The best restaurants Yucatán Peninsula

Opened in the summer of 2020 by a Franco-Mexican couple, this restaurant brings a pleasant breath of fresh air to Parque Santa Lucia. The menu offers a selection of French and Yucatecan dishes, all prepared with fresh products: duck breast, aguachile verde, candied portobello... If the terrace, coiled under the arcades of the square, is very pleasant, the interior room is not in remainder with a splendid space made of velvet, granite and massive wood. We recommend it all the more for the beautiful French and Mexican wine list!

Place frequented by locals and travellers. A safe value in the morning, noon and evening. Grilled salads, meat and fish. The state governor even has a reserved place (see pictures above the top table). All chicken dishes are particularly valuable.

It is a very pleasant Italian restaurant, which will bring you a bit of dolce vita during your visit to Merida. All the cooking has been trained in the Italian way by the chef Alessandro Dolfi: you will find all the authentic flavours of the Old Continent in your plate. We come for the quality of the cuisine and its specialities: Neapolitan pizzas, homemade pasta; but also for the beautiful terrace, in the heart of Paseo Montejo. Add to this an efficient, friendly service and hearty portions: you get an excellent address!

The high windows of the facade of this old building are enhanced by climbing plants whose colors break the relative chromatic monotony of the streets of the village. One enters through a large room where sofas and sitting areas invite one to sip an agua fresca and to read a book. The restaurant is installed in its extension, under a palapa where the plants are, again, omnipresent. From the kitchen, where you can see wood-burning stoves, the very local aromas honor the Yucatecan gastronomy.

The setting is not very nice with its plastic tables and its Coca-Cola decoration, but the welcome is warm and typical in this restaurant at the corner of two streets. It is a place to know if you want to taste the authentic cuisine of the Yucatán peninsula and to immerse yourself in a much more local and family atmosphere than the touristy areas. Here, caldos de pollo are all the rage and you can find empanadas, salbutes and panuchos with unbeatable value for money. Good licuados with melon or strawberry are also available for refreshment.

Away from the hustle and bustle of the commercial streets, here is a haven of peace with tropical architecture on two floors, surrounded by green plants and decorated with dream catchers. Waffles, pancakes, pastries, eggs Benedict with Paris ham, cassolettes or a full brunch to start the day. Then sandwiches, toast or croque-monsieur for lunch. A place for local regulars, where the flavors honor the "0% waste" concept claimed by the family at the head of this beautiful project. To visit at least once during your stay in Playa.

The most interesting culinary project in town! Young chef Enrique Antonio Ortiz May left the comfort of Mérida's large restaurants to start his own business and develop a passionate, loving and refined seasonal cuisine. On the menu, the classic Yucatán repertoire is enhanced by the quality of the products picked from the community and indigenous gardens in the area. You must also visit the bar at the back of the restaurant for its very original cocktails!

A little piece of France in this artisanal bakery located in the heart of Quinta Avenida de Playa. Fresh and homemade products as we like them. It's a good place to have a French breakfast, with combos including fruit juice, bread and a crispy croissant or the house specialty, the brioche. You are served quickly, with a smile. Many pastries, pains au chocolat, quiches, croque-monsieur and various sandwiches are available. A good address to treat yourself in this busy street.

A very good Italian restaurant in Merida. The elegant setting goes hand in hand with the cuisine. We are dealing here with an aesthetic and tasty research that leads to surprising results: take for example the fried lasagna, served in small cubes, crunchy on the outside, melting on the inside, excellent at all times! For conservative palates, you will find the great classics: carbonara, risotto, tomato-mozzarella... The wine list is well stocked, and the desserts have that little touch of originality that we liked so much.

Elegant and authentic restaurant to dine in a magnificent old patio, or simply on one of the tables installed in the street, to take advantage of the surrounding animation. The staff is attentive and the presentation of the dishes impeccable, the cuisine served here being above all of regional inspiration, but also international. Among the chef's specialties, the fish fillet in a crust of dried chili pepper, on a bed of coconut risotto, is to die for. The prices are higher than average and also correspond to the setting.

Under a palapa cradled in tropical vegetation, the "Monkey Cave" offers healthy Mexican cuisine prepared with natural ingredients. Breakfast is varied, including fruit crepes, yogurt, cereals and chilaquiles. At lunchtime, the restaurant serves salads, sandwiches and some Mexican specialties, while in the evening, the new Mexican cuisine is in the spotlight with elaborate fish and seafood specialties, accompanied by sauces made with chili peppers and fruits. Also a great variety of vegan dishes.

The Parroquía is located next to a youth hostel of the same name. By borrowing one or other sidewalk from the street, this restaurant is priceless. It jumps in sight thanks to its huge room, which is perfectly decorated with black and white tiles and high ceilings under ceiling. Economic and popular, the place puts forward regional dishes and offers formulas to take.

This restaurant serves Italian and Mediterranean inspiration (pasta, pizza, minestrone), at the rate of the DJs. The tables are practically located on Avenida Avenida, making this establishment a perfect place to start the evening in Playa del Carmen, a cocktail by hand.

Popular restaurant whose dishes, both national and international, are to be tasted on the terrace or in the dining room: . for breakfast, lunch or dinner for a light dinner. The staff were friendly and helpful.