Hola from Puerto Morelos!
It’s been a while since you’ve heard from us, but we have an excellent reason we haven’t been reporting from your favourite town. We have not been here! We’ve been gallivanting around the world! We do love our town though, and we’re very happy to be back.
Lots of changes to report on as usual, but happily the town remains as laid-back and charming as ever.
We’ll start with location changes to the restaurant scene.
The biggest news by far is the relocation of some of your favourite restaurants and the iconic bookstore on the square in Puerto Morelos. It’s a complex situation, but the big building that housed Cafe de Amancia, El Nicho, Dona Triny’s, some small gift shops and Alma Libre Bookstore is going to be used for different purposes. Making the situation more complex, the building is owned by two separate owners, and the building is not easily divided in half. Long story short, the businesses had to find new homes.
Luckily, most places have found new homes very close to the square. El Nicho was the first to leap to a new location, they started moving in the summer of 2022. Now they are very much at home in their new and larger location on Rojo Gomez. They never missed a beat, and remain very popular for breakfast & brunch. Their new location even has a kid’s area and a Mimosa lounge.
Alma Libre Bookstore also found a nearby, bigger and better home. They are on Rojo Gomez, steps from their old location just south of the OXXO. Their new space is marvellous and enormous. The shelves are meandering and full of books and other treasures. It’s never looked better in its storied 26-year history. You can find the new location here.
Café de Amancia, unfortunately, lost its perch on the corner of the square but is now just down the street in a lovely new location on Rojo Gomez, just north of Al Chimichurri.
Dona Triny also found a new home on Rojo Gomez, north of the square, directly across from Don Mexkal.
Rincon Criollo which had moved into El Nicho’s former space on the square did not find a new home and has closed.
Also, there have been some changes at Osteria Barocca in the WE hotel. It’s still there, but owner Deigo and the crew moved on up to the roof, which has an amazing view! It’s THE best place in town to see the sunset with a 360-degree view. Deigo tells us that they will be relaunching with a new name and menu soon. We will keep you posted. On the main floor of WE, you will now see a separate new restaurant called Sabrina, which also has a location in Playa del Carmen. Their menu is traditional Italian.
The other move by a restaurant/bar is Lauro’s. It has moved north from its previous location and is now next to the newly remodelled I Wanna Pizza. Lauro’s has a bigger and better space, making it one of the best places to hear live music in Puerto Morelos.
There are many more restaurant changes. We try to keep up with them as much as possible and we are constantly updating our Puerto Morelos Restaurant Guide which you can find here.
Those are just a few of the changes for now. We have so much more to tell you… watch for Part 2, coming soon. But for now, it is the holiday season and there is lots of work to be done here at Casa de los Viajeros.
We hope that you have a wonderful holiday season and we wish you all the best in New Year!
