals recommend
La Cueva del Chango
Mz. 4 Calle 38 Nte.
723 locals recommend
Very busy so be ready to wait for a table. Worth it, amazing breakfast! try the chilaquiles for an authentic Mexican breakfast.

Drinks & Nightlife

Hip and cool beach club. Great parties in the weekend.
380 locals recommend
Diablito cha cha cha
KM 9.6 Av. Boca Paila
380 locals recommend
Hip and cool beach club. Great parties in the weekend.
The hotel doesn't exist anymore and it's not what it used to be anymore but still nice to go. Beach bar. Check the fireshow at night.
23 locals recommend
Fusion Beach Hotel
23 locals recommend
The hotel doesn't exist anymore and it's not what it used to be anymore but still nice to go. Beach bar. Check the fireshow at night.

Everything Else

Beer!!
98 locals recommend
Club de la Cerveza
98 locals recommend
Beer!!

Parks & Nature

Many locals come here and you have a great view over the Caribbean Sea.
108 locals recommend
Point Esmeralda
108 locals recommend
Many locals come here and you have a great view over the Caribbean Sea.
Nice beach for locals, calle 38 there is an Oxxo right before the beach for snacks and drinks.
8 locals recommend
Shangri-La Caribe
8 locals recommend
Nice beach for locals, calle 38 there is an Oxxo right before the beach for snacks and drinks.

Arts & Culture

Tulum's famous Mayan ruins overlooking the Caribbean Sea. Not to miss!
167 locals recommend
Tulum Nationa Park
Caleta Yalku
167 locals recommend
Tulum's famous Mayan ruins overlooking the Caribbean Sea. Not to miss!

Shopping

Big supermarket
741 locals recommend
MEGA Soriana
101 30 Avenida Nte.
741 locals recommend
Big supermarket

Essentials

About 10 pesos per kilo, Normally it will be ready the next day, but if you ask they might have it ready the same day.
8 locals recommend
LAVANDERIA "EL JABONCITO"
8 locals recommend
About 10 pesos per kilo, Normally it will be ready the next day, but if you ask they might have it ready the same day.
Fruits and veggies, lot of them local. Here you also go for your liter of coconut water for 30 pesos, plus they have really nice fresh juices as well.
19 locals recommend
Frutería Esmeralda
50 Av. CTM
19 locals recommend
Fruits and veggies, lot of them local. Here you also go for your liter of coconut water for 30 pesos, plus they have really nice fresh juices as well.
Open 24 hours, for your common needs, including beer.
41 locals recommend
OXXO
Mz 145 10 Avenida Nte.
41 locals recommend
Open 24 hours, for your common needs, including beer.