Editor’s Note: Eater is not updating international maps at this time given disruptions to global travel during the COVID-19 crisis. Tulum has it all! Bar, Mexican, Pub Grub, $$$ Bar Iguana | © Steven Zwerink / Flickr. [$$$], Rustic wood-fired proteins and veggies, along with ceviches and salads, are the name of the game at Casa Jaguar, a restaurant and bar with a jungle feel. The food is fresh, the tastes authentic and the atmosphere laid back. [$$$$], If there’s one restaurant everyone has heard of in Tulum, it’s Hartwood. Try Posada’s great assortment of focaccias, served with Parmesan chunks and pickled cauliflower, but save room for the house-made pasta, often dressed with local vegetables and seafood. The soul of a true gourmet restaurant in an elegant, sober atmosphere. Open: Daily 11am – 11pm. Here, Eater contributing editor Kat Odell offers an overview of dining in the epicenter of hipster tourism, where chefs in the hotel zone and in town are cooking some of the best food the area has ever seen. The menu highlights ingredients from local organic farms and Verdant’s own farm, which focuses on non-native plants from micro-climates similar to Mexico, like Egyptian okra, Chinese pink celery, and Sub-Saharan kiwano (jelly melon). Naná Rooftop Bar in Tulum pueblo is a great spot for specialty drinks, music, and sweeping panoramic views..With a varied and daring drinks menu, take your choice of mezcal from different regions of Mexico, or select from a variety of cocktails prepared with fresh juice, seasonal fruits, and herbs. Yucatan Restaurant International cuisine buffet. While many restaurants in Tulum tout the farm-to-table ethos, Verdant is really the only one that delivers on that message. [$$$], For the city’s best scoops, Campanella Cremerie is the move. The chef uses whatever local produce he can find, which is why the menu changes daily. Forager and chef Hugo Duran (of Mexico City’s Tetetlán) helms the rustic, 80-seat outdoor space shaded under palapas, inspired by village life in remote Mexico communities. Indigenous ingredients, pib (in-ground pit) cooking, and new ancestral spirits like pox (which joins small-production mezcals behind the bar) make this once-sleepy beach town Mexico’s hottest trend-setting destination. Restaurant, Mexican, Thai. Loyal Order is their vibey beachside restaurant along the hotel zone, with seating for 75 (split between daybeds and tables) and a menu of small plates that pay tribute to regional Turkish cooking. [$$$$], This past summer, chef-couple Maya Scales and Benjamin Coe — the duo responsible for helping to create Arca — decided to decamp from the hotel zone to launch a one-acre, sustainability-minded eatery in town. Thanks to its short menu of tacos at 7 to 10 pesos a pop (about 50 cents), in addition to a few other inexpensive Yucatán snacks, this cheap-eats stop in Tulum Pueblo fills up quickly and stays open late — until midnight every day except Monday. Boca Paila Km 1.5, Zona Hotelera Tulum, Ruinas, 77780 Tulum, Q.R., Mexico, Carretera 109 Tulum Coba Km 2.5, Villas Tulum, 77760 Tulum, Q.R., Mexico, Av. Open: Daily 8am – 10pm. Bonita Burger Bar Downtown Tulum. This place is magic. 11. Guests are welcome to occasional musical performances at the restaurant while they enjoy some of the houseâs artisinal cocktails. Discover the best of Tulum nightlife. Every night, Hartwood displays a chalkboard that lists the evening’s dishes, most of which involve locally caught seafood, either grilled or prepared as ceviche, plus beef and local vegetables. Mezzanine. From cocktail bars to nightclubs, find hidden gems hand-picked by Travel + Leisure editors. Papaya Playa Project. Tulum’s organic-yoga-hipster-party crowd sound like a bit too much for you?