Fodor's Expert Review Restaurante Ría Maya

Grab a seat in this palapa restaurant directly across from the water, and watch the day's catch come straight from the docks. With a seashell-strewn floor and plastic tables, it's far from fancy, but you're sure to leave satisfied. The menu features all the local specialties like ceviche, seafood soup, fish fillet stuffed with shrimp, and breaded seafood rolled into a ball and deep fried. In season (July–December) you can order lobster and octopus cooked several different ways. Owner Diego Núñez and his family also operate Río Lagartos Adventures and can fix you up with area tours.