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4 Restaurants You’ll Love for Christmas Dinner in Playa del Carmen

Sarah BarlowSarah Barlow UPDATED ON December 22, 2020
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ajoarriero at a restaurant in Playa del Carmen

Are you planning on spending the holidays in Playa del Carmen?

Perhaps you’re just here for a short visit, or maybe you call this wonderful beach destination your home.

Whatever the case may be, if you’re far away from home and not the culinary genius you always claimed to be, now’s a good time to consider where you are going to celebrate the reason for the season: food and sharing.

A Very Playa del Carmen Christmas: 4 Great Dinner Ideas

There’s a lot be said for heading to a nice restaurant for a good Christmas dinner.

Besides, it should never have to come to this:

In other words, leave it to the experts to worry about standing in line at the grocery store, forgetting to buy the lettuce, slaving in the kitchen for hours, and of course, all the grime and hassle of cleaning up afterward.

The following 5 Playa del Carmen restaurants have you covered, and will pamper you while you sit back, relax, and take in the tropical holiday spirit.

Note that other restaurants such as Don Chendo, El Jardin, and La Cueva del Chango, among others, will either be closed on this day or not be offering any special menu.

Also take into consideration that none of the menus below include drinks or gratuity.

1) PATANEGRA

Patanegra at restaurant in Playa del Carmen

Anyone who is familiar with Mediterranean food knows that, done right, it is some of the most fantastic cuisine in the world. This popular Spanish restaurant in Playa del Carmen may be a bit off-the-beaten-path for those who don’t venue too far off 5th Avenue, but please do your palate a favor and give this culinary gem that is Patanegra a try. As to be expected, their Christmas dinner promises to be an unforgettable gastronomic delight.

PATANEGRA MENU

  • Iberico sampler
  • Grilled octopus with potato rissole, roasted bell pepper crust and garlic emulsion
  • Fish fillet a la marinera with live mussels
  • Black Angus rump cover, salted to taste, with Portobello mushrooms and sautéed asparagus
  • White chocolate mousse with Bailey’s ice cream and strawberry sauce
  • Turron and Christmas sweets sampler

R.S.V.P.: 984-147-3956 or elpatanegrarest@gmail.com

Price: $890 MXN per person

2) PLANK GOURMET GRILL & PATIO BAR

Plank restaurant in Playa del Carmen

Meats and salmon slow-cooked over cedar planks served in an upscale yet earthy setting. Masters in the art of gourmet smoking techniques, this meat-induced but vegetarian-friendly culinary heaven is also one of Playa’s most renowned restaurants. Recipients of the International Star Diamond Award by the American Academy of Hospitality Science, Plank Gourmet Grill rubs their meats and their clients palates in an incredibly delectable fashion. This high-end restaurant is where you want to go to celebrate your Christmas dinner in style.

PLANK MENU

  • Artisan flat bread with dips
  • Pumpkin cream with sautéed mushrooms, truffle oil & pumplin seeds or fig and gratin goat cheese sald with grilled beetroot and balsamic reduction
  • Roast beef with horseradish cream & gravy or smoked turkey breast, cranberry sauce & gravy
  • Assorted family-style side dishes
  • Apple and blueberry pie with vanilla ice cream, Frangelico liquor and chai tea sauce

1st Sitting:  18:00 to 20:30 – $625 MXN / $40 USD per person

2nd Sitting: 21:30 – $625 MXN / $40 US per person

R.S.V.P.: 984-803-0108 or reservations@plank.mx

+There will also be live music, photobooth and toast with sparkling wine+


3) INDIGO BEACHDrink at indigo beach club located in Playa del Carmen

 

Think about it. Relaxing at the beach as the waves gently crash against the shore, you contemplate about how nice it feels to celebrate Christmas in a tropical environment.

You slip your bare feet into the sand while sipping on a wine and enjoying how the figs stuffed with bacon and goat cheese seem to melt in your mouth.

In the background, a live band plays melodic seasons greetings as the sun sets on Christmas 2016 in Playa del Carmen. Does it get any better than this?

INDIGO BEACH MENU

  • Appetizer: Figs stuffed with bacon served with goat cheese mousse
  • Starter: Apple salad with nuts, cranberry, pineapple, white cabbage, and cream or flank steak rolls served with gratin smoked provolone cheese, and asparagus, accompanied with mushrooms in balsamic reduction
  • Main course: Fish meatball served with whipped thyme apple and Xcatic chili pepper relish or stuffed turkey with meat served with mashed sweet potatoes covered in a dry nuts dressing.
  • Dessert: White chocolate mousse with orange reduction

R.S.V.P.: By email to contacto@indigobeach.com.mx or vía telephone at by calling 984-803-2222 or 984-8031414

Price: $350 MXN per person


4) MANNE’S BIERGARTEN

Waitress at Manne's Biergarten restaurant, located in Playa del Carmen

This one’s for the cool kids who have yet to give up that title no matter what their age. Manne’s Biergarten is about as friendly of an atmosphere as you’ll find in Playa del Carmen, and as you would expect, they’re going to celebrate Sankt Nikolaus in their cozy little pub. Expect a big crowd of familiar faces and lots of laughter to go along with those turkey with dumpling or duck with mashed potatoes. Frohes Weihnachten!

MANNE’S MENU

Christmas Eve & Christmas Dinner
  • Turkey with dumplings or mashed potatoes and red cabbage, plus Apfelstrudel – 250 pesos
  • 1 / 4 Duck with dumplings or mashed potatoes and red cabbage, plus Apfelstrudel – 220 pesos
  • 1 / 2 Duck with dumplings or mashed potatoes and red cabbage, plus Apfelstrudel – 350 pesos
  • Prime rib* with baked potato and salad, plus Apfelstrudel – 380 pesos

R.S.V.P.: 984-876-5363

*Only served December 25th

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Sarah is a travel enthusiast from England, who swapped the rainy clouds of Manchester for beachside bliss in Playa Del Carmen. If she’s not salsa dancing by the shore, you’ll find her soaking up the sun in one of her favorite rooftop party pools. Sarah is the content and social media manager here at PlayaDelCarmen.com

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    4 Comments

    Jakperman
    December 17, 2016 at 10:47 pm
    Reply

    This is fake information,
    Paid a article by owner, all the list it’d the same owner of restaurant


      Warren Allan
      December 18, 2016 at 9:33 am
      Reply

      Hi Jak,

      Thanks for your comments. I’m happy to inform you that the article is not sponsored in either way, nor are the restaurants all by the same owner. Plank and Imprevist do have the same owners, but other than that they are all different. In researching the article, I reached out to probably 15 leading Playa del Carmen restaurants, and this is the list I came up with. Feel free to suggest others.

      Thanks again,

      Warren

    vicki
    December 25, 2016 at 5:00 pm
    Reply

    I guess there is some confusion when “Christmas dinner” is; we made reservations for 6 at Indigo Beach for Christmas dinner on the 25th and their Christmas dinner was on Christmas Eve so no stuffed figs, Christmas DAY dinner for us. We were so disappointed! so maybe a suggestion to specify Eve/Day in future articles with menus. different cultures, different interpretations for Christmas dinner and when it is.


      Warren Allan
      December 26, 2016 at 2:56 pm
      Reply

      Hi Vicki,

      Please accept my sincere apologies for the confusion. I can only say that you are right and that I will be sure to be more careful in the future. I hope you and your family were able to enjoy a nice Christmas dinner in spite of my mistake. Thank you for reaching out and sharing your thoughts.

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