Eating Our Way Through Playa del Carmen, Part 2
It was a day worthy of two columns as I continue with the second part of our eating tour of Playa del Carmen . In the first half of the day , we had some great food (and drinks), but it just continued to get better as Riviera Maya Tourism selected a great range of Mexican and Mayan eateries for us to try. It was also nice to get the chance to walk around Playa del Carmen, a suburb of Riviera Maya which offers beautiful beaches, hotels, shopping and (obviously) tons of places to eat. Luna Maya Restaurant is upstairs and appears to overlook the entire city. The selection here is gourmet, with a cross between Mayan and Mexican. They got our attention immediately by cooling us off with anise soaked cold towels and a fruit juice drink. This restaurant, which just opened in December, was a bit more formal than the others and the service was first class. It appeared that we had a 1-1 ratio between servers and patrons. A Mango Tequila (mango, tequila and Green Curacao) quickly...