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Nativo

4.3 (88 reviews)
InexpensiveLatin American, Mexican
Open • 7:00 am - 12:00 AM (Next day)

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Quiet
Casual
Good for groups
Outdoor seating

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Chicken tacos
John C.

If you like healthy smoothies made to order in a place filled with fresh pineapples, bananas, and mangoes and then this is the place for you. The sound of the smoothies being made fills the air along with the Latin music and smell of taco meat on the grill. We like!

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Jazmin M.

Stopped here by accident. Milkshakes are the best! Great size and taste. I got the mangonazo and it's been the best mango milkshake. I also got plain quesadillas and were also delish with their spicy salsa.

Decor
Denise J.

Food was delicious! Chocomilk was also really good very large. Pricing wasn't too bad. The space is open air so depending on the playa del Carmen temps it can get rather hot, we went around 2pm so it was warm but we picked a spot next to fans and we endured. Service was good.

Amazing hole in the wall place with delicious juices that are amazing and cheap. The walls are filled with tasteful wall graffiti. Great ambiance and service

Enchiladas suizas !
Michael B.

Great spot for a healthy breakfast or lunch for sure! You are not gonna find drunk tourist here drinking mimosas or tequila shots. Awesome juices and smoothies is definitely their focus and best items to go with your meal. We had enchiladas suizas , chilaquiles rojos, sopa de verduras con pollo and pancakes. The food was good and on par for breakfast to start the day. Gonna come back just to get the juices for the morning. My favorite juice was called Alma Grande. If you eat in ask to be seated in the second floor to avoid the noice of the kitchen.

Milkshake Menu
George G.

After seeing long lines for takeout every morning I decided to check this place out. The lines are for the amazing Juices and that is all I am commenting on since I did not go inside to eat. They have a takeout area where you wait on the sidewalk for your order. Pros: As before mentioned, amazing juices. Freshly blended in front of you. Will not forget to mention that they are huge. And best of all they are only 40 Pesos which Is about $2.00! Cons: Takes awhile to get your order and will take even longer if there is a crowd already awaiting (most likely will be). Keep in mind you will be waiting with the Mexican sun beaming on you. I posted menu pics but just to give an idea of the options...I went with the "Jugo Verde" which consisted of Cactus,Grapefruit,Celery,Parsley, and Pineapple. They have great options. This is definitely a go-to spot for me now.

Tacos vegetarianos, jugo de nopal, chips
Stephanie N.

I walked by their juice bar and it looked like a nice ambient vibe. So I strolled in even though all I have been doing in Mexico is eating way too much. I ordered a nopal juice which they customized for me into my own green juice with cactus and honey. I also ordered veggie tacos which were fantastic and it was a ton of food- I just forgot to mention that I don't eat nightshades and Mexican food is typically packed with them. I spent a ton of time meticulously picking out all the bell pepper. I also spent a ton of time on the WiFi there.

Julie V.

Guys. You can't beat an entire liter of fresh juice for $2USD! It doesn't get more fresh than this and it was delicious! We were in a hurry so didn't try anything else but plan on coming back to sample more from their menu

Coke
Candice M.

Good prices. Ok food! They do not have alcohol/beer wine available for purchase bug I did take some mini liquor bottles out of my bag and add them to my coke...good lunch spot. I would return but I would not order the garlic shrimp again.

Enchiladas verdes vegetarianas

Amazing meal. The mole is rich and delicious. Lots of vegetarian options. Very fun tropical decor with big statues and paintings of animals.

the chilaquiles w/beef.was amazing half Verde and red sauce. not spicy very tasty!fruit drinks were all freshly made.
Ariana M.

Amazing food! All fresh, fruit juice freshly made there and taste great! Recommend the chilaquiles with half verde and roja salsa.. not spicy at all. Chef tacos with ranchera beef was super tasty as well. Highly recommend here and we are always trying to eat safely so this place is a plus!!

Love the decor

This place is a hidden treasure close to the Mega Supermarket. Tasty healthy food and drinks at great prices. Staff is very friendly.

Burrito dish
Jason V.

Great inexpensive food! The dishes were excellent and the portions were pretty big. You have to try one of their juices!!! This is a great spot that many locals come to after work as well as visitors.

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Fuego - All the desserts- grilled pineapple, corn bread, s'mores, ice cream

