A couple of friends introduced us to Makkeroni several months ago and it almost instantly became a regular weekly dinner spot for us. It’s pretty conveniently located (for us) on 4th Street between 10th and 15th Avenues, across from Hotel Barrio Latino.
The place doesn’t look like much, in fact, we had walked by it possibly [...]

When I read in the guide books that Playa del Carmen was famous for their Italian food I thought it had to be a joke. Good Italian food in Mexico? Sometimes you just have to trust that the guide books know what they’re talking about, and on this point, they do. There are lots of [...]

This restaurant isn’t located exactly in Playa, it’s about 20 or so minutes south of Playa on a beach called Xpu Ha. I go there every now and then to enjoy the calm cove and the wonderful service at the beach club. An extra plus is that the food is always good. So, I figured [...]

Just past Starbucks you will find a locally-owned coffee shop called Café Corazón. I have take Spanish lessons here and hung out for coffees, but it wasn’t until recently that I finally stopped in for breakfast. They have lots of things on the menu, from my regular favorite: fruit with yogurt and granola, to eggs, [...]

Tonight we stopped by Gaia on Calle 28 and Ave 5. It’s a Mediterranean sports bar, but it’s really better than it sounds. You’ll know the place when you reach the restaurant with the flat screen TVs and the hookahs!
There are real tables and there are smaller, sort of coffee table-sized, tables. You get to [...]

Good sushi is something near and dear to my heart. When I lived in the US we would go for sushi two or three times a week. Luckily, we had an excellent sushi restaurant right in our hometown, so it was easy. Since we arrived in Playa del Carmen, we have been looking for good [...]

This Southern Girl has been dying to try a Mexican interpretation of a biscuit since she got here. Luckily for me, that’s where Solomon and Hans wanted to go for breakfast this morning. I bagged yoga class in favor of lard and flour, I mean, who wouldn’t?
One of the best parts about Los Bisquets Bisquets [...]

I had heard about this new Middle Eastern restaurant from a couple of people over the course of the last 2 or 3 months. We used to frequent a Greek restaurant quite a bit when we lived in New Jersey, and we miss good hummus, so we figured we’d give it a try.
Tabbule (pronounced Tah-boo-lah) [...]