Modernist Mexican cuisine offering a multi-sensory dining adventure
Puerto Juárez, Km. 282, Carretera Chetumal L21-3 C, Colonia Rancho Xcaret, 77710 Playa del Carmen, Q.R., Mexico Get directions
MX$1,000+
"Inside Azul Beach Resort I sampled Le Chique's One-MICHELIN-Star tasting menu, which spans Mexico’s regions and showcases Chef Jonatán Gómez Luna’s distinct personality and style." - Caitlin Gunther
"At One MICHELIN Star Le Chique in Mexico’s Riviera Maya, I encountered a pioneering fine-dining restaurant led by executive chef Jonatán Gómez Luna, recipient of this year’s MICHELIN Guide Mexico Mentor Chef Award, who drills into every chef that “cooking is dreaming” and insists that “discipline, flavor, silence, technique, reflection, respect, product” be part of their vocabulary and practice. Since opening in 2008, Le Chique has playfully crossed Mexico’s regions with whimsy, and its alumni have spread that dogma across the world — from a canalside boutique in Amsterdam to the gastronomic Mount Olympus of the Basque Country — and in a full Q&A Gómez Luna shares more on his kitchen philosophies and the mentors that helped him reach the height of Mexican cuisine." - The MICHELIN Guide
"Nestled inside the Azul Beach Resort, Le Chique headed by Chef Jonatán Gómez Luna, presents a thoroughly charming experience. The space, service, and presentation all display a high polish, and there is a distinct theatrical sense that lends an air of special occasion to this spot. The tasting menu spans Mexico's regions, showing a clear sense of style and personality while consistently impressing with creativity, excellent ingredients, strong technique, and impactful flavors. A fruit and foie gras salad nestled in an orange or a huitlacoche-stuffed donut with poblano and epazote sauce are just some of the first bites that set the meal off on a luxurious start. A dazzling array of seafood arrives in style, followed by heartier compositions and a lengthy procession of sweets." - Michelin Inspector
"A regional list part of the 50 Best series, highlighting top culinary establishments in Latin America since 2013." - ByPervaiz Shallwani
"Halfway between Playa del Carmen and Cancún at the Azul Beach Resort, Le Chique offers up pure dinner theater. Prepare to spend multiple hours at the Michelin-starred spot, whose 20-plus course seasonal tasting menu is crafted to surprise your palette. The avant-garde restaurant was dreamed up by executive chef Jonathan Gómez Luna Torres, whose resume reads like a list of some of the most acclaimed restaurants in Europe. It’s a bit of a mad scientist-esque experience, with no shortage of smoking dry ice and whimsical, multi-sensory dishes, like salsa-flavored snow or a foie gras and chocolate truffle shaped like a walnut camouflaged in a bowl of walnuts." - Lee Musho
