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W HERE TO E AT During our visit the hotel was being renovated to include a two-level partially covered rooftop terrace, as pictured above. This is intended to be offered to customers for weddings and private events and functions. A fun and relaxed environment, where waiters deliver drinks to the tables by balancing them on their heads, some- times 3 high, Carboncitos is located on Calle 4 between 5th Ave and 10th Ave, and is part of Hotel Cielo. A large menu offering seafood, meats, Mayan and Mex- ican cuisine will tantalize your taste buds. Pictured here to the right is a Mayan dish ‘Tikin Xic’, fresh fish marinated in sour orange juice, achiote paste, aromatic herbs, white wine and olive oil. Patata Brava Shots Fried Baby Squid Pizza Capriccosa Arguably the best restaurant of its kind in Playa Del Carmen, NAU Cocina Mediterranea on 15th Av- enue at 8th Street serves the most inventive and tasteful seafood we have ever tried. But it is not just seafood they serve. Also try an assortment of vegetarian and meat dishes if seafood is not your thing. Emerse your spirit into a Gin mixology experiment, as NAU is a specialist in beautiful beverages. With an incredible gourmet flair and impeccable service this open- air eatery has a surprising level of value to its customers. The restau- rants location two blocks off of the main tourist area of 5th Avenue means an establishment needs to try extra hard to succeed…and they do. 80 Perfect Wedding Magazine Sweet Summer Heat / Summer 2017 Mama Mia! At the south end of Playa Del Carmen and away from the touris- tic 5th Avenue there is a restaurant, Casa Sofia on Av. Aviacion, which im- presses even the Italian travellers who choose to dine here night after night! The food is simply fantastic with prices that rival what one would expect to pay at a Mercado. Black and White Ravioli de Langosta Tricolour Gnocchetti Following their dream and passion to share Grandma’s recipes from 1952 in Playa Del Carmen, entrepreneurs Matteo and Luca open Casa Sofia in 2013 as an artisanal pasta factory, restaurant and pizze- ria. Make sure to come here hungry, as the food is so delicious you will want to sample every item on the menu. Even the tiramisu is some of the best we have every had!