Guidebook for Playa del Carmen
Food Scene
Toks
Full service restaurant great for family accomodations
McDonald's
101 Av Benito JuárezYour local McDs
Axiote Restaurant in Playa Del Carmen is one of the best places to get authentic Mexican cuisine. What is a casual palapa roofed restaurant on a side street off 5th Avenue, this restaurant’s kitchen is fusing regional Mexican taste with gourmet twist.
67 locals recommend
Axiote. Cocina De México
#128 Calle 34 NteAxiote Restaurant in Playa Del Carmen is one of the best places to get authentic Mexican cuisine. What is a casual palapa roofed restaurant on a side street off 5th Avenue, this restaurant’s kitchen is fusing regional Mexican taste with gourmet twist.
We have always liked the cool design of this bar and restaurant in Playa Del Carmen. Caguameria has always been more of local place to go and many tourist did not know it has great Mexican food and drinks. We wanted to show you just what this place is all about.
16 locals recommend
La Finísima Caguamería de Esquina
Mz 63 1 Avenida NorteWe have always liked the cool design of this bar and restaurant in Playa Del Carmen. Caguameria has always been more of local place to go and many tourist did not know it has great Mexican food and drinks. We wanted to show you just what this place is all about.
Catch is a modern fusion seafood restaurant with the classics. Catch is a trendy brand of restaurants that has locations in New York City, Dubai, Playa Del Carmen and soon Los Angeles.
93 locals recommend
Catch
S/N ThompsonCatch is a modern fusion seafood restaurant with the classics. Catch is a trendy brand of restaurants that has locations in New York City, Dubai, Playa Del Carmen and soon Los Angeles.
This restaurant is located in a cave/cenote which is just outside of the center of Playa Del Carmen. This should be on every tourist list for a unique experience for your trip to Playa Del Carmen and on locals list for at least going once in your lifetime and on a list to take guest.
250 locals recommend
Alux Restaurant Bar and Lounge
Mz 217 Lt2 Av Benito JuárezThis restaurant is located in a cave/cenote which is just outside of the center of Playa Del Carmen. This should be on every tourist list for a unique experience for your trip to Playa Del Carmen and on locals list for at least going once in your lifetime and on a list to take guest.
Essentials
Chedraui
S N C. 3 SurFull service grocery store
Cajero Banamex
22 PlayaBank ATM
Arts & Culture
Local Planetarium with focus on the Maya culture
55 locals recommend
SAYAB Planetario de Playa del Carmen
S/n Calle 125 NorteLocal Planetarium with focus on the Maya culture
Centro Cultural Playa Del Carmen
115 Diagonal 75 NteEntertainment & Activities
Cinépolis Las Américas
Large Movie theatre.
Teatro Vidanta "Cirque du Soleil JOYÀ"
Km 48 Cancun - ChetumalDrinks & Nightlife
Sport Wash Bar & Billiard
Lt19 Calle XpuhaCoco Bongo
Popular Night Club
Rauxa Show and Dinner Theater Rauxa is a new dinner show that presents itself here in the Riviera
7 locals recommend
Rauxa Show
5 México 307Rauxa Show and Dinner Theater Rauxa is a new dinner show that presents itself here in the Riviera
Roof Club
Roof top bar
Sightseeing
Coba is an ancient Mayan city on the Yucatán Peninsula, located in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo.
Address: Carretera Federal Tulum 307, 77793 Cobá, Q.R., Mexico
166 locals recommend
Pirámide Nohoch Mul
Coba archaeological siteCoba is an ancient Mayan city on the Yucatán Peninsula, located in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo.
Address: Carretera Federal Tulum 307, 77793 Cobá, Q.R., Mexico
The 13th-century, walled Mayan archaeological site at Tulum National Park overlooks the sea. It incorporates the clifftop Castillo, built as a watchtower, and the Templo de las Pinturas, with a partially restored mural.
Address: Carretera Federal & Cancún - Chetumal Km 230 307, 77780 Tulum, Q.R., Mexico
973 locals recommend
Archeological Zone of Tulum - Mayan Port City Ruins
Km 230 Cancun - ChetumalThe 13th-century, walled Mayan archaeological site at Tulum National Park overlooks the sea. It incorporates the clifftop Castillo, built as a watchtower, and the Templo de las Pinturas, with a partially restored mural.
Address: Carretera Federal & Cancún - Chetumal Km 230 307, 77780 Tulum, Q.R., Mexico
Chichén Itzá is a complex of Mayan ruins on Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula. A massive step pyramid, known as El Castillo or Temple of Kukulcan, dominates the ancient city, which thrived from around 600 A.D. to the 1200s. Graphic stone carvings survive at structures like the ball court, Temple of the Warriors and the Wall of the Skulls. Nightly sound-and-light shows illuminate the buildings' sophisticated geometry.
Address: Yucatan, Mexico
1362 locals recommend
Chichén Itzá
Chichén Itzá is a complex of Mayan ruins on Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula. A massive step pyramid, known as El Castillo or Temple of Kukulcan, dominates the ancient city, which thrived from around 600 A.D. to the 1200s. Graphic stone carvings survive at structures like the ball court, Temple of the Warriors and the Wall of the Skulls. Nightly sound-and-light shows illuminate the buildings' sophisticated geometry.
Address: Yucatan, Mexico
Shopping
This is the larger of the two malls in Playa Del Carmen. Plaza Las Americas Mall has a movie theater, food court, grocery store, one large department store and then smaller stores. This mall is particularly busy on the weekend when people that live in Playa Del Carmen go out to see a movie or send time with friends. Tourist don’t really go to these malls because there are so many options for shopping on 5th Avenue.
308 locals recommend
Plaza Las Américas
This is the larger of the two malls in Playa Del Carmen. Plaza Las Americas Mall has a movie theater, food court, grocery store, one large department store and then smaller stores. This mall is particularly busy on the weekend when people that live in Playa Del Carmen go out to see a movie or send time with friends. Tourist don’t really go to these malls because there are so many options for shopping on 5th Avenue.
Right between 12th Street and 14th Street you have a more high end shopping center. You can find such stores as Lacoste, Michael Kors, and Swarovski. To read more about Calle Corazon Shopping center see our article here including a video! This shopping plaza has stores on 5th Avenue and also a small semi circle that loops off 5th Avenue.
135 locals recommend
Calle Corazon
Right between 12th Street and 14th Street you have a more high end shopping center. You can find such stores as Lacoste, Michael Kors, and Swarovski. To read more about Calle Corazon Shopping center see our article here including a video! This shopping plaza has stores on 5th Avenue and also a small semi circle that loops off 5th Avenue.