Things to do in Mal País & Santa Teresa
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Umi Sushi
In the courtyard of the Centro Comercial Playa El Carmen, this sushi bar has a pleasant dining room and tables outside. If you’re lucky, it will have a surf movie projected on the outside wall while you savor your Mal País roll. Beer drinkers, beware: it only serves Japanese beers, at exorbitant prices.
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Artemis Café
Come for the free wi-fi, stay for the coffee. Located in Centro Comercial Playa El Carmen, Artemis has fantastic coffee (best iced mocha ever), smoothies and juices, plus salads, sandwiches and panini. After dark, Artemis transforms into a groovy lounge with DJs spinning cool tracks and occasional live music.
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Corduroy to the Horizon
Shapers Andy and Aaron create custom epoxy boards and also do ding repairs. Find their shop 50m west of Frank’s Place.
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Super La Hacienda
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Soda Piedra Mar
This is one of the best local places to eat in Mal País, with generous portions of fresh seafood and, as the name suggests, a rocky location right by one of the most beautiful blue beaches on the entire peninsula. Make sure you bring your camera!
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Shit Hole
Yep, that’s really what it’s called, 200m north of the main intersection. It rents and sells boards as well as gives lessons – also, it claims to make crepes.
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Playa Santa Teresa
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Playa Manzanillo
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Playa El Carmen
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Milarepa
Offers classes in Hatha yoga, Swasthya yoga and partner yoga for all levels of practice.
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Mary’s Restaurant
Hidden in a jungly garden on the south end of town, this charming restaurant is locally known for the scrumptious wood-fired pizzas, plus fish tacos, burritos, quesadillas and other yummies.
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Las Piedras
This Argentine-run chicken shack proclaims ‘Our chicken is the sh%t.’ One bite and you’ll agree.
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Jobbie’s Surf Camp
Not a shop per se, but kooky local Canuck Josh (aka ‘Jobbie’) is a brand in and of himself, and he gives surfing lessons.
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Horizon Yoga Hotel
Offers three classes daily, in a serene environment overlooking the ocean.
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D&N Day & Night Beach Club
This beachfront, thatched-roof, two-level building is the hottest new place in town. By day, you’ll find volleyball, beach beds and bocas. At night it’s the biggest party on the beach with DJs, live music and occasional fire-dancing and belly-dancing shows. It’s on the beach, about 100m north of Frank’s Place.
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Casa Zen
Offers three- to seven-day yoga retreats; the instructor here teaches a variety of styles, from Ashtanga to Vinyasa.
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Alex Surf Shop
Rent or buy a board here, or take a lesson; 250m north of the intersection
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