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.
Kosher Market Playa del Carmen
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A full kosher supermarket in the Beit Chabad complex on 20 Avenida Norte — the only dedicated kosher grocery on the Riviera Maya. It stocks groceries, meat and chicken, cheese and dairy, bakery, snacks, ice cream, sweets and wine, and it ships nationwide through its own online store as well as serving walk-in customers. It reopens on Saturday night after Shabbat.
Hours
Sunday–Thursday 8:00 AM–11:00 PM, Friday 8:00 AM–5:00 PM, Saturday 7:00 PM–11:00 PM
Phone
+52 984 106 3122Neighborhood
Centro, Playa del Carmen
Walking
In the Beit Chabad complex on 20 Avenida Norte, alongside the kosher restaurants
Good to know
Meat and chicken, Chalav Yisrael dairy, Israeli snacks, wine and bakery goods. Orders can be placed online for delivery elsewhere in Mexico, which is the usual route for guests staying outside Playa del Carmen.
Kosher map of Riviera Maya
Pick a place on the map or search an address or hotel to see what is kosher around it.