Aldea Corazón

Aldea Corazón Review

Playa's most dramatically-sited restaurant sits atop a small cenote, in a vast jungly garden full of strangler vines and Mayan ruins—right in the middle of Avenida 5. Designed in accordance with Maya building practices, it's a feast for the eyes, with living "green walls" covered with plants, a bar that's built on a stone wall, and the park in back that makes for a romantic setting at night (bring bug spray). A menu full of dressed-up Playa standards—fresh fish, chicken mole, jicama tacos, guacamole—takes second place to the setting, but it's a worthwhile meal nonetheless.