City overview
The Riviera Maya runs about 130 kilometres of Caribbean coast from Puerto Morelos south through Playa del Carmen, Mayakoba, Puerto Aventuras and Akumal to Tulum, and packs white sand, jungle cenotes and Maya cities into a single stretch of Highway 307. Playa del Carmen is the heart of it, a walkable beach town built around Quinta Avenida, and it is also where Jewish visitors will find the region's kosher scene. Two Chabad houses operate in Playa del Carmen and a third serves Tulum, between them running a synagogue, a mikvah, Shabbat meals and more than a dozen supervised kosher kitchens, bakeries and shops. It is one of the densest concentrations of kosher food anywhere in Latin America outside Mexico City, and it sits within walking distance of the beach.
Playa Mamitas
Riviera Maya · Free to access; beach clubs charge for loungers or set a minimum spend
The stretch of sand north of the town centre where Playa del Carmen's beach clubs cluster, with loungers, music and food service on the sand.
Time needed
Half a day
Tips
The public access points sit between the clubs, so you can use the beach without paying. Two kosher restaurants — Malka and Platinum — are a block back from this stretch.
Neighborhood
Gonzalo Guerrero, Playa del Carmen
Activity providers
Kosher map of Riviera Maya
Pick a place on the map or search an address or hotel to see what is kosher around it.