Riviera Maya Food Festival

Playa del Carmen is a relatively new and very cosmopolitan city and this is reflected in its typical food. In the famous Fifth Avenue or the rest of the city you can find all kinds of restaurants with both traditional and novel food.
Because its location at the Caribbean Sea you can enjoy dishes based on fresh fish and seafood. Its culinary heritage includes typical Yucatecan, Mexican, international and fusion.
The important Italian colony that lies in Playa also influence the cuisine of this place. There are plenty of italian restaurants with traditional food or with the special touch of Mexico and Playa del Carmen.
Proof of the high gastronomic level of this city is the Taste of Playa Festival (www.tasteofplaya.com), which takes place every year since 2009, bringing together chefs from various local businesses to form a world-class culinary event. In just 5 celebrations it brought together more than 25 thousand people.
Also, this year, from 21 to 27 of April, will be held for the first time the  Riviera Maya Food Festival in which more than 31,000 people are expected to taste the dishes of the most renowned chefs in the area.
Some facts:

• On Fifth Avenue we currently have over 200 restaurants .
• A daily average of 120 different dishes are prepared at the tourist area.
• The average cost of a gourmet meal is $400 pesos.
• The average cost of a simple meal is less than $200 pesos.

fuente: playavac