Fodor's Expert Review Eden Tulum

For the best food you'll find along the beach road (and one of only a few options open for dinner after 10 pm), make your way to Eden Tulum. The creative Uruguayan chef is a seafood lover, so make sure to ask about the catch of the day. If you aren't passionate about seafood, don't worry—dishes like the Nest (a soft-boiled egg on a nest of eggplant), Chicken Mourceaux (boneless chicken wings served on a flavorful, melt-in-your-mouth corn mash), and Chocolate Decadence (with mocha-jalapeño ice cream) are showstoppers in their own right. The open-air dining room has luxurious bed and couch seating around the central pool, where kids and adults can enjoy a predinner dip. Couples will love the candlelit ambience and cocktail aficionados won't want to miss the pre-Hispanic liquors crafted into thoughtful drinks. In high season, Fridays feature live jazz shows and Saturdays are DJ nights.