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Coco Beach, Playa del Carmen: A Neighborhood Dining Guide

Four places to enjoy Coco Beach: fresh breakfasts at Ojo de Agua, coffee and brunch at Fifty Coffee, Italian cooking at Salento and a beachfront meal at Fragata.

By Joaquín Martínez · 3 min read

Thatched beach umbrellas and loungers overlooking the Caribbean at The Elements beach club in Coco Beach, Playa del Carmen.

Breakfast near home, a pizza to share in the evening, lunch overlooking the Caribbean. Around Coco Beach, these everyday choices are part of the neighborhood’s appeal.

Avenida CTM connects this part of Playa del Carmen with the sea, with places to eat along the avenue and nearby stretches of Fifth Avenue. For residents and visitors staying at The Elements or elsewhere in Coco Beach, it offers several ways to enjoy a meal close to home.

These four addresses bring different flavors and settings to the area.

Ojo de Agua: Breakfast and Fresh Flavors

At Avenida CTM and Calle Cozumel, Ojo de Agua is a convenient choice for breakfast or a daytime meal.

Fruit juices are a central part of its offering, alongside breakfasts, salads and sandwiches. You can come for a juice and something small, or sit down to a fuller meal before continuing toward the beach.

Its variety makes it useful when everyone at the table feels like something different

Fifty Coffee: Coffee and Brunch on CTM

On Avenida CTM between Primera Avenida and Cozumel, Fifty Coffee offers a place to stop for coffee or settle in for breakfast.

Its menu includes açaí bowls, waffles, eggs, bagels, toasts and salads, giving you a choice between a sweet start and something savory. Come for a coffee and a bagel, or take your time over brunch before walking toward the water.

It is an easy stop to work into a morning in Coco Beach.

Salento: Italian Cooking on CTM

Salento brings an Italian option to Avenida CTM, with wood-fired pizzas, pastas, gnocchi and other dishes that suit lunch or dinner.

Choose it for a pizza to share or an evening built around pasta and conversation. Having this style of cooking in the neighborhood adds variety to a longer stay, when familiar favorites become part of your routine.

Fragata: A Meal Beside the Caribbean

Next to The Reef Coco Beach, near the seaside end of CTM, Fragata combines a beachfront restaurant with an adults-only beach club.

Seafood and cocktails are central to its offering, while the ocean setting gives the visit a different character from the neighborhood’s cafés and street-side restaurants.

It is a choice for an afternoon when you want to spend more time by the water and make a meal part of that experience.

The Pleasure of Having Options Nearby

Getting to know Coco Beach happens through small routines: finding a breakfast spot, choosing where to meet friends and deciding when to take the walk toward the sea.

For anyone considering a home here, those details help turn a location on a map into a place you can picture living. The restaurants are part of that picture, giving you different ways to enjoy the neighborhood throughout the day.

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