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.
Malka Cocina Mediterránea
Riviera Maya · $$
An upscale kosher dairy restaurant on Calle 28 near Playa Mamitas, working a stone oven for focaccia and pizza alongside pasta, fish and Mediterranean plates with Mexican and Asian touches. It serves from breakfast onward and reopens after Shabbat, which makes it one of the few kosher options in town on a Saturday night.
Hours
Sunday–Thursday 8:00 AM–10:00 PM, Friday 8:00 AM–4:00 PM, Saturday 7:30 PM–11:00 PM
Certification
American Kosher — Mehadrin, Chalav Yisrael
Phone
+52 984 167 9098Neighborhood
Gonzalo Guerrero, Playa del Carmen
Walking
A block back from Playa Mamitas, ten minutes north of Quinta Avenida
Kosher map of Riviera Maya
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