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quality and origin, mostly from local or regional sources, but also
from across the country. The grilled octopus taco with its blue
corn tortilla, garlic sauce potatoes, avocado, and sprouts; and
almond pipian mahi-mahi butter purslane, radish sprout, avocado
leaves, and confit baby potatoes are menu highlights diners will
want to experience and savor.
La Marea embodies Mexico’s chic and laid back style. Guests
dine in a romantic loft with views of the aquamarine Caribbean
Sea. The casual, open-air tropical ambiance is enhanced by rattan
furniture, a large palapa roof and gentle sea breezes.
The Viceroy Riviera Maya is a serene hideaway of 41 elegantly
appointed villas that merge every luxury amenity with dramatic
sea and jungle experiences. The award-winning, all-villa resort
is set on a sugary-white-sand beach lapped by the turquoise
waters of the Mexican Caribbean and is immersed in a lush
jungle ambiance.
Presenting Mexican cuisine at the highest
level of quality and tradition, La Marea
restaurant at the Viceroy Riviera Maya is on a
mission to take the country’s culinary heritage
back — and the results are nothing short of
ingenious and sublime.
One favorite innovation at La Marea is to
borrow dishes from leading international
cuisines and make them Mexican. For
example, the restaurant prepares an
unforgettable chaya green risotto with fresh
mussels, white wine, and crispy beef
“machaca.” Guests will also enjoy the
restaurant’s smoked oysters with “birria”
butter, grilled onions, radish, cilantro,
avocado, and crispy pumpkin seeds; as well
as short ribs with ash corn crust, apple puree,
rosemary, watercress, demi-glace with
avocado leaf.
Top-flight ingredients are the lynchpin of
La Marea’s kitchen, as well as integral to
showcasing Mexico’s culinary heritage.
Ingredients are specially procured for their
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