Riviera Maya Restaurants|Playa del Carmen, Mexico

Le Chique

Name: Le Chique
Telephone: 984-257-7200 ext 4670

An immersive culinary journey

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In 2026, Le Chique began a new era within the adults-only Hotel Xcaret Arte, a Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Hotel in the Riviera Maya. At this pioneering fine-dining restaurant, chef Jonatán Gómez Luna showcases his contemporary interpretation of Mexican cuisine through a 27-course tasting menu.

Drawing inspiration from culinary traditions across the country, each course reimagines regional ingredients and flavors with avant-garde techniques, highlighting everything from Yucatán spices and coastal seafood to native produce.

The intimate restaurant seats a limited number of guests each evening, allowing the service team to provide personalized service, as well as introduce the inspiration and stories behind each course. Internationally acclaimed for its inventive approach, Le Chique offers one of the Riviera Maya's most distinctive dining experiences — one that’s deeply rooted in Mexico’s culinary heritage.

Our Inspector's Highlights

Le Chique's signature 27-course tasting menu changes with the seasons, allowing the kitchen to showcase ingredients at their peak. Each course arrives as a carefully choreographed composition, balancing technical precision with a sense of whimsy. Sculptural plating, vibrant edible flowers and dramatic tableside flourishes add visual intrigue without overshadowing the flavors themselves.
Past highlights include playful interpretations of Mexican flavors, from a fruit and foie gras salad presented inside an orange to a savory huitlacoche-filled doughnut with poblano and epazote sauce, alongside seafood courses celebrating Mexico’s abundant coastline.
Warm woods, soft lighting and floor-to-ceiling drapes give Le Chique an intimate feel despite its lofty proportions. A vaulted tiled ceiling and striking wine cellar provide architectural focal points, while the restrained design allows the artistry of each course to take center stage.
While the Riviera Maya restaurant’s tasting menu follows a fixed progression, the kitchen can accommodate dietary restrictions and food allergies with advance notice. Be sure to communicate your restrictions during the booking process, so the culinary team has time to adapt dishes without compromising the overall experience.
Guests can enhance the experience with one of two optional wine pairings: a curated selection of Mexican wines showcasing the country's emerging wine regions, or the Saasil Pairing, which draws from acclaimed producers around the world to complement each course.

The Chef

Born in Mexico City, Jonatán Gómez Luna trained at the Centro Culinario Ambrosía, one of the country's leading culinary schools, before completing stages at several of Europe's most influential restaurants.
His earliest inspiration came from family meals prepared by his grandmothers as well as his grandfather's appreciation for Mexican cuisine. Those experiences continue to shape an approach rooted in flavor, memory and cultural heritage rather than technical showmanship.
Gómez Luna opened Le Chique in 2008, helping establish the Riviera Maya as a destination for chef-driven tasting menus and contemporary Mexican cuisine.
Before establishing Le Chique, Gómez Luna trained at El Celler de Can Roca, Arzak, Noma and Quique Dacosta’s eponymous restaurant — experiences he credits with shaping his philosophy of balancing tradition, technique and terroir.
His cuisine combines avant-garde techniques with traditional Mexican ingredients and regional recipes. Rather than focusing on a single region, his menus draw inspiration from north to south, reinterpreting familiar flavors through avant-garde techniques and surprising presentations.

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