"Another obligatory stop on a culinary tour down the Riviera Maya, Axiote is run by Xavier Pérez Stone, who proudly serves Mexican cuisine that is at once local and national, fresh and sustainable. His restaurant in Playa del Carmen has been a valuable alternative to the commercial options that dominate the area, with dishes such as duck tacos with chile paste; smoked marlin served chilled with pumpkin seed and burnt habanero salsa; or Veracruzan rice with shrimp from Campeche. The bar stocks some of the best tequila and mezcal in town, as well as wines from across Mexico. [$$]" - Wendy Pérez
Axiote Cocina de México