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.
Two Smokers Kosher Smokehouse
Riviera Maya · $$
A kosher smokehouse on the corner of Calle 38 and Quinta Avenida, working brisket, ribs and smoked meats in the American barbecue idiom rather than the Israeli one, with a full-time mashgiach on site. It opens from early afternoon and closes early on Friday.
Hours
Sunday–Thursday 1:00 PM–11:00 PM, Friday 1:00 PM–4:00 PM, Saturday Closed
Certification
Kosher Alef, Mashgiach Tmidi
Phone
+52 984 179 6977Neighborhood
Gonzalo Guerrero, Playa del Carmen
Walking
At the northern end of Quinta Avenida where it meets Calle 38, a short walk from Playa Mamitas
Kosher map of Riviera Maya
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