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Discover five of the best restaurants in Tulum to consider dining at on your holiday or vacation to this popular region of Mexico.
Perched on the eastern side of the Yucatan Peninsula, in the state of Quintana Roo, Tulum has long-attracted hoards of tourists who are keen to experience its beautiful beaches and unspoilt coral reefs; its historical Mayan ruins; and its vibrant nightlife scene.
Does Tulum, Mexico have good food?
While Tulum may not have such a glowing reputation for its food and drink scene as the likes of Oaxaca, Mexico City and Puebla, there are lots of highly rated restaurants worth visiting locally during your stay.
Ultimately, the best place to eat in Tulum will often depend on what kind of cuisine you’re looking to eat, and how much you’re willing to spend. Generally speaking, however, there are a number of eateries regarded as being among the best restaurants in Tulum.
So, once you’ve booked your trip to Tulum, read on to discover some of the best places to eat during your stay. Get great travel deals for Tulum on Voyage Privé, if you’ve not already booked.
5 of the best restaurants in Tulum, Mexico
Hartwood
Widely regarded as the best restaurant in Tulum, Hartwood Tulum is an open-air restaurant specialising in fish and seafood cooked over a wood-burning oven and grill, with a daily-changing menu tweaked according to the availability of fresh ingredients.
An ‘off-grid’ restaurant Hartwood Tulum puts sustainability first in all that it does, from using sustainable fish and seafood, to using solar panels to generate electricity for the restaurant.
Find Hartwood Tulum on the jungle side of Tulum’s beach road.
Arca
Located towards the middle of Tulum Beach, Arca – like Hartwood Tulum – offers flame-cooked dishes, with a constantly changing menu of fresh fish and meat based on the availability of produce sourced from nearby Maya farms.
Opened in 2015, the restaurant is owned by Southern Californian Executive Chef, José Luis Hinostroza, who is extremely passionate about the farm-to-fork movement.
The menu consists of a variety of gourmet small plates designed for sharing, like sea urchin ceviche, mandarin aguachile, red cabbage kimchi, and cucumber; and grilled deer ribs with rib sauce, yucca flautas, and pickled and grilled Ixil onions.
Verdant
A zero-waste, environmentally friendly restaurant run by Chefs Maya Scales (formerly of Arca and Mexico City’s Izote) and Benjamin Coe, (of the Bay Area’s Morimoto Napa, Commis, and Box and Bells), Verdant is located just outside the centre of Tulum, in La Valeta.
The restaurant offers a selection of tasting menus which are regularly updated, although the vegetarian tasting menu is always available. A large proportion of the organic vegetables and herbs featured on the menu are grown on-site.
Expect dishes like coal-roasted Bacalar cabbage, Caribbean grouper fish, and aquachile of local squash.
Rosa Negra
One of the best restaurants in Tulum for fine dining, Rosa Negra offers a tantalising mix of food, not only from Mexico, but also from Peru, Argentina, Colombia and Brazil.
This Latin American-inspired restaurant also serves an impressive variety of drinks, with a wine list comprising of over 300 wines sourced from all around the world, alongside a selection of artisan cocktails.
Menu highlights include the Kobe A5 100% Tajima beef, the Lucifer tomahawk (flambeed table-side), 24 Karat Gold Branzino, and Californian Lobster.
Find Rosa Negra on Tulum Beach, not too far from Hartwood.
Taquería Honorio
You can’t go to Mexico without eating your body weight in tacos. One of the best restaurants in Tulum to do this is at Taquería Honorio, a small, roadside taqueria located in downtown Tulum.
Not only are these tacos bound to taste great, but they’re also one of the cheapest foods you can buy while eating out in Tulum, with prices starting from around 20 pesos per taco.
Options include cochinita pibil (pulled pork marinated in achiote sauce with spices), lechon (roasted suckling pig), and veggie tacos with avocado, egg, cheese, lettuce and tomato.
So, there you have it – five wonderful Tulum restaurants to visit on your holiday or vacation to Mexico. I hope I haven’t left you feeling too hungry…
Have you ever been to Tulum? Let me know which you think are the best restaurants in Tulum by leaving a comment below.
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