Fuego

4.3(25 reviews)
2.7 km•Luis Donaldo Colosio
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We went to Mayakoba last month with five other families to celebrate Melissa K.'s 40th birthday…read more With twenty-two people in our party, including ten children, we played most of our meals by ear. Our last night, though, was Mel's actual birthday, and she and Kevin L. treated everyone to a fantastic dinner at Fuego, the beachfront restaurant at the Fairmont. The set-up was perfect for our group, which was about the same size as the cast of Lost (we too made ourselves comfortable on a scenic beach). The kitchen was outdoors, with a wood-fired grill, and the tables were right on the sand. We spent a solid three hours at Fuego, our children free to run and play around us when they finished their dinner. I would recommend bringing bug repellent or otherwise preparing for the little biting insects in the sand, which were very active at sunset (they calmed down when it got dark). I'm also amused by the one-star Yelp review starring a horde of raccoons. We did have one raccoon party crasher, who made off with someone's dessert. Service was excellent. We were well supplied with alcohol, and the pre-set menu came out at a good pace. Unfortunately, my picky six-year-old had nothing to eat, even on the kid's menu, but the staff went above and beyond to help us out. I asked, with the appropriate amount of shame, if there was any way we could get him a plain carb, something like bread or pasta, and our waiter arranged to bring him pasta with marinara sauce from a different hotel restaurant. My son had a hearty dinner thanks to his efforts. I drank several cocktails, starting with a Riki Tiki, a refreshing drink made with Aperol, mezcal, passion fruit, lime juice, and agave syrup. Then I switched to Mr. Mezcal, a sort of sweet and spicy margarita with Liquor Ancho Reyes, mezcal, lime juice, agave syrup, and a choice of hibiscus, passion fruit, or guava. I tried both the passion fruit and guava and both were great, though I'd give the edge to the guava. The food was superb, the best I had on this trip, and plenty of it. There were tlayudas with regional salsas--chiltomate, sikil pak, and habanero tamulada. The vegetable dishes came out of the garden. Charred corn esquites with aioli, chapulin chili powder, and lime; k'uum, a regional Mayan dish with local pumpkin, butternut squash, pattypan, zucchini, pumpkin seed, pumpkin flower, and Ramonetti cheese; then caramelized Noh Bec carrots and chaya with Mayan spinach chlorophyll, burnt cream, and cashew. I loved both of the raw offerings, the blue fish al pastor and the aguachile. I'm not sure what kind of fish was in either dish (I don't think "blue fish" is a species outside Dr. Seuss), but they were fresh and delicious. The blue fish came with honey pineapple, guajillo chili, regional citrus, criollo cilantro, and chochoyotas, which must have been the tiny masa Cheerios. The Vallarta-style aguachile was made with silky artisan hook-caught fish. It was a colorful dish, the fish in a Pepto Bismol pink marinade, in a bowl of creamy puréed avocado salsa with cherry tomatoes and pickled onion. There was also a piece of corn toast drizzled with avocado and cilantro. Four shareable entrées, cooked on the grill and tremendously flavorful. Campeche shrimp came with roasted garlic emulsion, toasted shishitos, radish, and mizuna. The pollo Rock Cornish "La Cabaña" and wild mushrooms was a cozy bowl of tender game hen with a seasonal mushroom "menudo," mushroom salad, and huitlacoche stew. Mayan octopus was beautifully grilled, with dried chilies adobo, charred eggplant purée, and pickled xcatic chile. My favorite, though, was the catch a las brasas, a large butterflied fish with arbol chile, oregano, mayo, and rice. It came with lemon and green salsa and tortillas to make fish tacos. Dessert was served, along with two feisty sparklers to mark Mel's birthday. The desserts spread was lovely, with a number of things I'd never tried before, many of them involving cheese. There was cassava cake with buffalo cheese, activated coconut charcoal, and regional fruit cream; a wood-fired cheesecake with green papaya compote and double cream cheese; and totomoxtle--an heirloom corn husk--with seasonal stone fruit, toasted almonds, pinole crumble, ricotta and mango ice cream, and cotija cheese. On the simpler side, there was a Mexican chocolate brownie with vanilla and strawberry ice cream. We all had a wonderful time at Fuego, the adults feasting and drinking on a gorgeous beach, the children eating a good dinner then playing in the sand. It was a birthday party to remember, a celebration worthy of our beloved friend and auntie.

Despite the great service and lovely location on the beach, if you have other options, I'd go there…read morefirst. This restaurant specializes in charring their dishes. The flavor of what we ordered was definitely accentuated by how the food was prepared. I guess I can't complain about the "Fuego "part of their food. Why it is lacking to stars is that basically everything they served was charred, there was nothing else offered that could balance out all the burnt food we were eating. So it made everything start to taste the same which was rather unfortunate considering how tasty the food initially seemed. We did get a bit burnt out (haha) with all the char and nothing fresh to balance the burnt flavor. This place would be better for a snack I guess?

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Fuego - Nikkei Lamb Ribs.

Nikkei Lamb Ribs.

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El Fogón

El Fogón

4.6(1.3k reviews)
0.7 km•Centro
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After visiting all three El Fogón locations in Playa del Carmen, I can confidently say they're all…read morefantastic. The service is quick, the prices are incredibly reasonable, and the food is consistently delicious. Before your meal even arrives, you're served a plate of fresh radishes, cucumber, and lime wedges, plus a selection of toppings including tomatoes, onions, and both a green and red salsa. Unfortunately this location didn't give us the cactus like the other locations did. The red salsa was my favourite, it paired perfectly with the tacos and had just the right amount of heat and flavour. The standout for me was the al pastor taco. The meat was incredibly flavourful with crispy edges, a smoky char, and the perfect balance of savoury spice and sweet pineapple. It was easily one of the best al pastor tacos I had in Playa del Carmen. I also tried the sirloin taco and the chicken breast plate, both of which were excellent. The portions were generous, everything tasted fresh, and the quality was impressive, especially for the price. El Fogón absolutely lived up to the hype. If you're looking for authentic, delicious tacos and grilled meats that won't break the bank, this is a must visit. I loved it so much that I ended up eating at all three locations and every visit was just as good as the last.

We had a fantastic meal at El Fogón in Playa del Carmen! The atmosphere was fun, lively, and felt…read morevery authentic. The service was outstanding, and everyone made us feel welcome. My wife and I shared the chicken fajitas, which were excellent. My friend ordered the al pastor fajitas, and his wife had the pork chops--everyone agreed the food was delicious. The guacamole was fresh and amazing, and every dish was flavorful and generously portioned. If you're looking for authentic Mexican food with excellent service and a great atmosphere, I highly recommend El Fogón. We would definitely come back!

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El Fogón - View from interior towards the corner intersection.

View from interior towards the corner intersection.

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